Nyow Zullin Unglush

[scumdog]

And known ! sorry knowen.

It's what happened to the sound of the vowels on the 12,000 mile journey that gets me.

Decking UK = Dicking NZ, woman and the plural woman?, Bid NZ= Bed UK.

To be fair the only one that stumped me was,as I hear it, Kiagiva. I thought it was a parrot. It later transpired to be, Care giver.

Gotta go, there are two strange woman on the dick, I think their after the sunbids. Ah, viva la dif...oh no, thats pussy speak.

No wonder the sheila at the Burbank post office looked puzzled when my ex-wife (a kiwi) asked for "tin tin-sint stemps thenks"

[MSTRS:Me]

I've seen some shockers when it comes to sign writing, even on company vehicles. One that always jumps out at me on the train going into Auckland is at Otahuhu where a big sign proclaims " $ PAYED" at a scrap metal yard. Spelling mistakes always leap out at me ...

As a signie, I can tell you that...
1. Mistakes in spelling are sometimes just that. But
2. Often are used deliberately to attract attention (got yours, eh?). Our local sign association has a campaign that uses a picture of a young lady with 'charming attributes' and the words 'Nice bobs'. It works...

You can only be their cousin OR their brother, not both.

That depends on your location, surely?

[007XX]

So what is french toast? Does this mean i have been eating canadian toast? Eeeuuuk canuk bread

I'm not quite sure where the mixing of bacon, banana and maple syrup came from (although I have made it a mission for myself to find out ), but here is the traditional French bread recipe:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/fre...r/bl20806b.htm
PS: I prefer to use day old french baguette for this as it "drinks" up the liquid much more and become just utterly scrumptious once it has been browned on either side.

This was essentially born in the old days when food was scarce in the french lower class, and all that at end was a bit of milk, an egg and some rancid old bread.
It was a poor folks' dish, but it is rather yummy...


Then again, you get this side of history...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_toast

[martybabe]

No wonder the sheila at the Burbank post office looked puzzled when my ex-wife (a kiwi) asked for "tin tin-sint stamps thanks"

Hhaha, that's exactly it, It's not (really) important in the scheme of things but a couple of times a week I realise I have no idea what someone just said to me, even though they are speaking English. 4 times I had to apologise to a check out girl for not understanding what she'd said but she was clearly waiting for a response so I had to pursue it. The question to my ears was 'florbors?'...I'm sorry? FLOR BORS !? Doy yoy ev florbors.

To put some balance in here, most kiwis struggle with my English/Jersey mumblings.

[Coyote]

As a signie, I can tell you that...

2. Often are used deliberately to attract attention (got yours, eh?).

Signie's are notorious for misspelling words in their company names. It's always 'graphics' spelt with F's an X and any S is replaced with a Z.


It's been interesting reading this thread as I haven't noticed everyone else talking like this, except the odd phrase. I don't myself, which is no wonder I've been told I speak like a pompous Englishman.

[Badjelly]

It's been interesting reading this thread as I haven't noticed everyone else talking like this, except the odd phrase.

Just between you and me, I think some of the people on this thread have been over-egging it just a little

[MSTRS:Me]

Just between you and me, I think some of the people on this thread have been over-egging it just a little

You'll be some sort of toast if you do that...

[Swoop]

...speak like a pompous Englishmean.

[Coyote]

englishmean

Are you Australian?

Just between you and me, I think some of the people on this thread have been over-egging it just a little

Just a wee bit.

However the comment "yous fullas carn teven speak our language proper" I know is very real.

[Swoop]

Are you Australian?

That was a strikethrough of the "e".
"A pompous Englishmen"?
"A pompous Englishman".

[puppykicker]

John Key this morning said that he thought it was "ironical" that labour have been told off for breaching the electoral finance act with a booklet they printed.

this is the correct usage. to say something was ironic would be poor grammar. as was said before, common usage does not correct usage make.

[Badjelly]

this is the correct usage. to say something was ironic would be poor grammar. as was said before, common usage does not correct usage make.

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

[Coyote]

That was a strikethrough of the "e".
"A pompous Englishmen"?
"A pompous Englishman".

Didn't see the strikethrough. Gotcha

[speedpro]

I like the "tire" company here in Auckland.

[martybabe]

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

It's like raiain on a sunny day ,or a free ride when ya just got paid

Isn't it ironical, yeah I really do think. Nah daesn't work.