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Thu Sep-30-10 04:19 PM
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| 29. "Knock me up" and "I've cocked up, do you have a rubber?" |
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I used to work for a firm based in Northamptonshire and one of the engineers told me of a conversation he had with an American woman shortly after he came to the US. Seems he had made a mistake while drawing something with pencil and needed an eraser.
He told the woman "I've cocked up, do you have a rubber?"
After her shock wore off he explained what he meant!
BTW, From what I understand, the term "Knock me up" comes from the days before alarm clocks were widely owned by the average factory worker in England, Scotland and Wales. The person who did the knocking up was a person who would go around to all the homes on a street and knock on their doors in order to wake them so they could get to the factory on time.
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| -List some regional and national expressions from the US, the UK... |
meow2u3 |
Sep-30-10 10:37 AM |
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"Bugger off." |
HopeHoops |
Sep-30-10 10:40 AM |
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Interchangeable with "Sod Off' (uk) |
jannyk |
Sep-30-10 06:13 PM |
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It's fixin' to come up a cloud ... |
dawg |
Sep-30-10 10:48 AM |
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"I suwannee!" is from the same locale... |
Phentex |
Sep-30-10 11:06 AM |
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I always liked the terms "daggy" from my NZ co-worker, and "to whinge," from my British and |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 10:58 AM |
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I am from southern WV. I have always called a |
CBR |
Sep-30-10 11:08 AM |
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You mean a toque? (Pronounced "tuke".) |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 11:10 AM |
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I had to google but yes that is what I am talking about. |
CBR |
Sep-30-10 11:14 AM |
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When I was growing up in Nebraska, we called them stocking caps. |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 11:16 AM |
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Yep, but I grew up in WV, north of Huntington. nt |
foxfeet |
Sep-30-10 11:27 AM |
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It's a toboggan here in NC mountains as well |
Inchworm |
Sep-30-10 12:39 PM |
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In Nebraska that is a stocking cap. This is a toboggan ... |
LiberalAndProud |
Sep-30-10 07:36 PM |
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Expressions from Maine/New England |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 11:13 AM |
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Also |
GreenPartyVoter |
Sep-30-10 11:22 AM |
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We was "chummay" with the summer complaints. |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 02:25 PM |
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Maine's loaded with them. |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 11:25 AM |
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Ain't that cunnin'? |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 11:55 AM |
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When combined with cuss, it means more like hapless |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 02:24 PM |
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Yessah, cappay-dog! (I heard that on the playground all the time as a kid) |
GreenPartyVoter |
Sep-30-10 02:42 PM |
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I beg to differ with one of your definitions: |
Kat45 |
Oct-02-10 09:12 PM |
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Knock me up |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 11:15 AM |
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"Knock me up" and "I've cocked up, do you have a rubber?" |
A HERETIC I AM |
Sep-30-10 04:19 PM |
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How funny! |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 04:33 PM |
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"Couple t'ree" |
MorningGlow |
Sep-30-10 11:27 AM |
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Ayuh. |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 12:00 PM |
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What're you waiting for, Christmas? (US) |
KamaAina |
Sep-30-10 11:31 AM |
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That's what my mom always said! |
meow2u3 |
Sep-30-10 02:56 PM |
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Taking the piss |
MrCoffee |
Sep-30-10 11:36 AM |
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You are a complete and utter twat! |
Rambis |
Sep-30-10 03:08 PM |
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If you like that, you'll love this; |
A HERETIC I AM |
Sep-30-10 04:27 PM |
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You might enjoy this |
Rambis |
Oct-01-10 12:44 PM |
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Busier than a one legged man |
cwydro |
Sep-30-10 11:59 AM |
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Had an interesting variation a few minutes ago. "Now you're cooking with gas" is an old expression. |
jobycom |
Sep-30-10 03:01 PM |
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Fixin' to. |
Bucky |
Sep-30-10 03:41 PM |
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"Well, bless your (li'l ole) heart!" (southern US) |
KamaAina |
Sep-30-10 03:49 PM |
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"Wicked" from MA. Pronounced Wick Ed, as in "that was a wicked good movie." |
Old Troop |
Sep-30-10 05:52 PM |
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Wicked sharp! |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 05:59 PM |
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Pissa! (Cool) |
YankeyMCC |
Sep-30-10 06:23 PM |
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homely |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 06:05 PM |
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"finer than frog hair" |
Moondog |
Sep-30-10 06:08 PM |
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"Right proper" as a general-purpose intensifier |
Posteritatis |
Sep-30-10 06:22 PM |
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I've heard that one |
laundry_queen |
Sep-30-10 06:33 PM |
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I love Newfoundland English |
Posteritatis |
Sep-30-10 07:08 PM |
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Useless as a turtle on a fence post. |
sarge43 |
Sep-30-10 06:23 PM |
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DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE! (or DOOOOOOOOD!) |
Bennyboy |
Sep-30-10 06:25 PM |
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I must share some of my mother's expressions |
yankeepants |
Sep-30-10 07:02 PM |
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Wow. |
begin_within |
Oct-01-10 09:32 PM |
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From the Upper-Midwest: |
Odin2005 |
Sep-30-10 07:26 PM |
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Well, that's diff-urnt (different) |
myrna minx |
Oct-01-10 02:56 PM |
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LOL, I use that saying all the time. Didn't know it was a Minnesotanism. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:47 PM |
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Hey you forgot my favorite: Uff Da!!!! |
TZ |
Oct-01-10 03:04 PM |
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Well, that is an interjection, not an expression. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:46 PM |
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scarcer than hen's teeth. leaning plumb toward Schronce's. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Oct-01-10 02:13 AM |
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My favourite, from a Melbourne pal |
velvet |
Oct-01-10 05:24 AM |
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Cincinnati: Please? |
PVnRT |
Oct-01-10 09:43 AM |
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We call 'em ramps here in Fargo, too. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:52 PM |
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When we were in Canada, a guy at the campgrounds.. |
Tikki |
Oct-01-10 11:01 AM |
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Some old expressions from the southern Appalachians |
Glorfindel |
Oct-01-10 11:49 AM |
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"I bummed a fag from me mother". |
mwooldri |
Oct-01-10 12:19 PM |
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Oh stop grizzling! |
TZ |
Oct-01-10 12:23 PM |
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God willing and the cricks don't rise. |
spinbaby |
Oct-01-10 12:33 PM |
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Damn it, you beat me to it. I was going to ask about American English |
Redstone |
Oct-01-10 03:00 PM |
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That really shows the difference in attitude between the US and UK. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:50 PM |
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From my Southern relatives: |
nolabear |
Oct-01-10 03:11 PM |
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Lagniappe is (or used to be) common all over the South. I'll never forget |
Redstone |
Oct-01-10 09:03 PM |
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Tomorrow in OZ... |
Tikki |
Oct-01-10 03:20 PM |
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A personal best that a sergeant of mine used: "I'm as serious as |
Old Troop |
Oct-01-10 03:58 PM |
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Kiwi Slang |
wickerwoman |
Oct-01-10 06:55 PM |
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Just got back from Ireland |
kimi |
Oct-01-10 07:03 PM |
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Yeah. |
wickerwoman |
Oct-01-10 07:07 PM |
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In wisconsin, this is called a "bubbler" |
TheMightyFavog |
Oct-01-10 07:18 PM |
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We had a really good one when I was in college in the midwest: |
triguy46 |
Oct-01-10 07:46 PM |
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Here's some more from NY and the Northeast |
meow2u3 |
Oct-01-10 08:44 PM |
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Another New English |
sarge43 |
Oct-02-10 03:09 PM |
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Bitchen |
begin_within |
Oct-01-10 09:15 PM |
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Just between you, me, and the lamp post .... |
kwassa |
Oct-01-10 10:19 PM |
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If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a trolley car... |
meow2u3 |
Oct-02-10 09:01 AM |
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"Buddy". In Nova Scotia when ever someone is described in a newstory they are called buddy. "And |
applegrove |
Oct-01-10 11:08 PM |
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Indian English... love "same same" |
JCMach1 |
Oct-02-10 09:01 AM |
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When they made you, they threw away the mold... |
meow2u3 |
Oct-02-10 12:45 PM |
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"Do the Puyallup". |
Aristus |
Oct-02-10 01:24 PM |
#79 |
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