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What the? That's not what it means here.; what words mean in your country
Topic Started: Apr 24 2007, 05:24 PM (7,354 Views)
Cassandra
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Hmmm, that Creme Soda Float looks nice! Talking about ice cream, what is a snow cone? Is it a bit like a Slush Puppy (i.e. sort of syrupy flavoured ice)? I came across it in a trashy detective novel the other day and just wondered what it was.

aj57
May 31 2007, 06:49 PM
What has happened to the new generation of Scot?  I'm starting to think Buttons is more Scottish than you ...
I am deeply wounded. How can you suggest such a thing? And here was me about to nicely say welcome back aj57. :(
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May 31 2007, 11:11 PM
what is a snow cone?

Basically, a Slush Puppy in a cone, yes :)

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Whereas, for anyone who is unaware, Slush Puppies are in cups:
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Thanks Lisa! And pictures too! :)

Makes you wonder exactly what's in the syrup when you see how bright the colours are! Now I need to look out for pink lemonade when I'm next shopping. I probably just haven't noticed it before!
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On my continuing quest on behalf of cbg - i checked out the great Canadian superstore, ie Loblaws in Ajax and though they have quite a good snack collection, no sign of Cheezies I'm afraid.

I did check with the local store that has a decent-sized British selection and though they too have Minstrels, no sign of Twiglets. I even asked the owner, who at least knew what they were. He said they were bits of trees - that they were pretzel-like and didn't taste very good. He said he actually stocked them at one time, but nobody bought them, so he stopped stocking them. :(
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No probs Cass :hug2
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I'm back! I haven!t been able to get on this board for over 2 weeks.
Don't know why, but it just fixed its self today.

Hey aj57,very interesting to know the story about Warner Bros. donating
money to the tasmanian devil fund made the news over in Canada.
I know it made the news here, but i thought that would be as far as it
would go.
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I'm back! I haven!t been able to get on this board for over 2 weeks.
Don't know why, but it just fixed its self today.


Welcome back! Hope your namesakes make it back from the brink.

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What has happened to the new generation of Scot?  I'm starting to think Buttons is more Scottish than you ...
I am deeply wounded. How can you suggest such a thing?


Ok, just say something, anything, that assures me you are Scottish. Ok.. here's a question. My aunt and uncle have just come over on holiday and my aunt pronounced the letter "J" in a way other than "jay" - a way I haven't heard it pronounced in years. Tell me what it is and I'll believe you are a true Scot.

Oh and I wrote out the word "hypocrite" and asked them to pronounce it. I think they thought I was mad, but they both pronounced it hippokrit. They also tell me that the Wal-Mart that was just built in their town of Livingstone is supposedly the largest Wal-Mart in Europe? Is anywhere safe?
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Jun 4 2007, 12:54 AM
My aunt and uncle have just come over on holiday and my aunt pronounced the letter "J" in a way other than "jay" - a way I haven't heard it pronounced in years. Tell me what it is and I'll believe you are a true Scot.
Well, I say 'Ji' for the letter J. But I've no idea if that's what you are looking for or not!

aj57
Jun 4 2007, 12:54 AM
Oh and I wrote out the word "hypocrite" and asked them to pronounce it. I think they thought I was mad, but they both pronounced it hippokrit.
Yes I can understand your relative's concerns, aj!!! Hope they enjoy their holiday. :)
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Well, I say 'Ji' for the letter J. But I've no idea if that's what you are looking for or not!


It is! But I honestly thought that was the old-fashioned way and the "new Scot" would have pronounced it "jay".
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It might well be! :lol1 So you thought you were asking a trick question which I was bound to fail. That's cheating. Anyway there's no 'j' in hypocrite!

And here was me starting to get a cover story together for being from a whole new country! I was looking forward to emigrating too!! OK, I'll stay with Scotland for now.

Mar sin leibh, an-drāsta aj!
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Mar sin leibh, an-drāsta aj!


Had to google that, cos I don't know gaelic (if you do, then you have one up on me on the Scottishness scale). Wanted to make sure you weren't swearing at me and apparently you aren't.

Here's a question about numeric dates for anyone from anywhere.

When you see a date like 06/07/07, do you read that as June 7/07 or July 6/07?

Oh, and Cassandra, bye for now, or as a bilingual Canadian might say "au revoir".
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Hey aj,

Nah, I only know about 5 phrases (including that one)! Plus odd words through placenames and so on.

aj57
Jun 4 2007, 09:33 PM
When you see a date like 06/07/07, do you read that as June 7/07 or July 6/07?
6 July '07
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Jun 4 2007, 10:33 PM
When you see a date like 06/07/07, do you read that as June 7/07 or July 6/07?

Also 6 July 2007.
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Jun 4 2007, 08:33 PM
Here's a question about numeric dates for anyone from anywhere. 

When you see a date like 06/07/07, do you read that as June 7/07 or July 6/07?

6th July 2007 - one of the countless differences between North American & British English/European usage generally (though, having visited Canada five or six times, I'm aware that Canadian usage often, sometimes surprisingly, since it also thinks that car tyres are "tires", follows that of the, er, dare I say it, "mother country"...)!

* Apologies for gate-crashing this thread, but this time, I just couldn't resist... ;)
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Jun 5 2007, 08:48 AM
* Apologies for gate-crashing this thread, but this time, I just couldn't resist... ;)

not crashing.....you are most welcome to join in!! :D

6 July 2007 here too.
the US form of dates confuses me occasionally. when i realise it's an american source my brain hurts when i try to work out the actual date they mean ;) lol.
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