Well I guess the title says it all, I was just wondering who ya'll thought were the most active 'forumers' in this part of the AG forum. Opinions, that what this Forum is going to be, pure opinions, and yes you can say 'Me'.
Like, I enjoy a good biscuit right after a nice ride in a lorry or while standing on a lift with my Mum. But I don't like them after changing a baby's nappy or while I'm in the toilet. On occasion a biscuit is nice after a game of football.
(Sorry I don't mean that to be offensive, just trying to cram all the different words into one sentence.)
A side question if your from America you would be an American. And someone could say, "You Americans."
If you're from Germany you would be German. And someone could say, "You Germans."
If you are from France you would be French. And someone could say, "You Frenchmen." (?)
If you are from Britain you would be British and someone could say, "You Brits." But that's slang, possibly offensive. So you could say "You Britons." (?)
So what do you call French people and British people? Is there no shorter way to say it other than French people and British people?
I use the term lift and elevator to refer to the building transporters and toilet, bathroom and restroom to refer to the area designated for crapping. I refer to Brits as Brits, British, Britons and Poms.
Choice! I flogged a bogan's lollies, his pair of gumboots, Janola and togs. Wagging is sweet as. /ridiculous
Choice! (Sweet!) I flogged (stole) a bogan's (lower class person, unsophisticated person, chav [Britsih English]) lollies (Money [lollipops lol j/k], his pair of gumboots (rainboots, [Wellington Boots British English}), Janola [bleach] and togs [swimsuits]. Wagging [not going to school] is sweet as. /ridiculous
Boss! The whole place was bumpin' until some one started going postal. Apparently, someone ganked this dudes bud and he flipped his wig. We bounced before the popo showed.
(The slang terms are coming from different era's and might not even be American English specific.)
Actually I just thought of another question. If Americans basically speak British English and the first English speaking settlers probably came mostly from Britain, where does the American accent come from? I would guess the mixing with the French and German?
I knew you'd waste your time Reton. I don't have enough time to try and translate your slang phrase... I'll come up with some more New Zealand nonsense tomorrow.
To put it in simple terms Reton, it's what happens when you have a nation which harbours millions of people with varying ethnicities, cultures, languages and traditions. Over time as the country develops into something of its own, the language does too. Of course both forms of English are mutually intelligible, but 230 years of separation does something doesn't it?
Language is forever evolving and there are more ethnicities involved aside from mere French and German.
Wow it's so funny... As a stranger I have learned at school only British English, and it's funny to see how many differences there are among the various countries.
Lol, I'm becoming know as a time waster on the site. It was a challenge though.
I wonder what the American English language sounded like during the America (U.S.) Revolution, ending in 1776?
Considering that Christopher Columbus(who was Genoese, about the equivalent of modern day Italian), under Spanish Authority, "whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere... he initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the "New World" to the European world."
Then, "The first successful English settlements were the Virginia Colony in Jamestown in 1607 and the Pilgrims' Plymouth Colony in 1620. The 1628 chartering of the Massachusetts Bay Colony resulted in a wave of migration."
So considering the first people to really explore America were Spanish and the first English speaking people didn't arrive until 1607, by the time of the revolution the English speaking people had only been there (1776 - 1607 = 169) 169 years. (And up to current times 2010 - 1607 = 403 years. Alright 403 years is almost half a century for the language to develop into American English, but 169 years is not so much. I assume the Americans of the American (U.S.) Revolution had British "accents" or didn't have American accents.
G'day mate! I was flippin' sum shrimp on the barbie when a cloud of blowies started buzzin' round my head! I had to run to the dunny, waited a while, and sprinted to the bute. I was goin along when I hit a roo. Poor thing looked a mess so I called my Sheila on the mobile.
footnote: No one talks like this. (except to confuse you).
G'day mate! I was flippin' sum shrimp on the barbie when a cloud of blowies started buzzin' round my head! I had to run to the dunny, waited a while, and sprinted to the bute. I was goin along when I hit a roo. Poor thing looked a mess so I called my Sheila on the mobile.
Hello mate. I was barbecuing shrimp when a cloud of blowflies started buzzing around my head. I had to run to the restroom, waited a while, and sprinted to the ?. I was going along when I hit a kangaroo. Poor thing look like a mess so I called my woman on my cellphone.
@Avorne
TVtropes is awesome.
@Reton
You can assume it sounded less like the American we know today, especially if you find yourself in the area of the original British colonies. However, as soon as those settlers made themselves permanently comfortable the development was already in place.
