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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: So don't I #69196 05/16/02 06:03 PM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 A Angel addict Angel addict A Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Am I seeing this right? No one mentioned, "you bet your sweet a**!" ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pikininis #69197 05/16/02 11:42 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia H hev addict hev addict H Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia And interesting, Silk, how far those Portuguese sailors travelled. I knew I'd heard your "pickanninnies" before, and it was when I was in Papua New Guinea. pikinini Pacific Pidgin English: *pikinini. The ultimate origin is with Portuguese ‘pequeninho’; it came to to Pacific Pidgin English from earlier pidgins (‘Atlantic Pidgin’ etc) carried round the world by sailors. 1. Noun form Kind of person: a baby, a child, son, daughter, niece, nephew, descendant, adopted child, familiar term of address for any younger person pikinini man a son pikinini meri a daughter http://makeashorterlink.com/?V227152E Dispela meri imus go na mekim wok nau.. I've got to go do some work now! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pikininis #69198 05/17/02 02:45 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Hows about "Yupper"? Or "That just about says it all." In Spanish, there is "Simón"[pronounced see-moan, accent on moan], "Andale", "Porque no"Hi, Musick, "Por cierto" and many more I'm sure I could think of if I didn't have to go to bed now. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: You got that right! #69199 05/17/02 03:00 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 And then there are the responses in the form of a question to a proposition in the form of a question, as in the following dialogues: You want to go fishing with us next week, don't you? Does a bear s**t in the woods? or Is the pope catholic? or Does the pope s**t in the woods? A negative response signifying disagreement would be, Has a chicken got lips? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: You got that right! #69200 05/17/02 05:33 PM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 A Angel addict Angel addict A Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 Heard my dad say...."No s**t, Sherlock!" Edit: Sorry...Musick...I didn't see you had this above! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: You got that right! #69201 05/17/02 09:52 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago That's what I'm saying! Does it snow in Siberia in the winter? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: You got that right! #69202 05/17/02 10:06 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 pssssshhh ya pfffft ya Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: You got that right! #69203 05/18/02 12:21 AM Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 A Angel addict Angel addict A Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 688 There ya' go! Yep! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,580 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 864 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 23 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,713 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,931 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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