Limey to American Dictionary

Post by **Justin** » 09 Aug 2004 15:27

<li><A HREF="http://english2american.com/dictionary/a.html" target="_blank">The English To American Dictionary</a>

I was actually schooled under the British education system (before i started college here in Michigan) but for some reason i prefer speaking and writing English the American way.

And going back to the post i made about that <A HREF="/board/index.php?showtopic=1468">faggot family</a>....

faggot n. In the UK, a faggot is a meatball. In the US, a faggot is a male homosexual. In reality, the American definition is known (if not really used) UK-wide, so most of the jokes involving "faggots in brine" have already been made. I am told that in the US the word (spelled with only one 'g') also means a small bundle of twigs, so the phrase "toss another fagot on the fire" is not quite the incitement to violence that it might seem.

That site is almost as interesting as <A HREF="http://urbandictionary.com">urbandictionary.com</A>. I like dictionary sites.

reservrdg8 · Post by **reservrdg8** » 09 Aug 2004 15:29

I love the Doody family.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » 09 Aug 2004 15:32

The Queen's English is sexy! :wub:

reservrdg8 · Post by **reservrdg8** » 09 Aug 2004 15:32

Mike wrote: The Queen's English is sexy! :wub:

So is Mike...*drool*

loki · Post by **loki** » 09 Aug 2004 15:35

The word faggot was linked to homosexuals in the middle ages. Homosexuals were burnt at the stake. They were nicknamed faggots after the fuel used to burn them.

Dionysus187 · Post by **Dionysus187** » 09 Aug 2004 16:01

English slang piss's me off, theres no logic behind it. They just come up with random shit.

al k holik · Post by **al k holik** » 09 Aug 2004 16:40

If a Brit offers you a fag, it means cigarette. That probably ties into the bundle of twigs thing.

Or he could be a slave trader. I guess you should keep your eyes open.

WP_LeGeNd · Post by **WP_LeGeNd** » 09 Aug 2004 16:41

damn this has become one hell of an educational thread!

Mastodon · Post by **Mastodon** » 09 Aug 2004 17:58

Dionysus187 wrote: English slang piss's me off, theres no logic behind it. They just come up with random shit.

That statement:
1.)Made no sense
2.)Had no relevance
3.)Was disproved by other comments.

You fail, please remove yourself from the gene pool.

~vjay~ · Post by **~vjay~** » 09 Aug 2004 19:15

While on the topic of differences of language, Australia has some similarities to both English & American-English language, lol

I know what a fag is, either way you can suck on one.

Tankz · Post by **Tankz** » 09 Aug 2004 21:32

Now that's just redonkulous.

Creepy Bob · Post by **Creepy Bob** » 09 Aug 2004 23:50

Nooo damnit he can post here it's ok to post comments on the frontpage posts.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » 10 Aug 2004 03:18

Bob wrote: Nooo damnit he can post here it's ok to post comments on the frontpage posts.

I hate you so much. We need to trade you in for a random newbie... No matter who we got, they would certainly be less annoying than you.

You are gay and stupid beyond gay and stupid, and you fuck your sister, and goats... and you're a creepy porn peddler... and I hate you.

Creepy Bob · Post by **Creepy Bob** » 10 Aug 2004 03:34

Im not into goats anymore, they bite. Dogs and penut butter is the way to go. Who wants the skippy?

Observant · Post by **Observant** » 10 Aug 2004 03:48

This was a really cool site before they started subscriptions: <a href='http://www.visualthesaurus.com' target='_blank'>Visual Thesaurus</a>.

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