Foreign sayings creeping into your daily lives

[mostapha]

"Mate" is the biggest one.

Basil all of a sudden has a short a sound.

Sometimes, I just can't help calling a guy a "right bloody cunt". Though never a girl.

Twat (short a).

Wanker.

Git.

Bloody…

There are probably others. But I have a friend who lives in London.

[josh@firestorm]

http://kiwiwiki.co.nz/pmwiki/pmwiki....earoa/Kiwiisms

i think they stole that text from somewhere talking about australianisms..... the biggest kiwiism of all is 'chur' and its not even on that list!

im aussie and i use chur at least a half dozen times a day in conversation (a by product of having a heap of kiwi mates)

[smittten]

my ears are burning.... much like a BRIGHT FIERY BEACON

[Era 7]

i got used to write in english (obviously since i´m a german)

+1 mostly my written language changed. i'm typing english faster than german

also a certain 'c' word seems to have made it's way in to rather liberal use, I should probably be careful about that lol.

i know right? being around british guys certainly can do that. sometimes i catch myself mubbling stuff like "oi, wanker"

yeap, me as well .. dropping "mate", "chap", "charlie (hehehe)" and just like vangogo when i hear banger ... i picture a sausage LOL

aaand this. started posting on the internet on a largely aussie forum and mate has just made its way into my vocabulary.

[JonathanBlake]

'Bro - rather than our local derivative - 'Bru.

[JonathanBlake]

i think they stole that text from somewhere talking about australianisms..... the biggest kiwiism of all is 'chur' and its not even on that list!

im aussie and i use chur at least a half dozen times a day in conversation (a by product of having a heap of kiwi mates)

What is 'chur' Josh?

[Jester]

Churr .. Cheers, Good, Thanks

[Jester]

Nekk Minnit

[JonathanBlake]

And on this topic - do ALL Americans call their spouses by their surname? His name is Nicholas Jessica, not Brody.

[JonathanBlake]

Churr .. Cheers, Good, Thanks

Ta Jes - I like that one - gonna add it to my list.