Anglicism Poll #2:

[Jed Dilligan]

Poll question: Anglicism Poll #2:

Which Anglicism should Americans adopt?

[kwassa]

1. You wanker. You missed it the first time. Bollocks!

[Jed Dilligan]

2. I took out the words that got no votes,

added the others that were suggested, and... Bob's yer uncle.

[datasuspect]

3. gor blimey

poxy

[Jed Dilligan]

4. I'm not sure they say "gor'blimey" anymore

except as a joke. Poxy is good. Next round I may replace wanker because I think it's already been adopted.

[datasuspect]

5. my grandmother was from south london

always retained her cockeynisms.

she'd often say "gor!" or "oy!" or "blimey!"

if she was really exasperated she'd say "gor blimey!" and call us all a bunch of buggers.

my uncle paul, who still lives in croydon, is very fond of saying "fuckin' cunt" or "bleedin'" this or that.

[Jed Dilligan]

6. Have you ever watched Big Train?

My favorite character is the Fat-Handed Twat.

[datasuspect]

7. don't watch entirely much teevee

have to look into that.

[Jed Dilligan]

9. I only rent tv shows on dvd, especially English ones

Big Train is a sketch comedy series, probably the best I've ever seen. A lot of the "Shaun of the Dead" cast are regulars. It's mostly from watching British tv shows that I got the idea for this poll.

I really find "get it sorted" useful, but no one voted for it in the last poll. :(

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. I'm torn between 'peckish' and 'snoggin''

"Peckish, sir?"

"Esurient."

"Beg pardon?"

"Eee, ooo, 'ungry, like!"


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"WE WAS NOT SNOGGIN'! We was talkin'!

"Talkin' about snoggin', most likely!"



:D

[Jed Dilligan]

10. Ah, the two great appetites of humanity. nt

[MassLiberal]

11. what about "he popped his clogs"?

to mean he died?

[Jed Dilligan]

12. Taken underadvisement for the next poll.