tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post814524714484821560..comments2023-12-24T08:02:36.605-05:00Comments on Betsy Transatlantically: Untranslatable: BrE to AmEBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-44814716843415544182013-10-23T15:34:46.289-04:002013-10-23T15:34:46.289-04:00BOYFRIEND!? so I guess the guy from over the summe...BOYFRIEND!? so I guess the guy from over the summer did take after all :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-3182692698766984382013-10-23T15:31:21.069-04:002013-10-23T15:31:21.069-04:00I've heard of all those English words and neve...I've heard of all those English words and never thought about them not having a translation!<br />My boyfriend is from further north than me and sometimes even he thinks I speak a foreign language so I don't know what Americans would make of me!NicolaKirstyhttp://nicolakirsty.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-48349391007128747112013-10-23T10:05:15.901-04:002013-10-23T10:05:15.901-04:00Oh thank God! I thought I had lost the ability to ...Oh thank God! I thought I had lost the ability to communicate in English! ;)Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-80862622763554840312013-10-23T09:47:27.427-04:002013-10-23T09:47:27.427-04:00OH I GET IT. sorry. I am dumb :POH I GET IT. sorry. I am dumb :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-67904202217840227992013-10-23T09:43:52.417-04:002013-10-23T09:43:52.417-04:00The untranslatable word from Indonesia is 'jay...The untranslatable word from Indonesia is 'jayus', meaning a joke told so poorly and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh. Gregory is horrible at telling jokes, absolutely rotten, so bad that we end up laughing at him trying to tell it, rather than the joke itself. Hence, he is guilty of jayus.Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-60265938964863638022013-10-23T09:15:53.475-04:002013-10-23T09:15:53.475-04:00what? I do not understand.what? I do not understand.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-33334369663579857802013-10-23T09:11:18.334-04:002013-10-23T09:11:18.334-04:00No! The Indonesian one, because he is rotten at te...No! The Indonesian one, because he is rotten at telling jokes!Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-63449848996683146532013-10-23T09:09:17.552-04:002013-10-23T09:09:17.552-04:00haha Swenglish! love it. my boyfriend when I liv...haha Swenglish! love it. my boyfriend when I lived in Paris was English and we'd speak a weird hybrid of French/BrE/AmE around French people :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-53082942354282960712013-10-23T09:08:23.938-04:002013-10-23T09:08:23.938-04:00JAYSUS? is that a remnant from Dublin or something...JAYSUS? is that a remnant from Dublin or something?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-89573625334447045042013-10-23T09:08:00.225-04:002013-10-23T09:08:00.225-04:00CHUFFED. chuffed to bits! haha love itCHUFFED. chuffed to bits! haha love itBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-78335244359285876112013-10-23T09:07:41.315-04:002013-10-23T09:07:41.315-04:00we had an English au pair when I was younger who I...we had an English au pair when I was younger who I heard call her sister a cow on the phone once. so the next day I called Sarah a cow... and Lucy got really mad. haha!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-40455607832875674912013-10-23T09:06:11.905-04:002013-10-23T09:06:11.905-04:00doesn't Wisconsin have lots of French names? I...doesn't Wisconsin have lots of French names? I have no idea who settled there!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-67056275953057705502013-10-23T09:05:57.747-04:002013-10-23T09:05:57.747-04:00HENCH?
oh man, I feel old. I remember learning ...HENCH?<br /><br /><br />oh man, I feel old. I remember learning what "fit" meant when I was 12 - I was in Salisbury and one of the choirgirls described one of the boys as fit. he was cute, sure, but also really scrawny. I was so confused! hahaBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-23890429027993175322013-10-23T06:07:49.643-04:002013-10-23T06:07:49.643-04:00In the start of our relationship Fredrik and I had...In the start of our relationship Fredrik and I had problems with this since in school here they learn British English so he would say to me he was having tea at work and I would be like ok whatever and make dinner and he would have eaten already! Now we speak in a mesh of American English, British English, Swenglish and other phrases I picked up living in the hostel. For example of Swenglish when Swedes use the word boring it can also mean lame or stupid, so if Fredrik makes a lame joke I will tell him he is being boring or if he does not want to watch the same show as me. Other various things we say though are mozzie for mosquitos, sunnies for sunglasses, dooner for comforter, and I use the South African now and now now too!Bailie @ The Hemborg Wifehttp://hemborgwife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-47349647672685011942013-10-23T03:52:52.500-04:002013-10-23T03:52:52.500-04:00I love posts like this! Sobremesa is my favourite....I love posts like this! Sobremesa is my favourite. Trying to think of very British words. I agree with "tea" and "dinner" and "supper" basically meaning the same thing. Chuffed is a great word, as are faffed, knackered, arsed, as it "I can't be arsed with that". I didn't actually realised moreish and fancy were British-isms!Bethhttp://sanssouciblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-40296327904598248602013-10-23T02:24:37.549-04:002013-10-23T02:24:37.549-04:00I say, 'taking the piss' all of the time! ...I say, 'taking the piss' all of the time! Too much probably. <br />I'm trying to figure out how the word, 'dépaysment' has slipped by me for these last four years... I think it's kind of an important word for me to know!<br />And Gregory is guilty of jayus a lot! I have a habit of laughing at him instead of with him. Bless.Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-258710570682935592013-10-22T22:40:24.003-04:002013-10-22T22:40:24.003-04:00I always think of "dead sexy" when I hea...I always think of "dead sexy" when I hear dead used as an adjective- although I can't think of why??!Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-82407755141792086572013-10-22T22:39:03.671-04:002013-10-22T22:39:03.671-04:00This post is so fun, I love it!!
I was invited t...This post is so fun, I love it!!<br /><br /><br />I was invited to "tea" by my neighbor in Yorkshire not long after we moved there. I got all confused and called my friend from Lincoln and asked her "am I invited to tea (drink) and snacks or a big evening meal?!" and she said "ha, who knows? You're in Yorkshire!" Because apparently all dinner (evening meal) is "tea" in Yorkshire. But so's tea. And afternoon tea. <br />Even Max and Sloan's petsitter would text me that they'd had their "tea". Paul once said "She's not really giving them tea, right??" (He'd already been shocked over how many babies were given tea in bottles, so it was a fair confusion!)<br /><br /><br />Oh, and for Louise's "pop 'round", I'd say "drop by". So I think there is an American equivalent!Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-73697765324194077162013-10-22T18:15:45.962-04:002013-10-22T18:15:45.962-04:00Loved this!! I'm from Wisconsin and many of th...Loved this!! I'm from Wisconsin and many of the cities have weird names that many people can't pronounce- I think it's so funny to watch!Kayli Schattnerhttp://www.kayliwanders.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-41810863564743190992013-10-22T17:46:56.636-04:002013-10-22T17:46:56.636-04:00Great post! Some of these are essential to know if...Great post! Some of these are essential to know if living in the uk: taking the piss, dinner/tea/supper (all basically the same thing), fancying someone, maccy ds, dead good, silly buggers (although this is really quite old slang, hardly anyone says it), and the newer/teen slang- safe (meaning awesome)hench (physically fit). Eve Mariahttp://www.ahandfulofdust.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-4535392293211894482013-10-22T17:12:47.078-04:002013-10-22T17:12:47.078-04:00Charlie and I play sillybuggers all the time :P
...Charlie and I play sillybuggers all the time :P<br /><br /><br />have you seen Snatch? you can turn on subtitles for the Pikey bits in the DVD extras!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-7654395741667069952013-10-22T14:46:20.584-04:002013-10-22T14:46:20.584-04:00This reminds me of that scene in the third Austin ...This reminds me of that scene in the third Austin Powers movie where Austin & his Dad are chatting in East End Cockney slang and they have subtitles into US English for what everything actually means! Quite hilarious in my opinion.<br /><br /><br />I miss Australian slang. We have an awfully bad habit of shortening words as well as having some really odd expressions!<br />'sarvo = this afternoon<br />Maccas = McDonalds<br />'sanga = Sandwich<br />Cuppa = cup of tea or coffee<br />Doing your block = getting cranky<br />Playing Sillybuggers = messing aroundJade Moathttp://www.jade-moat.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-16458227194156765002013-10-22T12:55:57.495-04:002013-10-22T12:55:57.495-04:00I've heard numpty! but I think you made "...I've heard numpty! but I think you made "peely wally" up by yourself :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-52667302403441549692013-10-22T12:55:32.086-04:002013-10-22T12:55:32.086-04:00HAHAHAHAHA bad decision.HAHAHAHAHA bad decision.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-88745958514110877342013-10-22T12:38:52.901-04:002013-10-22T12:38:52.901-04:00Haha I also just remembered one of my favorite phr...Haha I also just remembered one of my favorite phrases that was used on marketing at Glasgow's Prestwick airport: Pure Dead Brilliant. <br /><br />We say "pure" and "dead" to mean "very", so "pure great" or "dead good". Something that is "pure dead brilliant" is very very good. Sadly though, I don't think foreign passengers liked seeing the word "dead" before or after they got on a plane!gladleynetnoreply@blogger.com