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    Default Re: Divided by a common language

    yeah, the possibility of the existence of a god is a never-ending source of problems
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    Larry the word bumbershoot is actually American in origin and has been mistakenly attributed to British English almost since it was created.
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    i've never heard of the word bumbershoot

    the word bum however has a completely different meaning in uk english than it does in us english
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    Here Bum can mean two things depending on how you use it. If you fall on your bum you are falling on your rear, if you say that guy is a bum you are saying he is a beggar.
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    And what about 'bummed out' which means depressed about something?
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    I forgot about that one. and if you say "what a bummer" you are referring to something that causes you to feel depressed or bummed out.
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    Default Re: Divided by a common language

    Or just 'bummer' as in the 60s.....
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    Default Re: Divided by a common language

    Quote Originally Posted by Karateed View Post
    Or just 'bummer' as in the 60s.....
    a bummer in the uk is very broadly speaking a male homosexual (derogatory)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Soquili View Post
    Larry the word bumbershoot is actually American in origin and has been mistakenly attributed to British English almost since it was created.
    Thanks for that information Bill, I like the term no matter it's origin.
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    I remember as a kid in the early 80s watching an episode of Airwolf and two women were flying airwolf being chased by a guy in another helicopter and said over the radio to them 'I'm gonna blow your fannies out of the air' now being that I am from the uk and was watching this during a saturday afternoon, this left me very confused indeed.
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