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Forum: Culture March 12, 2010, 05:27 AM

Replies: 49 El hilo de acentos Views: 20,700 Posted By xchic That's a scouse accent from Liverpool - the same... That's a scouse accent from Liverpool - the same as Gerrard!

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2010, 05:25 AM

Replies: 19 Oxonian Views: 3,871 Posted By xchic Precisely:) Precisely:)

Forum: Culture March 12, 2010, 05:13 AM

Replies: 49 El hilo de acentos Views: 20,700 Posted By xchic Steven Gerrard the England football player from... Steven Gerrard the England football player from Liverpool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cph2TnHW4Y&feature=related Good luck with this Geordie (Newcastle) accent!...

Forum: Culture March 12, 2010, 05:10 AM

Replies: 49 El hilo de acentos Views: 20,700 Posted By xchic She sounds Southern. A flat Floridian accent... She sounds Southern. A flat Floridian accent maybe? I'm only guessing but she sounds like the blonde gun expert on CSI Miami!

Forum: Culture March 12, 2010, 05:04 AM

Replies: 43 ¿programa de la tv en España? Views: 22,215 Posted By xchic Here in Spain they call it Matrimonio con Hijos.... Here in Spain they call it Matrimonio con Hijos. It is shown on Sony TV en VEO every day! It's the original US show dubbed into Spanish.

Forum: Translations March 12, 2010, 04:58 AM

Replies: 36 American/ British English usage? Views: 12,929 Posted By xchic Agreed. It's almost as if we were speaking a... Agreed. It's almost as if we were speaking a completely different language to AmE! I wonder what the differences would be if we had a native AusE speaker here?! What would my neck of the woods...

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2010, 04:54 AM

Replies: 19 Oxonian Views: 3,871 Posted By xchic So it has - just like the word gay. ... So it has - just like the word gay. Instinctively, I expected a person born in Oxford to be an Oxfordian, but apparently that also has a completely different meaning.

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2010, 04:33 AM

Replies: 19 Oxonian Views: 3,871 Posted By xchic Yes, but as Ambarina said, specifically someone... Yes, but as Ambarina said, specifically someone who studies or has studied at Oxford University. Someone who simply lives in the city of Oxford, or was even born in the city wouldn't necessarily...

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2010, 01:37 AM

Replies: 7 Turn in your papers Views: 4,643 Posted By xchic But that's bobhoskins:confused: But that's bobhoskins:confused:

Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 11:54 PM

Replies: 36 American/ British English usage? Views: 12,929 Posted By xchic As there are many British accents I have trouble... As there are many British accents I have trouble with! I remember as a child, visiting a friend's grandmother in the next village 5 miles away. I couldn't understand a word she said! The...

Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 04:54 AM

Replies: 36 American/ British English usage? Views: 12,929 Posted By xchic Has it ever caused you problems that you teach... Has it ever caused you problems that you teach BrE? I actually had a student leave one of my groups because all our books were BrE & he wanted to learn AmE!

Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 04:50 AM

Replies: 36 American/ British English usage? Views: 12,929 Posted By xchic BrE - or English English as I prefer to say! ... BrE - or English English as I prefer to say! I get very irritated when I hear people say they speak British (as if British is a language, as opposed to BrE)! I think as Here4good said in her...

Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 04:28 AM

Replies: 36 American/ British English usage? Views: 12,929 Posted By xchic I totally agree. I have also heard Irish people... I totally agree. I have also heard Irish people 'bringing' things when I would 'take' them. I would never say either of those. I would take the kids to school or bring them home from school, &...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings March 11, 2010, 04:21 AM

Replies: 8 Hoy el día Views: 5,666 Posted By xchic I thought that too - maybe bob's ears are letting... I thought that too - maybe bob's ears are letting him down again;)

Forum: Vocabulary March 11, 2010, 04:20 AM

Replies: 16 Joder Views: 3,475 Posted By xchic I think I agree:thinking: & you're right - me... I think I agree:thinking: & you're right - me molesta just doesn't do it! You'd never see a thread with the title ****, would you though;) see - I just wrote the f-word & the forum filtered...

Forum: Vocabulary March 11, 2010, 02:11 AM

Replies: 16 Joder Views: 3,475 Posted By xchic I hate it too:mad: I don't think I'll ever... I hate it too:mad: I don't think I'll ever get used to hearing it used so freely.

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 11:31 PM

Replies: 11 Echo Views: 4,432 Posted By xchic :Djejeje :Djejeje

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 11:28 PM

Replies: 16 Joder Views: 3,475 Posted By xchic Here in Spain you hear even respectable looking... Here in Spain you hear even respectable looking grannies & tiny kids using this word freely. And the C- word....................

Forum: Idioms & Sayings March 10, 2010, 11:26 PM

Replies: 8 Hoy el día Views: 5,666 Posted By xchic El día de hoy - it just emphasises that it's... El día de hoy - it just emphasises that it's today you are talking about.

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 11:24 PM

Replies: 11 Echo Views: 4,432 Posted By xchic It's from ECHAR which has too many meanings to... It's from ECHAR which has too many meanings to list................

Forum: Grammar March 10, 2010, 03:52 AM

Replies: 16 Nombres plurales Views: 5,233 Posted By xchic The Perezes The Perezes

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 03:48 AM

Replies: 12 Difference between boat and ship? Views: 5,194 Posted By xchic You might go on a boat trip but a journey in a... You might go on a boat trip but a journey in a ship:D More correctly you would go on a voyage in a ship, but journey is OK too.

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 02:00 AM

Replies: 12 Difference between boat and ship? Views: 5,194 Posted By xchic There's probably a technical difference, but I... There's probably a technical difference, but I believe a boat is smaller than a ship.

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2010, 01:08 AM

Replies: 3 Journey and trip Views: 2,300 Posted By xchic ;) A journey is a longer distance than a... ;) A journey is a longer distance than a trip.

Forum: Translations March 10, 2010, 01:00 AM

Replies: 6 Si lo que dice as es verdadero..... Views: 3,170 Posted By xchic Could it be Si lo que dice asi es verdadero... Could it be Si lo que dice asi es verdadero :thinking: If what he says is so true

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