13-07-2003 18:04									#1
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...come across a phrase/word on TV, books, or on-line which you then found had worked its way into your normal vocabulary?

I have. A few weeks after rereading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress I found myself using the Loonie phrase "Ja Da" in place of "yes".

	13-07-2003 18:06									#2
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All I can say is never read A Clockwork Orange and anything by James Joyce in the same week. If your brain assimilates vocabulary no one will ever be able to understand you ever again.

	13-07-2003 18:56									#3
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**** me! Really killed this thread! Even by my standards I think this might be a record. Dead, only 2 minutes after creation. Definately a personal best....

	13-07-2003 18:58									#4
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I find myself using a lot of phrases from the internet for comic effect; all those leet speak expressions and stuff like that.

	13-07-2003 18:59									#5
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It's difficult to say. I often find new words popping into my vocabulary, and I usually don't know where they came from.

	13-07-2003 19:05									#6
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A Long Island woman in my office always, when telling stories, uses the phrase "Well, P.S...." before going on a slight tangent or explaining a detail. Now other people have started to use it, including the company president. I am resisting as much as possible! Must...not...give...in...!

	13-07-2003 19:33									#7
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger ....I usually don't know where they came from.

Good! The experiments can continue then....

	13-07-2003 19:54									#8
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You mean like:

You blockhead!

D'oh!

Sorry about that, Chief.

Whatzzup?

	13-07-2003 19:58									#9
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i've been using 'wutang' alot lately. just got done with the new discworld novel, and i'm sure 'crivens!' is a candidate for assimilation. that or any of the feegle's rather ... extensive vocabulary.

	13-07-2003 20:12									#10
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Not really, though I have picked up words and phrases from a Yorkshire mate.

	13-07-2003 20:18									#11
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Sweety-Darling (from Absolutely Fabulous)

D'Oh! (Simpsons)

It is hot, hot, hot, just like Rudolfo. (Simpsons - great episode, by the way)

	13-07-2003 21:21									#12
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Catch-22.

That's in addition to ones such as DMZ, SAP, ERP, CRM, Gigabit Ethernet, etc.

Why are you looking at me like that?

	13-07-2003 21:30									#13
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quote: Sweety-Darling (from Absolutely Fabulous)

you are so gay.

living in wales for a year hasn't changed my accent at all (thank christ!), but i have picked up a few expressions, the most obvious of these is saying 'is it?' instead of 'really?' or 'ah, ok'.

	13-07-2003 22:40									#14
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Re. the first post: 'Ja da' actually means of course/sure in Danish.



We're all loonies, I guess.

	13-07-2003 22:46									#15
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C'mon Tim Tim, let's cap us some punk-ass bloods (Jimmy from South Park)

Hiya doin'! (any Italian mob movie or tv show)

fuhggettaboutit (Donnie Brasco)

I f*cking hate pikeys! (Snatch)

	13-07-2003 22:47									#16
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w00t!

I have no idea why, but this word fascinates me to no end...

	13-07-2003 23:03									#17
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quote: I have no idea why, but this word fascinates me to no end...

because it's l33t

	13-07-2003 23:06									#18
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quote: Originally posted by C0ckney you are so gay.

Pot-Kettle-Black seems to come to mind...

	13-07-2003 23:09									#19
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Living in Wales apparently changed my accent slightly and I've picked up phrases from people there (and given them people )

	14-07-2003 15:39									#20
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So, how many droogies are interested in a bit of the old ultra-violence?

Lomticks and eggie-weggs.

'Doh!

Fvckin' pikers.

Fvckin' wogs.

Bloody yanks. (Everywhere in the world, including the US)

Bloody sepos. (Same as above, in AUS)

Yellow menace (me and Henry Ford)

Little, yellow, different (me again, and Bayer aspirin)

That old geezer from Texas (French PM and most of the US)

Humpty Dumpty (Jim Breuer and Tony Kaye)