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11-28-2006, 01:23 PM
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今、私は日本語をべんきょうします。大好きですよ！
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11-28-2006, 02:09 PM
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On the subject of Language, I thought I would share a wee story that shows the pit falls between US and British English.
A couple of years ago my youngest daughter Emily (then about 19 yrs) was working as an Au Pair for a family near Washington DC.
For a bit of fun she got involved in a voluntary Theatre group working on a production for Halloween.
At the end of a rehearsal she announced to an astounded group
" I'm gagging for a ***!"
Everyones jaws dropped open in surprize, especially the rather "nice" chap who was the director.
Emily noticing the stunned silence had to explain she was in need of a cigarette.
Winston Churchill was right "Two nations divided by a common language"
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Hey, thats like we use to say here. The common language is what divides us most from the Germans... |
11-28-2006, 02:29 PM
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I can speak Southern.
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11-28-2006, 03:39 PM
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I can speak Southern.
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After having lived in Illinois for 7 years and then returning, I realized just how true that statement is. Only in a state like Illinois or Indiana do people "sweep" the carpet.
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11-28-2006, 04:09 PM
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LOL! Born in Chicago, raised in the South.
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11-28-2006, 05:41 PM
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LOL! Born in Chicago, raised in the South.
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Yeah, me too (with Chicago). I lived there throughout most of primary and all of middle school. I came back in high school. Seriously, some of the phrases of the south I forgot entirely or rarely used once I lived up there for a year or so. For instance, I completely forgot the use of "fixin to" do something. I have never lost "y'all" though.  My accent changed alot though, and people still ask me if I'm from out of state, though I've been back in Texas for a while now.
What part of Chicago are you from originally? I lived in Waukegan for a couple of years and then we moved to South Chicago to Blue Island.
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Hey, thats like we use to say here. The common language is what divides us most from the Germans...
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Slarti, where did you learn English (just curious)? In school or in life? If school, how much were you required to take?
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EHM, sorry I manipulated your post. Really not on purpose
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11-28-2006, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by emptipepsi
Slarti, where did you learn English (just curious)? In school or in life? If school, how much were you required to take?
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Is it that bad?
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11-28-2006, 08:15 PM
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What part of Chicago are you from originally? I lived in Waukegan for a couple of years and then we moved to South Chicago to Blue Island.
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Born in Elmhurst, and lived in Glendale Heights. |
11-28-2006, 08:26 PM
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Is it that bad?
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LOL, no. Just wondering 
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