Cotty,
Yes, yes, very witty! I've added this to my list of "phrases that don't
translate" from Commonwealth English to American English. I've got buckets
of them:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/USA/Life/Language/AmericanVersusNewZealandVocabulary.html
As I mentioned on the website, whenever I say something and the person
just stares blankly back at me, I know I'm about to have a linguistic
learning experience!
Richard.
home page: www.richard-seaman.com
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Cotty wrote...
Actually, a thought occurred to me regarding POETS day:
Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
For your enhanced North American enjoyment, the UK-use of 'Piss Off' does
not mean to annoy someone. In fact here in Britain it means to 'leave,
go, depart, move off smartly, get-the-hell-outta-there, etc'. So the
reference could be translated thus:
'I say old chap, do you realise it's Friday, and tomorrow is Saturday?
Why don't we be awfully cheeky and leave work a tad early today, it'll be
awfully good sport, what what?'
Instead of:
'Hey there buuud, seein' as termorra's Saterdee an' all, what sayin we
head on dern the saloon and beat up on ol' Jakey-One-Eye, that'll get 'im
riled some...'
Cheers,
Cotty's Modern and Ancient Slang Enjoyment Services
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