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I need several typical slang terms of wide use in the UK but seldom used in the U.S.--Thanks all
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Uh, I understand "chav", but "sad"?  Well, I know "skint" means "broke, to have no money"... it may just be London slang though. Heard that on Gilmore Girls as the character "Rory" said it, and made a reference for it being British... and that's as far as I know. Prime-time TV here only teaches you American English, really.
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From mav's post in Misc.: leccy beach.
Sad, in the UK slang, means pitiful, and possibly somewhat laughworthy, as in, "My sole interest in life is AWAD". "Oh, that's sad".
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I think she meant sod. Not sure though.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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snogging (or at least it was, before Harry Potter)
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Thanks guys, keep 'em coming!
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'Bollocks'.... or somewhat of a 180 = 'the dog's bollocks'.
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There may be a link here on Max's reference page you can use, Dale. http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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I wonder: how does that make Max feel, Asp?
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Quote:
I wonder: how does that make Max feel, Asp?
Hwæt?!
And that's ASp [/ahem].    
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Hwæt?!
Sorry for the miss, spellin, but I can't answer for other invisibilities.
Yet, we'll all be "floging with cloaks" if it's *links yer givin.
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Thanks for that Anna, I've ensconced it in Favorites
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Asp or ASp: what's the difference? [seeking info. e] I've seen ASp (I think) in some urls, but have not a clue what it means.
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Asp or ASp: what's the difference? [seeking info. e] I've seen ASp (I think) in some urls, but have not a clue what it means.
as it's sort of an interval of a fifth (or either a localized smushing) of AnnaStrophic, it has to be ASp, hasn't it!?
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Quote:
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I wonder: how does that make Max feel, Asp?
Hwæt?!
And that's ASp [/ahem].
Hwæt indeed! I feel both flattered and slightly uncomfortable, having been reminded of the need to update and freshen the page.
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Herewith revealing purpose of thread: Devise an index by which one might decide to what extent an expression supposedly rightpond has become adapted to leftpond use
Method: (a) Google the expression, note no. of hits (b) Google same expression, placing "uk au nz nu aussie brit british cockney" in "without" box, again noting no. of hits (c) calculate ratio b:a. The larger this number the more exclusively rightpond
Results: chav 8.1:1 chuffed 3.6:1 skint 4.7:1 leccy 3.7:1 leccy beach 1.6:1 GIYF 7.6:1 rubby 1.5:1 snogging 2.6:1 dog's bollocks 2.4:1
Thus "chav" is the hands-on winner, "rubby" the loser; though clearly all are predominately rightponders
Alright, the method is slightly haphazard but thanks all for the chance to try it out
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