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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:25 PM Original message |
Poll question: Favourite crappily spelt British word |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I like the word "shat".... |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ooooh....good one |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. You mean "favourite". |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. One of my college adviser's favorite phrases: |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Encyclopædia |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Ligatures make me hard. |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Umlauts do it for me |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Actually, pritnear everything makes me hard. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Labour |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've always been partial to |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's "arsebag" for the purposes of this poll. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Bwahahaahaaa! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Colour |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. I like it spelt this way (nt) |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Dreamt. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Gaol. |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Each man kills the thing he loves.... |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Fag |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Mmmmm... |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. And you like to do it outdoors too. |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. My wife doesn't want me to suck on them in the house. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Off-topic: AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM for "aluminum." intentional and |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
38. That's my pick. And for another off-topic... how about slang? Fanny e.g. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. The fanny thing |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Me too... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. NB: It's spelt "aluminium". Not mispronounced. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Thank you for the correction. In that case, my problem with the British |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:05 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Not understanding is sort of the point. |
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jdonaldball (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. I met an old English Catholic lady who |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. Towne |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Aye, shut yer gob |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. John Thomas.....eom |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. when people tell my Brit mum I LOVE YOUR ACCENT |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Is your mom disappointed that you KICK ASS instead of ARSE? (nt) |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. LOL, she calls it BUM |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. KICK BUM sounds wrong |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
26. arse |
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daisygirl (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. I especially like some of the crazy surname and place name spellings |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'd take this poll |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
29. Wanker.___n/t |
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Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. Paedophilia. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Just cos you're here |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. You have a foetal fetish. |
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Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I have very catholic tastes, my dear boy. |
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Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. Minger. |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
36. ARSE! |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
37. Forsooth, |
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sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
42. Olde |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
44. I love the 'ou' words |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
45. Flavour or shoppe! |
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Kenneth ken (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-04 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
47. "elevator" |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
51. aluminium |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:09 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. I'd have to go for this one |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
53. I cannot believe |
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sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I have a friend in Berlin who insists on spelling it that way and, yes, I |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 06:13 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. no surprise |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. British English retains more Norman French influences... |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 12:16 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Well, YAY for the spelling progressives |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
58. There is no such thing as "US English" |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
59. sat/sitting |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-31-04 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
61. Other |
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