Thought Drop and Thread Connection- Ramble Here ;-)

[marshlander]

He is here for aluminium?

Nah, aluminum

[CardShark]

Nah, aluminum

LOL!!

[fjp999]

Aluminium, all i have to say

Nah, aluminum

LOL!!

[sox-and-the-city]

Why do Americans call Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, "Prime Minister Brown"? I heard it on a CNN news broadcast the other day and it sounded very odd. He is never referred to as "Prime Minister Brown" over here. "Prime minister" is not a title in the same sense as Mr, Sir, Lord or even President, it's the name of the job. Similarly I would not expect ever to be called "musician marshlander" or even "teacher marshlander". However, were I in a meeting with the PM I might be expected to use "Prime Minister" as a term of address, as in "Yes, Prime Minister", presumably out of respect for his office.

Maybe it's the same kind of translation that sees "The Royal Albert Hall" become simply "Royal Albert Hall" ...?

Weird, innit

When you say weird, do you just mean that americans don't speak english properly?? I have a fair reputation for correcting americanised (note the use of the letter 's' here) spellings, and generally savaging americanisms both within and outwith academic cricles. Then again, my freinds all call me a grammar nazi, so maybe i'm just pernickety...

[marshlander]

When you say weird, do you just mean that americans don't speak english properly?? I have a fair reputation for correcting americanised (note the use of the letter 's' here) spellings, and generally savaging americanisms both within and outwith academic cricles. Then again, my freinds all call me a grammar nazi, so maybe i'm just pernickety...

No I don't mean that at all. It's inevitable that societies that develop seperately will eventually have differences in even a supposedly common language. Whilst I love the word "outwith" it is particular to Scotland and I have rarely used or heard it used in England except by people of Scottish descent or affectation.

[fredv3b]

No I don't mean that at all. It's inevitable that societies that develop seperately will eventually have differences in even a supposedly common language. Whilst I love the word "outwith" it is particular to Scotland and I have rarely used or heard it used in England except by people of Scottish descent or affectation.

Now that you make me think about it, I would have to agree that I have rarely heard it used in England. I often like to confuse people by using the rarely used English version 'without' (as in the opposite of within).

[sox-and-the-city]

Lol you've got me there. Still it's accepted in academic circles here and it's in the OED... *tries to look intelligent*

I often forget just how many of the words i use without even thinking are Scottish, they tend to be the things that give away my nationality to people who think i sound American (to my eternal rage... lol)

I didn't realise until recently that 'fortenight' was one such word. And that was only only because some yah girl in my tutorial asked what it meant when i said it. Then again, she was bitching a while ago because her dad got her a BMW for christmas. But it was the wrong one. That BASTARD, giving her the wrong car like that. Can you EVEN imagine?? I wanted to phone childline or something... My point was maybe she's just incredibly unedcuated??

[fredv3b]

I often forget just how many of the words i use without even thinking are Scottish, they tend to be the things that give away my nationality to people who think i sound American (to my eternal rage... lol)

Surely few things could be so insulting as to confuse you with an American.

I didn't realise until recently that 'fortenight' was one such word. And that was only only because some yah girl in my tutorial asked what it meant when i said it.

You'd have me quite confused if you said it with an 'e'.

[sox-and-the-city]

Well that's how i was taught to spell it...

[fjp999]

[COLOR="Purple"]If ya got a sec please send over thought of sun here...

Got a psych appt and really wanna get on the bicycle... just a slowdown when I am out and about would be nice... lets see if we put our homo minds together and make it just a bit sunnier for an earth loving dude [/COLOR]