================================================ Subject: Re: Multi-lingual signs... Multilanguages From: "Mr Mungo" To: Date: Fri 10 Aug 2001 04:03:13 +0100 ================================================ > > I think Ross (and for that matter, I) would > HEARTILY disagree with you, not really. I don't think he/she/whoever made the statement wasn't a million miles away from the truth. there are of course differences but generally it is the same language. and > the differences extend FAR beyond spelling and > slang. I mean, consider the > recent thread where Ross and I compared the > meanings of "chips", "sweets vs > candy bars", "walkers", and those are just the > ones that come IMMEDIATELY to > mind. > > How about "lift vs. elevator", lift or "lorrie (sp) > vs. semi" (aka > "tractor-trailer"), lorry. or "carriageway vs. > highway" (or interstate, or freeway, > or parkway, or causeway, or tollway, or > turnpike), what's a carriageway?? we have dual carriageway or motorway or "petrol vs. gasoline"? the term 'gas' just makes me giggle. petrol all the way. and OMG does petrol smell orgasmic or what!? > And of course, there's pronunciation > differences as well ("garage", > "laboratory", etc.) > well, over here if you travel an hr or so you have people talking to you in all kinds of accents. Geordies for ex. aren't anywhere near understandable. If you ever get to met a swede in a yorkshire, OMG. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp