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To: CatherineofAragon

I was raised pretty much by my Scottish granny, now I am a terrible speller, eg. is it grey or gray. ive also used colloquilisms such as “no worries” and “grab a pint” before they were cool. It does worry my mates when i am a bit in the cups, when I say something like “och, Ah dinnae ken!”


32 posted on 09/28/2012 10:35:51 AM PDT by Docbarleypop
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To: Docbarleypop

My Scottish colleague told me of an episode of an afternoon ladies’ variety show he saw on the Beeb.

Now, to understand this gaffe, you have to know that a certain Britishism means something slightly geographically different than the American equivalent.

Anyway, Nigel and Fanny were the hosts of the show. For their last segment, a doughnut chef came on and showed them how to make doughnuts in the deep fryer. Fanny had the knack of making them perfect; Nigel, not so much.

Nigel had the honors of closing the show when time was up, so he did so thus:

“Well folks, that’s all the time we have for today. Here’s wishing you a happy tomorrow....and may all your doughnuts come out looking like Fannie’s.”


40 posted on 09/28/2012 11:16:05 AM PDT by Erasmus (Zwischen des Teufels und des tiefen, blauen Meers)
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To: Docbarleypop

LOL


46 posted on 09/28/2012 11:33:54 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Don't be afraid to see what you see. (Ronald Reagan))
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To: Docbarleypop

I love “no worries” - much nicer than “no problem” as a response to an apology. My other favorites are “schedule” without pronouncing the “c” - El Rushbo does this, & “sorted” as in “did you get everything sorted?” instead of “did you fix the problem?”


52 posted on 09/28/2012 8:37:37 PM PDT by TropicanaRose
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