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Originally Posted by Ciaran
Instead, I have decided to offer Katniss a job as my professional speech writer (and to covert all my posts into something more pleasant and less harsh than my own words).[/I]
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My dear Ciaran,
Whilst I would be honored to play Cyrano to your Christian methinks it best you find a Roxane so we can focus on a specific regional dialect. The mere sorting of British vs. American interpretations of words could keep us as busy as a two dollar whore on nickel night. Imagine the confusion if you said,
"I was pissed when I dropped my biscuit near the lift and I ended up snogging my trainer."
I might take that to mean you were angry (not drunk) because you dropped your biscuit (the kind we put butter/jelly or gravy on in the South which is not to be confused with a cookie) at the ski lift (not elevator) and fell into a kiss with your ski instructor (not athletic shoe/sneaker.)
As well I never could understand why a "wise man" and a "wise guy" were apparently two opposite meanings and for the love of God, the Queen, and Crimson Tide (Alabama) let us refrain from the entire "soccer"-"football" discussion.
If you were to narrow down to American English we still have regional dialects to contend with and while my proclivity is not to go "up on a ruf" I do know a thing or two about "goin' down t' the holler on a moonlit night."
But really I think it best to entreat you (in my best Cyrano voice) to "Speak for yourself, sir" for words without real feeling are as useless as an ashtray on a motorcycle.
Katniss~~(having dated someone from Manchester once I can verify as fact when he was pissed (British translation) we were all in for a good time and laughter but if I were pissed (American translation) buddy this is not going to end well at all."