[Little_Lisa]

Share words, terms, jargon, and jive. I thought this might be interesting since there's so many people here from all over the world.

Us Texans have a very, distinctive way of tawking and since there's soo many expressions, i'll just share the ones I use the most.

The G is normally silent in "ing" ending words. For ex.

Fixin' ta, means getting ready to do something.

Whole nuther thing, means something else entirely.

Whomperjawed, is when something is not fitting properly. ex. "You'll never get that wine open, the corscrew is all whomperjawed!"

Nu- uh = No

Y'all = You All

I have worked very hard to not use this next one because it sounds so nasty to me but sometimes it still slips out.

Warsh = wash

Okay, y'all's turn!

[Amethyst]

Oh my gosh - how about speaking New York - ese? When New Yorkers speak fast (or at least when I do), we tend to not annunciate all the syllables.

Here are a few:
tuh - to
probally - probably
fuggedaboutit - forget about it
ya - you

Now - - - using the above in a New York slang sentence!

"Ya probally want tuh fuggedabout walking ya dog since its rainin' "

Some more:

Ja-eet? (said fast, it sounds like "jeet")
Translation: Did you eat?

No, ju?
Translation: No, did you?

[devinjhans]

Some sayings we use in Texas:

You ain't knee high to a ducks tail- you are very small and short
I ain't studin you-I am not thinking about you
A leopard never changes his spots-A person will never change who they really are
I'm hotter than fish grease-I'm really mad
Allready-I agree with you
Poirnt-point

[Little_Lisa]

Originally Posted by devinjhans

Some sayings we use in Texas:

You ain't knee high to a ducks tail- you are very small and short
I ain't studin you-I am not thinking about you
A leopard never changes his spots-A person will never change who they really are
I'm hotter than fish grease-I'm really mad

And a few more....

She's got tongue enough for 10 rows of teeth - That woman sure can talk!


She's been rode hard and put away wet - Refers to an unnattractive, hard-looking woman


Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean it can fly - Appearances can be deceptive.

[Aneczka]

Heh

Great place to learn correct american english

[Amethyst]

[quote=Little_Lisa]And a few more....


She's been rode hard and put away wet - Refers to an unnattractive, hard-looking woman



lmao!! I love this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a sick mind, sorry..

[jasminonline]

New York Slang

Nah-Mean: Do you know what I mean

Itis: Full..ate alot ( I got the itis)

Don: Friend... (thats my don)

I know I have more but its just hard to think of on the spot....

[Little_Lisa]

Originally Posted by Aneczka

Heh

Great place to learn correct american english

I'm not so sure 'bout the "correct" part. Tell us some Polish words and their meanings, Aneczka!

[Aneczka]

Czesc - Hello
Kocham Cie - I love you :icon_love

Just to start with something

[**Jen**]

how about, "he's a block-a-more" he's a what? A block-a-more

He look good about a block-a-more away....haaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Originally Posted by Little_Lisa

And a few more....

She's got tongue enough for 10 rows of teeth - That woman sure can talk!


She's been rode hard and put away wet - Refers to an unnattractive, hard-looking woman


Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean it can fly - Appearances can be deceptive.

[Saja]

My favorite...
"Where ya to?" -where are you
slippy - slippery
warsh-wash
My grandmother says warsh,, drives me crazy

[Liz]

my bf says "warsh" and "warsher". it cracks me up because he's this grammar freak but says that.

[delirium]

I come from Newcastle in the North East of the UK

Here's some

Whats the crack? - whats the news/gossip
Y'allreet mate - are you alright friend ( normaly said to drunken strangers funnily enough, you wouldnt normaly add the mate on the end if you know the person-wierd.)
sweet as a nut - perfect
hadaway - I dont believe you

I wouldnt worrie if you dont understand neither does the rest of the UK!

[canelita]

Je Je Je
I speak Spanish, I mean that's my main language I speak good English (I like to think that) but for some reason I can't say any word ending in "ing" correctly and my boyfriend makes a big deal out of it, so now just to fool around with him I go.

fixin
eatin
whatever "ing" I'll go "in" he's startin to let go