Accents...

Vitani · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6665

Lol Cos, we say dinner too...

Because we are a British colony, alot of our sayings are similar to those you'd find in the U.K...

Brolly = Umbrella

Loo = Toilet

Knickers = Panties

Bugger Off = Go Away

Get Stuffed = Well...I can't actually repeat it lmao, but I'm sure you get the idea Shocked

A "little tyke" is a toddler...

Your "cuzzy" "bro" and even your "cuzzy bro" isin't usually someone who's actually related to you lol, more like a global friend....Cause we're all just one big family lol...

Lift = Elevator

Taxi = Cab

Brew = Tea ( the drink )

Arvo = Afternoon

Fortnight = 2 weeks ( does anyone say this outside of N.Z? I've never ever heard anyone else use it lol! )

Mate = Friend

Wahine = Woman/girl

Spud = Potato

Chips = Crisps ( potato chips in a packet...)

Chips = French Fries ( haha, don't get the two confused! Wink

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Haha, and some particular ones within my own family/circle of friends...

Moo Juice = Milk

Cackle Berries = Eggs

ChocolateGal · Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 1868

Ya, Australian's say Fortnight. Even Kevin 07 say's fortnight. Damn it.

sandtiger · Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 8581

Well me and my brother use the word "Stringy" for string cheese Embarassed

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Cosmosxx · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 1228

Tani we use all of them except Wahine.....lol

We say fortnight, yea.

I like spud..... its a funny word. Or Tatties, or Totties.... my god, the amount of different words for potato.... Lol

Lil*Angel · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 484

Since im full german i have a german accent Smile

LizM25 · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 242

I have a midwestern American accent

miki911 · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 147

My moms side of the family is Portuguese, she has an accent, and my dads side....... kinda western.

MuteAppeal · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 488

I probably use more interesting words than what I've got listed, but none are coming to me at the moment.

ankle biter - a small and annoying child

buds/posse/crew - your group of friends, normally you only use those when you're high school age

puma - local term for a mountain lion, also heard them called mountain cats, cougar, panther, and painter a few times

getting a bite - can be said any time you're going to eat a quick meal

nip - to duck out, as in to run errands

cement pond - a swimming pool, used mostly by older people dating themselves by quoting Beverly Hillbillies

dating yourself - to give away your age based mainly on a pop culture reference, I'd be dating myself saying I remember when Stretch Armstrong was big

zip it/button it - stop talking

Shotgun/dibs - claiming something for yourself, ie. the front seat

riding sidecar - sitting beside a vehicles driver

drawers - bottom half of your under clothes

grub - food

dinner and supper are interchangeable for the third meal of the day

Mom and Pop - a small, locally owned store that is not part of a chain and is generally passed down in a family, a Mom and Pop restaurant

potato spears - thick fries shaped like an orange slice

freedom fries - just no, I was glad to see this term for fries die a quick death

Tater - because their weren't enough words for potato yet Smile

Cosmosxx · Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 1228

Lol Mute appeal....

We use most of those too, tater is funny lol...., and freedom fries made me LOL.

I wonder how many words there are for variants of potatoes?

But thats another thread...... Laughing

LizM25 · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 242

we use a lot of those where I'm from too Appeal

Vitani · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6665

Yup, some of those are familiar but not in widespread use here...

"Whats 'taters, eh?"

"PO-TAY-TOES!"

Sorry.....LOTR moment Embarassed

LizM25 · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 242

Love LOTR!

Amandaaa · Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Posts: 20

nooo but i like to say i do :]

SisKate · Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 1837

There is a girl in my class who says "milk" like "mah-lk"... does that count??

SisKate

A. L. Aljan · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 661

I'm an hour out of Chicago, myself, and although most folks from Northern Illinois, a.k.a. "flatlanders", have a minimal accent, the closer you get to the city, the more that changes, sounding like the good ol' "Daaaa Bears" skit from Saturday Night Live.

The more irritated or excited I get, the more the Chi-Town accent creeps out - I remember when I went to the Kansas City dog show a few years ago, one of th policemen there ased where my accent was from... I didn't even know I HAD an accent until he pointed it out!!! I don't sound like Chris Farley talking about "bolish (Polish) saaaaaaas-ach (sausage)", but I occasionaly hear myself saying I'll be "goin' wid" someone. Also, most of us enjoy "pop" instead of "soda", but I understand that changes the further south you go...

Many midwesterners don't pronounce the g's in words ending with -ing (or would that be endin'?), but the southern portion of IL has a pronounced drawl like most of the southern states.

This IS a fun topic!

~ Amanda @ Aljan