Dialect/slang

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 9:22 pm

I hate to hear, "I don't know NOTHING" and I cringe the way kids now speak with an upwards inflexion at the end of every sentence, drives me mental. I blame the Australian prog Neighbours.And the constant, "Ugh?" instead of "Pardon?".I just hate lazy speech.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 9:50 pm

I caught some streetspeak on Lands Lane last week:-"Get eeya now Chardonnay"Sadly it wasn't Jilly Goolden.Wine Hotty, my 'weird crush'.http://youtu.be/5cRYL7P8Hro

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 9:59 pm

Caron wrote: I hate to hear, "I don't know NOTHING" and I cringe the way kids now speak with an upwards inflexion at the end of every sentence, drives me mental. I blame the Australian prog Neighbours.And the constant, "Ugh?" instead of "Pardon?".I just hate lazy speach. Very pertinent Caron......just hate that upward inflexion bit,like we are all supposed to be in agreement ? (You know/understand what I mean ? ).Think the original came from the great 'ole US of A....for starters.You see it in all the stuff from there and now adopted by our people over here.It's annoying,but widely used......sadly.Attention seeking,conformist nonsense.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 10:05 pm

jim wrote: "Train Station" instead of "Railway Station"."Can I get......?" instead of "Can I have.....?" Jim,yes,so true....and so aaaarrgghhhh.Can I get indeed.Bugs me that one.Si.....yes,an old favourite of mine......could of,would of.North East one springs to mind too....."If he'd have went"....and others..."could have went"......Berra shurrup na before I lo(o)se it.....!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 22 Aug, 2012 10:17 pm

Yous lot make me . Yous is an expression that has become common (certainly on television programmes) but still makes me cringe when I hear it.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 23 Aug, 2012 11:03 am

jdbythesea wrote: Oh, and by the way the film was Shirley Valentine.JD Oops! You're right. Must check me memory against Google more often! At least I got the writer correct (for both plays.)

Si · Post by Si » Thu 23 Aug, 2012 11:07 am

somme1916 wrote: .....just hate that upward inflexion bit,like we are all supposed to be in agreement ? (You know/understand what I mean ? ). I know. When someone tells you (with that upward inflexion) that they've just been on holiday, for example, you feel like saying, "Holiday? No, sorry. I'm not familiar with the concept."

Si · Post by Si » Thu 23 Aug, 2012 11:09 am

Jogon wrote: Sadly it wasn't Jilly Goolden.Wine Hotty, my 'weird crush'. Really? You know you typed that out loud?......

HelenG · Post by **HelenG** » Thu 23 Aug, 2012 6:48 pm

Caron wrote: Thank you for your replies. It does seems to me a complicated way of teaching/learning it though.And.... I don't know anyone who uses the term "Fortnight". It's always "Two weeks". Mind you, when you look at the word, Fortnight, it's a strange word to describe 2 weeks. Looks german too. I do! and the older generation always pronounced it "fot nit"

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Thu 23 Aug, 2012 6:58 pm

HelenG wrote: Caron wrote: Thank you for your replies. It does seems to me a complicated way of teaching/learning it though.And.... I don't know anyone who uses the term "Fortnight". It's always "Two weeks". Mind you, when you look at the word, Fortnight, it's a strange word to describe 2 weeks. Looks german too. I do! and the older generation always pronounced it "fot nit" Yes,I know plenty of people who use it too.Logically,it just looks like an abbreviated version of fourteen nights......? (without an upward inflexion at the end).