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06 Jun 2011, 6:46 am

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How about "kerfuffle"? (UK) I believe that's spelled right. Means general misery, confusion, chaos etc. Sounds like a description for a slight cold..or perhaps what someone does to their pillow

I don't think I've heard it used here in the states

we use it in Canaduh, but we have a few UK words that are common.

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06 Jun 2011, 6:47 am

hey, one that we use in Canada that is not too common elsewhere anymore is criminy.

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06 Jun 2011, 6:54 am

hyperlexian wrote:

hey, one that we use in Canada that is not too common elsewhere anymore is criminy.

what's that mean?

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06 Jun 2011, 6:57 am

OneStepBeyond wrote:

hyperlexian wrote:

hey, one that we use in Canada that is not too common elsewhere anymore is criminy.

what's that mean?

it's a word that people used to use instead of saying "Jesus Christ" when they were frustrated. and we still use it here, something like this:

"criminy that lineup is taking forever!"

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06 Jun 2011, 7:00 am

reminds me of when people say 'jiminy cricket'

is it pronounced criminy as in jiminy

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06 Jun 2011, 7:01 am

OneStepBeyond wrote:

reminds me of when people say 'jiminy cricket'

is it pronounced criminy as in jiminy

it can be either like rhyming with Jiminy, or like CRY-miny (that's how i say it). not sure why people say it two different ways.

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06 Jun 2011, 7:05 am

CRY-miny? That's interesting - I thought it was only ever CRIM-iny.
Cute word though. :lol:

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06 Jun 2011, 7:08 am

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CRY-miny? That's interesting - I thought it was only ever CRIM-iny.
Cute word though. :lol:

yeah it may be a regional thing - i work on the phones*** and hear people mostly in western canada say it CRY-miny - eastern canada say is mostly as criminy (and i don't know if americans say it at all anymore)

***why, yes, i do have to speak to angry callers a lot.

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06 Jun 2011, 12:35 pm

softlyspeaks41 wrote:

How about "kerfuffle"? (UK) I believe that's spelled right. Means general misery, confusion, chaos etc. Sounds like a description for a slight cold..or perhaps what someone does to their pillow

I don't think I've heard it used here in the states

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hey, one that we use in Canada that is not too common elsewhere anymore is criminy.

I've heard both "kerfuffle" and "criminy" in the US, but they're not very common. "Criminy" is (in my experience) a lot more common than "kerfuffle," though.

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06 Jun 2011, 5:03 pm

hyperlexian wrote:

UK / Canada

getting yourself sorted / getting ready

????

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bangers (is it still in use?) / sausages

Yes.

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dinner / lunch

????

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wee / itty bitty or small or little

The thing is that it's EXCLUSIVELY Scottish.

Also:

CRISPS

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06 Jun 2011, 6:02 pm

Do guys in the UK ever call each other "bro" or "boss?"

Americans usually dont refer to their mothers as "Mum."
Mum means silent or not speaking here.

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06 Jun 2011, 6:16 pm

I think maybe as a joke, "bro" gets used but I don't think it's in general use like "mate", "guy" or "bloke".
I've sometimes heard "boss" used in a jokey sort of way too.

Mum also means silent ("Keeping mum") here, as well as Mother.

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06 Jun 2011, 6:34 pm

YourMother wrote:

hyperlexian wrote:

UK / Canada

getting yourself sorted / getting ready

????

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/sort_2
i've heard it on british reality t.v.... a lot. perhaps not common in your region, but i presume that british people aren't making up new phrases for the entertainment of the primarily british audience.

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dinner / lunch

????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch

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wee / itty bitty or small or little

The thing is that it's EXCLUSIVELY Scottish.

yes, i know they are like Newfies are to Canadians, but it doesn't make it any less part of the UK.

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06 Jun 2011, 7:22 pm

hyperlexian wrote:

YourMother wrote:

hyperlexian wrote:

UK / Canada

getting yourself sorted / getting ready

????

Ah, that makes a bit more sense, I would consider "getting [oneself] sorted" and "getting ready" to mean slightly different things...

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YourMother wrote:

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dinner / lunch

????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch

Oh, you don't say "dinner"? That's pretty weird. We use both.

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YourMother wrote:

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wee / itty bitty or small or little

The thing is that it's EXCLUSIVELY Scottish.

yes, i know they are like Newfies are to Canadians, but it doesn't make it any less part of the UK.

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OK, never mind. I'm just being picky. I just consider it to be a bit like saying "they speak French in Europe" when one means "they speak French in France". Never mind.

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06 Jun 2011, 7:55 pm

YourMother wrote:

Oh, you don't say "dinner"? That's pretty weird. We use both.

We say dinner. But not referring to a noon-time meal. We replace supper with dinner.

This is how it looks for a common American: "Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner".

And this is how it is for American farmers and ranchers: "Breakfast-Dinner-Supper". Is that how you refer to meals?

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06 Jun 2011, 7:59 pm

USMCnBNSFdude wrote:

YourMother wrote:

Oh, you don't say "dinner"? That's pretty weird. We use both.

i eat breakfast-lunch-dinner :pig:

althought at school lunchtime was sometimes called dinner-time:/

other names for evening meals include tea, supper and erm i forgot

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