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Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies

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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by TN4994   » Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:22 pm

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Howard T. Map-addict wrote:In Indian English,
the opposite of 'postpone' is 'prepone.' :mrgreen:

H T Map-addict

TN4994 wrote:Great Nations
One language
Multiple meanings
Where's my English Jargon Dictionary?

Earlier someone was kind enough :evil: to explain that you can't always take what looks like a combined word in German and derive its meaning. I agreed, and this is an example of why: postpone means reschedule or delay, but;
post = after
pone = cornbread
So - We'll meet after cornbread.
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by Annachie   » Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:05 am

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Try flamible and inflamible. :)
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by cthia   » Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:17 am

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D<-O<-G is man's best friend.
G->O->D is too.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by cthia   » Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:42 pm

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Coitus-dontinterruptus.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by TN4994   » Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:15 pm

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When I was a youngster, Oral-intercourse was defined as any conversation or debate.
Nevermind the snide comments we made about what it should mean.
Today's internet dictionaries have taken our point of view.
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by cthia   » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:19 am

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My fiancée is English and calls makeup sex ...
Bickers to knickers.

Results are the same. :D

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by TN4994   » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:08 pm

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cthia wrote:My fiancée is English and calls makeup sex ...
Bickers to knickers.

Results are the same. :D

So would you ask an English male to Knock-up your fiancée while you're away?
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by cthia   » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:02 pm

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cthia wrote:My fiancée is English and calls makeup sex ...
Bickers to knickers.

Results are the same. :D

TN4994 wrote:So would you ask an English male to Knock-up your fiancée while you're away?

Nuh uh. He might feign ignorance, or have spent time in the states. :lol:

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by TN4994   » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:23 pm

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cthia wrote:
TN4994 wrote:So would you ask an English male to Knock-up your fiancée while you're away?

Nuh uh. He might feign ignorance, or have spent time in the states. :lol:

Wonder how many posters understood the phrase? ;)
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Re: Ironies, Redundancies, Life & Language Inconsistencies
Post by fallsfromtrees   » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:19 pm

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TN4994 wrote:
TN4994 wrote:So would you ask an English male to Knock-up your fiancée while you're away?
cthia wrote:Nuh uh. He might feign ignorance, or have spent time in the states. :lol:

Wonder how many posters understood the phrase? ;)

Once during a benchmark in Phoenix, one of the Brits over to do the benchmark asked one of the local operators for one of his fags. Almost got himself punched out for it. :twisted:
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