Divided by a common language

[jehoram]

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pen/pin

I read somewhere that in Texas, there's a full vowel reversal, where "pin" is pronounced "pen" and "hem" is pronounced "him" as in "Let me pen up the him on that dress."

And in parts of New York, "toilet" is pronounced "terlet" and "earn" is pronounced "oin" so that you get a heating device called an "erl boiner."

 

[oggbashan]

In my recent story:

https://www.literotica.com/s/new-year-roadkill

One of the characters falls of a kerb. The comments debate what a 'kerb' is...

 

[yowser]

In my recent story:

https://www.literotica.com/s/new-year-roadkill

One of the characters falls of a kerb. The comments debate what a 'kerb' is...

The first time I read 'kerb crawling' (in search of prostitutes) as an American, I was fascinated. I don't remember where I encountered it, likely a newspaper.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

I read somewhere that in Texas, there's a full vowel reversal, where "pin" is pronounced "pen" and "hem" is pronounced "him" as in "Let me pen up the him on that dress."

And in parts of New York, "toilet" is pronounced "terlet" and "earn" is pronounced "oin" so that you get a heating device called an "erl boiner."

Toity poiple boids
sittin' on the coib,
a-choipin' an' a-boipin',
An' eatin' doity woims...

 

[oggbashan]

The first time I read 'kerb crawling' (in search of prostitutes) as an American, I was fascinated. I don't remember where I encountered it, likely a newspaper.

In some parts of the UK, the edge of a pavement (sidewalk in US) is called a curb, but other parts only use curb for part of a horse's harness.

Kerb or Curb is the edge of the pavement/sidewalk where it meets the carriageway ( = pavement or roadway in US?).

 

[jehoram]

Toity poiple boids
sittin' on the coib,
a-choipin' an' a-boipin',
An' eatin' doity woims...

Oh, Lori, you know how great poetry brings a tear to my eye.

 

[jehoram]

And I remember being confused when I read in a British book where a boat was dragged ashore onto the shingle. The only shingle I'd heard of was the kind you put on the roof of a house. I drew the conclusion that the beach had a lot of slate on it.

It was only later that I learned that "shingle" meant small, loose stones, the kind we would call "gravel" here in the US.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

Oh, Lori, you know how great poetry brings a tear to my eye.

There's another one I've always loved:

Der spring is sprung, the grass is riz,
oi wonder where dem boidies is;
der little boids is on der wing; ain't dat absoid,
der little wings is on the boids

Every time I hear that I'm reminded of those wonderful technicolor Tony Curtis 'armor and cod-piece' epics where he rides up to the king and says something like "yawr myajesty, oi bring you woid from moi faddah!"

 

[SimonDoom]

There's another one I've always loved:

Der spring is sprung, the grass is riz,
oi wonder where dem boidies is;
der little boids is on der wing; ain't dat absoid,
der little wings is on the boids

Every time I hear that I'm reminded of those wonderful technicolor Tony Curtis 'armor and cod-piece' epics where he rides up to the king and says something like "yawr myajesty, oi bring you woid from moi faddah!"

Oi'm Spahtacus. Fuggidebouddit.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

Oi'm Spahtacus. Fuggidebouddit.

tempted to ask if you've seen the 'Spartacus' TV series, with Liam McIntyre, John Hannah, and lots of very naked Lucy Lawless (Xenia: Warrior Princess; hubby could watch parts of her act all day long...)

 

[oggbashan]

And I remember being confused when I read in a British book where a boat was dragged ashore onto the shingle. The only shingle I'd heard of was the kind you put on the roof of a house. I drew the conclusion that the beach had a lot of slate on it.

It was only later that I learned that "shingle" meant small, loose stones, the kind we would call "gravel" here in the US.

Most 'shingle' is far bigger than gravel.

And it can be a bugger to walk on. Chesil Beach in Dorset is miles of shingle, graded from fist sized boulders to almost gravel.

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.tripadvisor.com%2Fmedia%2Fphoto-s%2F06%2F12%2Fd8%2F8c%2Fplaying-with-pebbles.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcharismaticplanet.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2FLarge-chert-and-flint-shingle-near-the-Portland-southern-entrance-to-beach-747x560.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

 

[SimonDoom]

tempted to ask if you've seen the 'Spartacus' TV series, with Liam McIntyre, John Hannah, and lots of very naked Lucy Lawless (Xenia: Warrior Princess; hubby could watch parts of her act all day long...)

No, I never did, but I heard about the nudity.

 

[SamScribble]

tempted to ask if you've seen the 'Spartacus' TV series, with Liam McIntyre, John Hannah, and lots of very naked Lucy Lawless (Xenia: Warrior Princess; hubby could watch parts of her act all day long...)

In another life, I produced a number of 'voice over' sessions with Lucy Lawless. She was a lovely woman. Very professional. And very passionate about the environment, as I recall.

 

[jehoram]

Every time I hear that I'm reminded of those wonderful technicolor Tony Curtis 'armor and cod-piece' epics where he rides up to the king and says something like "yawr myajesty, oi bring you woid from moi faddah!"

There was talk of a line that Tony Curtis was alleged to have said: "Yondah lies da castle of my fadda." But Tony's fans denied that he ever said it. They're right. But the line might actually be "Yondah lies da palace of my fadda the Caliph" from "Son of Ali Baba."

 

[JaxRhapsody]

In some parts of the UK, the edge of a pavement (sidewalk in US) is called a curb, but other parts only use curb for part of a horse's harness.

Kerb or Curb is the edge of the pavement/sidewalk where it meets the carriageway ( = pavement or roadway in US?).

Yes, that portion of concrete between the sidewalk and sometimes easement(govt owned grass sometimes with planted.trees that the citizens must upkeep) is called a curb here. If there is no curb, the edge where the sidewalk or grass(yard or easment) meets the road is called a curb... probably out of habit. Also where the term curb-stomp comes from.