"Seperated by a Common Language"

[68ROX]

One thing I particularly enjoy about AH is the diversity.  There are literally players from every corner of the globe.  You can have squaddies on from down the street, or from the other side of the earth.

The only thing for me that can be an obstacle is "Two peoples, separated only by a common language."  Tommy & Yank have fought along side one another in many conflicts, and do so every day in AH.

"Brown Bread"?  "Bullocks?"   I get lost.

So, in the interest of my own education, as well as enjoying poking fun at one another's slang…I ask a favor of our UK brothers…

Give us Yanks a "Glossary of AH Tommy-Speak"!

Who knows, it might help in a furball.

We Yanks will gladly add any of ours to this thread as well.


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[slimm50]

Originally posted by Casinoman
We Yanks will gladly add any of ours to this thread as well.

I ain't no damned Yankee. I wuz borned in th Heart O' Dixie!! Actually, in the first Capitol of the Confederacy.

[Ichabod]

Originally posted by slimm50
I ain't no damned Yankee. I wuz borned in th Heart O' Dixie!! Actually, in the first Capitol of the Confederacy.

Damn Skippy!!!

Well Said!!!

[Reschke]

[Southern Drawl]Well SUH then you are a true man of fine southern distinction; having been born of fine southern blood in Montgomery, Alabama. God Bless the Confederacy![/Southern Drawl]

[SELECTOR]

i can fill you in with slang... how blue do you want to get?
for example..
"Arrange the orchestra":v. To make adjustments to ones horn, woodwind, string and brass sections..to fiddleabout with ones fruit bowl through ones trouser pocket..

[Krusty]

Thing about much Brit-speak (TM) is it's usually funny for us non-Brits, but when you disect it, it's rather vulgar most of the time

This said from a guy who has an online pal or two across the pond, has learned quite a bit of British swearing/slang.

[Slash27]

I usually need a translator for Telstar. English my ass:D

[JB73]

Originally posted by Krusty
Thing about much Brit-speak (TM) is it's usually funny for us non-Brits, but when you disect it, it's rather vulgar most of the time

funny thing... i love brit cussing.. sounds so ... eloquent LMAO

but even funnier, being american i had to re-read the original poster's poet 3x to be sure, i though he was brit, because i have no clue what this means:

Give us Yanks a "Glossary of AH Tommy-Speak"!

LOL

[LYNX]

Oh man u get me banned

Brown bread = Dead...... cockney rhyming slang
Jack Jones = on your own ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. You'll here this when somone get's himself in the cart (cart= nice way to say crap)
Hank Marvin  = starving..need to eat .
Apple and paers = stairs

Bollocks = your  errs SACKS but ment as a term of negativity  i.e "oh bollocks!" .."your talking bollocks".."it's all bollocks" .."playing with his bollocks" or just plain and simple "BOLLOCKS"

"F" "B" & "C" we ashemedly have passed on.

Now the big secret....................... .......

TOSS/ER.. "you Tosser" "oh toss" "load of toss" "toss off"
WANK/ER "you W" "oh W" "load of W" "W off"
TWAT.."you T"  "what a T" "that's T-ish" "T-ed"<--to hit

To actually know when, where, and how to say these insults is a full on Brit thing.  It can make laughter or it can make black eyes.

It is all very vulgar and your "mum" would be ashamed.
To give it all away wouldn't be British of me.  

[LtPillur]

As an American born in England (me mum is English my father was USAF-Burtonwood) I have a few that have been passed from my mom and grandmom.

dick about- messying around "Stop dicking about!"

makeing a row- being very noisy.

muck about - foolaround "will you stop mucking about"

knocked up-tired. My mom tells me the story of telling her newly introduced American family that she was "Knocked up" my Dad nearly died and his side of the family was disgusted.
seeing to- a good spanking

Notice that most have a theme aimed at keeping kids in tow. But can be used for any occasion.

One of my favorites is Spotted Dick, which has no sexual overtones (unless your mum uses it in front of your young friends!). It is a type of dessert pudding.

I have a cousin from Wiggan and still can't understand a full sentence. It is a disgusting dialect.
Peace
Pillur

[Suave]

In american it's normal to sit on your fanny at the dinner table untill you are stuffed.

[Heretic]

Born and raised in NE Ohio.  Proud to be a Yankee.  

Although, while stationed at Ft. Bragg I fell in love with the Southern Girls.   Just the way those Southern girls act and treated us Yankee guys was awesome.      Still kicking myself in the *** for letting one girl go when my tour was up.       I wonder what ever became of "DeeDee" from Rockingham NC?    


SEssg is a Brit in my squad.   He currently lives in California.   He is a real treat to listen to on squad VOX.    I have no problems understanding him.    He is for sure a very funny guy.    

Now some of the Scots on this game can be very hard to understand.       Even some of the Brits with that Cockney accent are very hard to understand as well.

ALot of times when I'm about and run across a Brit on Range channel I may have to ask the guy to repeat what he said.    


Also, it looks like the Knights have the market cornered on the Japanese players.    Would be nice to know some Japanese phrases like Check 6  Taki or WIngZero.

[DaddyAck]

Originally posted by slimm50
I ain't no damned Yankee. I wuz borned in th Heart O' Dixie!! Actually, in the first Capitol of the Confederacy.

I sir, am southern as well.  I reside in the Great State of North Carolina.  The notion of being called "Yankee" is absurd as I like my skies tarheel blue and my tea the same way I like my women...SWEET.

y'all take it easy

[crims]

Originally posted by slimm50
I ain't no damned Yankee. I wuz borned in th Heart O' Dixie!! Actually, in the first Capitol of the Confederacy.

Funny thing is ........To the Brits where all YANKEES .....




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