Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « on: May 16, 2018, 04:41:06 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
LOL.. So.. Not to long ago 3 months or so, I discovered how to use "Tis" and "Twas" properly, and I thought "Hey this is a lot shorter and easier than typing "It is", "It's" or "It was" So I kinda started to throw those into my sentences a bit... I have not gotten any weird reactions YET... I figure people may find me a tad weird for using them but I don't generally care lol. Any fun words or phrases ya'll know of? expanding the vocab is always fun.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #1 on: May 17, 2018, 08:29:42 AM » Author: F96T12 DD VHO
Instead of Probably I say prolly That’s all I have for now
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 05:43:26 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
There are a lot of sayings in the English language, particularly here in the UK, the origin of which has been totally lost but are still used. Some of the sayings that we use come from naval terminology: For example 3 square meals a day comes from the early days of the Royal Navy. Sailors were promised a square meal three times a day, food was served up on large square boards instead of plates, hence a 'square meal'
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #3 on: May 30, 2018, 04:51:20 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Quote from: Miss Cuddly on May 28, 2018, 05:43:26 PM There are a lot of sayings in the English language, particularly here in the UK, the origin of which has been totally lost but are still used. Some of the sayings that we use come from naval terminology: For example 3 square meals a day comes from the early days of the Royal Navy. Sailors were promised a square meal three times a day, food was served up on large square boards instead of plates, hence a 'square meal' That is a interesting one... I've heard my father say that a couple times... although he was in the American air force... perhaps he picked it up over seas...
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #4 on: May 30, 2018, 07:48:17 PM » Author: Rommie
One word I've picked up on since living in Scotland is 'blether' which is a Scots variant of blather, which means foolish, voluble talk. It's used here to mean idle chatter with friends when you meet them out and about.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #5 on: May 30, 2018, 11:03:13 PM » Author: Cole D.
Being that I live in Florida, I'm sometimes exposed to multiple cultures and dialects. You can often find people in Florida in rural areas that use old expressions that come from a southern culture. While you also meet people that are from northern states and use those dialects and expressions, or even people from Latin America and the Caribbean. I have roots in the northeast so often I will hear people with southern roots use expressions I never heard even though I live in FL for so long. For example I heard the term "mullygrub" a while back which means feeling sorry for oneself or having a pity party. I think that's actually more of a term used in Louisiana but I could be wrong. To me I thought they were talking about some type of seafood. A lot of language used in NE or midwest states would be odd to those who are from the southern states as well. But I often hear that Florida is not really a southern state as much as AL, MS, LA, TX, TN, etc are. I do love a lot of the expressions used in the UK and Ireland, not to mention some of the accents. I also like those from Australia a lot too.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #6 on: May 30, 2018, 11:06:07 PM » Author: Cole D.
I've heard of three square meals, but I always figured it mean full balanced meals. Like for breakfast, ham and eggs and potatoes instead of just a bowl of cereal or oatmeal.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #7 on: May 31, 2018, 06:34:16 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
Quote from: Cole D. on May 30, 2018, 11:03:13 PM But I often hear that Florida is not really a southern state as much as AL, MS, LA, TX, TN, etc are. I do love a lot of the expressions used in the UK and Ireland, not to mention some of the accents. I also like those from Australia a lot too. You would be correct that FL is not considered a southern state.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #8 on: May 31, 2018, 09:58:58 PM » Author: wattMaster
Quote from: RyanF40T12 on May 31, 2018, 06:34:16 PM You would be correct that FL is not considered a southern state.  That's because it's so south, it's north.
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #10 on: June 08, 2018, 06:50:18 AM » Author: funkybulb
Down in Texas Coke means any soda Then  person  go  do u DR pepper, cola, Root beer? Go get me that flash water-  it means Fly swatter Blue northern,   Very strong  cold front
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #11 on: June 11, 2018, 09:09:58 PM » Author: CEB1993
We have lots of regional sayings and words here in South Carolina that I use: Y'all- You all/you guys Coke- Any kind of soft drink Pocketbook- Woman's purse Fixin' to- Planning to Caddycorner- Diagonally across from someplace Gully washer- Sudden heavy rain shower that causes flooding The devil beats his wife- It's raining while the sun shines at the same time "Bless your heart"- A polite and sarcastic way to tell someone they are inept or misguided Clicker- TV remote Uppity- Snobby Buggy- Shopping cart Britches- Pants Stinks to high heavens- Smells horrible Supper- Dinner Sweet Tea- Iced tea with plenty of sugar
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #12 on: June 15, 2018, 10:28:43 PM » Author: CEB1993
I watch some British and Australian sitcoms, so sometimes some of those more refined sayings will slip out among my Southern drawl  Tend to- take care of something Sort it out- figure it out Cheers- Great or thank you Dodgy- Creepy and unsafe (i.e. downtown at night) Minging- Horrible smelling Posh- Fancy Dreadful- Terrible Skive off- Slack off or not show up for work
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #13 on: July 23, 2018, 12:59:46 PM » Author: Men of God
之乎者也，以及各种成语，《三字经》《弟子规》《诗经》《诗》《书》《礼》《易》《乐》（已失传）《春秋》...
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	Re: Interesting or old words (Or phrases) you know of.. « Reply #14 on: August 06, 2018, 07:51:55 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Here's a nice Scots word for you: Fankle, meaning to entangle. Collins Dictionary definition
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