Language Differences

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Do you say eg Rue St. Ive or Rue de St. Ives?
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I guess it's a question to me.
Both can exist, depending on when and after what it was named, but rue de saint-Yves would be the most common I guess.
But when speaking about it we always say la rue de saint-Yves, using the article. Like we say l'Angleterre for England, or la France for France.
 
Well, from what I could find on Google when searching on rugby+welsh+women, that's not much of a menace ;)

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On the "The (Freeway #)" thing in California.

I was shocked by the trend here in LA when I first moved here. I lived in Austin Texas prior to living in LA. In Austin there is one interstate, which we called "I35". Other highways there were referred to by number only - like "183" or, in one case, we even threw a "loop" in for "loop 360".

I35 was different because it was an interstate. All other named highways simply had the name. "Take 360 to 183 and get on I35".

In LA there are a multitude of interstates, and it's impossible to remember which ones are interstates and which ones aren't (because there are so many). So you have to drop the "I" in front of interstates because you honsetly don't remember.

As for the "the", I actually like it better. I think it makes more sense to say "take the 10 to the 405" than saying "take 10 to 405". Because what does that mean? They're just numbers, do you want me to take 10 things to some nightclub called 405? If you say "the 10" and "the 405" it's pretty clear that you're talking about "the highway".

I don't know, it doesn't totally make sense. But coming from an area that didn't do that, to one that does... I kinda like it. I've adopted it now and even found myself calling I35 "the 35" when I was back in Austin. It got some funny looks.
 
Fine, just to prove a point, I'll go down the local rugby club and take a photo of the local women's rugby team training.

I'll warn you now, one of the props is 5ft 6, 15stone with a cropped haircut.
 
ExigeExcel
Fine, just to prove a point, I'll go down the local rugby club and take a photo of the local women's rugby team training.

I'll warn you now, one of the props is 5ft 6, 15stone with a cropped haircut.
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You do realise I was only joking don't you? :dopey:

Don't you? :nervous:
 
ExigeExcel
Now Geordie and really thick Scottish, those accents are hard.
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Aam gan doon ta toon like, grab maa beeyut's and ave a canny deeky ket fer ma fatha then ave a bevvy befar aa gan hyem.
 
WTF. Something about boots and your father, right?

Originally Posted by Danoff
I lived in Austin Texas prior to living in LA. In Austin there is one interstate, which we called "I35". Other highways there were referred to by number only - like "183" or, in one case, we even threw a "loop" in for "loop 360".
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Here in Dayton we usually refer to the interstates as "75" and "70", the loop (it's not really a loop, but...) as "675" and the state route through the city as "35". No "I" or "the", just the number. The highways (yes, not freeway) are super simple here, so if you get them mixed up after driving for a few months you're an idiot.
 
It's Geordie for I'm going into town, grab my boots and have a pleasent look at treats for my farther then have a beer before I go home.
 
Around Long Island you cant say a name of a major road without a definitive article. The Belt Parkway is always just "The Belt" and Long Island Expressway is just "The L.I.E" (pronounced ell aye ee) This doen't pertain to routes, like 25A (Fort Salonga Road) or Route 110.


YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THIS UNLESS YOU ARE FROM THE ISLAND OR THE TRI-STATE AREA.
 
Blake
Yeah, we do that here. For example, the F3. I can’t imagine anyone saying “I travelled down F3” … crazy Non-Southern-Californian-Americans. :crazy:
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Boy, one more reason I’d fit in perfectly in Australia. :lol: I really wish I could do Study Abroad there.

danoff
In LA there are a multitude of interstates, and it's impossible to remember which ones are interstates and which ones aren't (because there are so many). So you have to drop the "I" in front of interstates because you honsetly don't remember.
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Ah, very true. I’m so used to that that it never even occurred to me.

danoff
As for the "the", I actually like it better. I think it makes more sense to say "take the 10 to the 405" than saying "take 10 to 405". Because what does that mean?
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Yeah, if someone told me to “take 5”, I’d either think Take five what?, or Hey, that’s a Dave Brubeck song!

See, I knew there had to be something that you like about southern California. ;)
 
Here's a bit of Manc for you "the TV's demic", "your mums a dirty mint", "give him a chicken winger", "did you hear about that his mate who got bagged yesterday?" "That film was proper sick yo", "bust me a dollar" (don't ask), "did you see the five-0 before?" "Shut your gob", "arr man, she's angin", "that's proper phat", "look at the drity dink", "nar man", "are you gettin some scran?" "Thats' safe yo", "I've got the nudge".

A proper conversation might go...
"Ee arr yo, ave you seen any dibble round eer?"
"Nan man I avent."
"Nice one, I'm off to get some scran at Maccy D's."
"Them burgers are phat, wanna go cinema after?"
"Yeah I erd that Saw 3 was sick off one a me mates."
"Take Liz."
"Nah, she's a dirty mint, she's mingin man."
"Didn't stop you coppin off wiv er though."
"Shut yer gob."
 
MatttheTuner
Around Long Island you cant say a name of a major road without a definitive article. The Belt Parkway is always just "The Belt" and Long Island Expressway is just "The L.I.E" (pronounced ell aye ee) This doen't pertain to routes, like 25A (Fort Salonga Road) or Route 110.


YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THIS UNLESS YOU ARE FROM THE ISLAND OR THE TRI-STATE AREA.
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Actually the Belt PKWY is not on Long Island, is from part of Queens and Brooklyn ;). Southern becomes Belt as soon as you get into Queens.

But it's true, here in NY you call the major highways by their name (if they have one) like Meadowbrook or Southern state.



Ciao!
 
Sage
For example, everybody in SoCal attaches “the” before highway numbers (“I’ll take the 5 north until I hit Bakersfield”), while none of the NorCals do that (“I’ll take 5 north until I hit Bakersfield”). That’s not a difference I ever expected, but it’s very clearly a geographical thing. And don’t get me started on “hella” – you NorCal people need to purge that from your vocabulary ASAP. Immediately.
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That really doesn't surprise me, because all of the idiots in SoCal call Queens, New York "The Queens" and then question why there is a "The" in front of "The Bronx". Wtf?

Anyway... well, in New York, I didn't really notice any difference things...

Hella? :lol:
 
speedy_samurai
Here in Japan people from the Kanto (Tokyo) make fun of the Kansai (Osaka) accent and vice versa. There are many differences. There are shows on TV where they have two people having a conversation and you have to figure out what it's about. For such a small archipelago there are lots of differences. Sorry, I can't give any examples though.
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Kansai-ben and Standard Japanese. I spoke Nara-ben which is a variation of Kansai-ben.

Like this:

"honma?" really? - Kansai
"honto?" really? - Tokyo

-and-

a Canadian favorite! eh? :D
 
live4speed
Here's a bit of Manc for you "the TV's demic", "your mums a dirty mint", "give him a chicken winger", "did you hear about that his mate who got bagged yesterday?" "That film was proper sick yo", "bust me a dollar" (don't ask), "did you see the five-0 before?" "Shut your gob", "arr man, she's angin", "that's proper phat", "look at the drity dink", "nar man", "are you gettin some scran?" "Thats' safe yo", "I've got the nudge".

A proper conversation might go...
"Ee arr yo, ave you seen any dibble round eer?"
"Nan man I avent."
"Nice one, I'm off to get some scran at Maccy D's."
"Them burgers are phat, wanna go cinema after?"
"Yeah I erd that Saw 3 was sick off one a me mates."
"Take Liz."
"Nah, she's a dirty mint, she's mingin man."
"Didn't stop you coppin off wiv er though."
"Shut yer gob."
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WTF's dibble? :confused:

And on the subject of scoring...

[BIRMINGHAM]"Yaow got laid las' night day ya?"
" Arr. Sum bird I found in the pub werr it?[/BIRMINGHAM]
 

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