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Ambarina · #21 March 31, 2009, 05:34 AM

I somehow managed to get 4 right. Considering I don't get to hear very much US English, I was chuffed to bits!

Do you know of any pages with different Spanish accents ? I found that the British Library has got some good recordings of UK accents.

chileno · #22 March 31, 2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Ambarina

I somehow managed to get 4 right. Considering I don't get to hear very much US English, I was chuffed to bits!

Do you know of any pages with different Spanish accents ? I found that the British Library has got some good recordings of UK accents.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find one yet.

I will let you know, if I do. :-)

chileno · #23 March 31, 2009, 09:30 AM

I found several places, but here are the two best places. :-).

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/dialects//

http://www.es-xchange.com/2008/10/13...ibrary-update/

laepelba · #24 March 31, 2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ambarina

I somehow managed to get 4 right. Considering I don't get to hear very much US English, I was chuffed to bits!

I'm sorry ... um ... chuffed to bits ... ????????????

**Rusty** · #25 March 31, 2009, 10:24 AM

to be very pleased, to be delighted, to be very happy
estar muy contento/a

laepelba · #26 March 31, 2009, 10:28 AM

Okay. I think that Europeans learn a more British English and little phrases like that always catch me off guard. I need to go watch some football...........

chileno · #27 March 31, 2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by laepelba

I'm sorry ... um ... chuffed to bits ... ????????????

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Originally Posted by Rusty

to be very pleased, to be delighted, to be very happy
estar muy contento/a

I thought of it as "tickled pink" at firt. Now that laepelba mentioned it, I went to look it up and it seems to mean "jadear".

According to Merriam-Webster :

Main Entry: 2chuff Function:intransitive verb Etymology:imitativeDate:1914 : to produce noisy exhaust or exhalations : proceed or operate with chuffs <the chuffing and snorting of switch engines — Paul Gallico>

**Rusty** · #28 March 31, 2009, 10:37 AM

The dictionary isn't giving the British usage. Chuffed to bits is actually a shorter form of chuffed to little mint balls.
Tinkled pink and thrilled to death are good AmE equivalents.

laepelba · #29 March 31, 2009, 10:40 AM

chuffed to little mint balls........... ugh!

chileno · #30 March 31, 2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

The dictionary isn't giving the British usage. Chuffed to bits is actually a shorter form of chuffed to little mint balls.
Tinkled pink and thrilled to death are good AmE equivalents.

I see.

Is it tickled on tinkled?

Just curious...

laepelba · #31 March 31, 2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by chileno

I see.

Is it tickled on tinkled?

Just curious...

Oh, it's definitely "tickled". Um, the other word refers to ... well, let's just say, "number one".

Ambarina · #32 March 31, 2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by chileno

I found several places, but here are the two best places. :-).

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/dialects//

http://www.es-xchange.com/2008/10/13...ibrary-update/

I just took a quick look at these (I'll delve a bit more when I've got some more time) and they seem to be better than the ones I've found in the past. Thank you.

chileno · #33 March 31, 2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by laepelba

Oh, it's definitely "tickled". Um, the other word refers to ... well, let's just say, "number one".

I saw that. But I also encountered Tinkled pink and I could not find a meaning for it. Hence my question. :-)

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Originally Posted by Ambarina

I just took a quick look at these (I'll delve a bit more when I've got some more time) and they seem to be better than the ones I've found in the past. Thank you.

You are very welcome.

laepelba · #34 March 31, 2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by chileno

I saw that. But I also encountered Tinkled pink and I could not find a meaning for it. Hence my question. :-)

Oh. Well, I do believe that the "correct" phrase is "tickled". Not sure that I've ever heard it another way. Rusty probably has a website.........

Ambarina · #35 March 31, 2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chileno

I thought of it as "tickled pink" at firt. Now that laepelba mentioned it, I went to look it up and it seems to mean "jadear".

According to Merriam-Webster :

Main Entry: 2chuff Function:intransitive verb Etymology:imitativeDate:1914 : to produce noisy exhaust or exhalations : proceed or operate with chuffs <the chuffing and snorting of switch engines — Paul Gallico>

Chileno, there's no panting (jadear) involved I can assure you .

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Originally Posted by Rusty

The dictionary isn't giving the British usage. Chuffed to bits is actually a shorter form of chuffed to little mint balls.
Tinkled pink and thrilled to death are good AmE equivalents.

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Originally Posted by laepelba

chuffed to little mint balls........... ugh!

My reaction precisely laepelba.

Never knew that one Rusty - the "little mint balls" bit. No te acostarás sin saber una cosa más.

I think it's kind of got a self-satisfied tinge to it. Tickled pink with self-satisfaction.

laepelba · #36 March 31, 2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ambarina

I think it's kind of got a self-satisfied tinge to it. Tickled pink with self-satisfaction.

Sounds good..............

**Rusty** · #37 March 31, 2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by laepelba

Oh, it's definitely "tickled". Um, the other word refers to ... well, let's just say, "number one".

Agree!
@Chileno: I meant tickled pink! I mistyped it.

chileno · #38 March 31, 2009, 12:36 PM

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Chileno, there's no panting (jadear) involved I can assure you .

I understand, however, after I saw that definition, I thought that somehow you were stating you were left without breath...

But I failed to mention it.

Total, nunca falta, si es por jadear o que darse sin aliento...

Anyway, thank you Rusty and laepelba.

Today I learnt about tinkling...

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