What is the language "British"?

[Ed Greshko]

jdow wrote:
> From: "Jacques B." <jjrboucher at gmail.com>
> 
>> 181 postings (I only know that because fortunately GMail groups them
>> since they have the same title, and my trash bin shows 181 postings
>> with this topic)--- time to kill the thread or take it off list.
> 
> Spoil sport!
> {^_-}

I'm not.  At least we aren't talking about top posting.  :-)

These issues certainly seem universal.  Have a look at a timely article.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/30/news/dialect.php

I would enjoy the reaction when a woman from North Korea goes into a
shop in South Korea and asks the owner for a light bulb.  While it is
only in the print edition of the IHT they would ask for a "bura" (불알).
 Unfortunately that word takes on the meaning of "testicle" in the south.

Also, in the Taiwan, they use the word for chicken in much the same as
people from the USA.  It can be the bird, or it can refer to someone
that is afraid of something.  The folks across the straight in the PRC
have also added a 3rd meaning of "prostitute".  And, yes, they are all
the same character.


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