Tuesday, March 28, 2006

British Surivival Guides

Having a conversation with Simon can be tricky - as we both speak English, but he speaks The Queen's English, while I speak American.

To help improve things, he suggested site to englighten me about certain Britishisms

A quick Google search turned up this page, which includes some handy mappings between British and American.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm just knackered, and this rubbish I've been dealing with today makes me wish I could just put on my plimsolls and go for fornoon trip on my motorbike. However, I'll just settle with knocking up my wife instead. Ringing off now.

2 comments:

  1. Is tha' tekkin' t't mickey lad? Ecky thump!


    2 countries separated by a common language...

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  2. Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee,
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
    Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
    Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!

    Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
    Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
    Tha's bahn t'catch thi deeath o'cowd
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Then we shall ha' to bury thee
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at vThen we shall ha' to bury thee
    Then we shall ha' to bury thee
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
    Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
    Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
    Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
    Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

    That's wheer we get us oahn back
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    That's wheer we get us oahn back
    That's wheer we get us oahn back
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
    On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

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