Right. There's a rumour going around that we're starting to sound a bit English these days - and perhaps even getting some London accents. Well, that is bang out of order, it's a load of cobblers and totally pants. Now we may have picked up a few expressions which just save time - like to get 'em in (to buy a round of drinks) or to describe something as mingin' (nasty/smelly/generally distasteful) - but that's only because we're well wicked and we like making sure everything is sorted. Innit.
O'course you can't just say'em like you're back Down Under, that'd be naff. It's very important (unless you wanna sound like a total nutter) to swallow your T's - so sorted becomes saw'ed, and total nutter actually comes out sounding like toe'ul nuh'uh. Lovely jubbly!
If you get too knackered wiv all your practicing, and can't be bovvered going to work, just take a duvet day, and go to work the next day well fit. Then when your workmate says "Alright?" as their daily greeting to you, you can safely reply "Blindin'!"
So in summary, have we picked up any English accents? Not bleedin' likely!
Lai'ers!
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Watch Your Language
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2 comments:
Great. So on top of French, German and Italian I've got to go and learn London too eh? ;)
Hehehe - even worse than that is when you can only express certain emotions or thoughts in a language other than English, and you have to ask your colleagues "how do I say this in English again??".
Oh, and wait until you hear us speak English with German grammar sometime - can you say Yoda?
Ooohh...good blog idea. :)
See ya soon!
Brushy.
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