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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: British slang #55065 02/04/02 07:23 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England We also manage to carry the term across to political elections, where our electoral system is referred to as 'first past the post'. "We", in this instance, being British. In the US it doesn't work any more, although it used to. Now the expression is "first past the Florida Supreme Court". Doesn't really have the same ring to it, does it? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted British slang wwh 02/03/02 08:36 PM Re: British sland Capital Kiwi 02/03/02 08:38 PM Re: British slang wwh 02/03/02 08:46 PM Re: British slang wwh 02/03/02 08:55 PM Re: British slang wwh 02/03/02 08:58 PM Re: British slang Capital Kiwi 02/03/02 09:55 PM Re: British slang Keiva 02/03/02 10:09 PM Re: British slang wwh 02/03/02 10:40 PM Re: British slang Jackie 02/04/02 03:33 AM The Post Bobyoungbalt 02/04/02 03:41 AM Re: The Post Jackie 02/04/02 05:18 AM Re: The Post Faldage 02/04/02 02:26 PM Re: The Post Capital Kiwi 02/04/02 04:30 PM Re: twaddle Faldage 02/04/02 04:55 PM WARNING SCIENCE POST stales 02/05/02 01:44 PM Re: The Post stales 02/05/02 12:46 AM Re: British Slang Angel 02/05/02 12:53 AM Re: British Slang stales 02/05/02 03:31 AM Re: The Post Bobyoungbalt 02/05/02 04:00 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/05/02 08:17 AM Re: The Post Capital Kiwi 02/05/02 10:01 AM Re: The Post stales 02/05/02 10:59 AM Re: The Post Faldage 02/05/02 11:34 AM Re: The Post belMarduk 02/05/02 09:01 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/05/02 08:24 PM Re: The Post Capital Kiwi 02/05/02 10:25 PM Re: British slang rkay 02/04/02 08:03 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/04/02 08:08 AM Re: British slang Capital Kiwi 02/04/02 07:23 PM Re: British slang belMarduk 02/04/02 11:07 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,328 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 703 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,539 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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