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British English vs American English
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| December 21st, 2011 at 9:24:26 AM permalink | |
| MathExtremist Member since: Aug 31, 2010 Threads: 46 Posts: 2521 | The Wiktionary entry for "pongy" was originally penned over 7 years ago so it can't be that recent a phenomenon. "In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563 |
| December 21st, 2011 at 10:01:23 AM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3108 |
It's not. It to me is a bit of a late 80's-early 90's word, or used by the upper classes instead of smelly. I don't think I've heard the word used in a long time. However, I could be losing touch slowly, as I don't get steeped in UK slang as much any more. I still use dodgy all the time though :) "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
| February 24th, 2012 at 5:04:11 PM permalink | |
| pacomartin Member since: Jan 14, 2010 Threads: 547 Posts: 6208 | The Big Bang Theory joke about the subjunctive mood while Sheldon is playing the Bongo Drums (time 16:00-16:30). Sheldon corrects Penny for improper use of the subjunctive (at 3 in the morning). It's the first time I've ever heard a joke on TV about grammatical mood. I posted this on the English thread, but it's more of a problem in Spanish where the improper use of the subjunctive is a major issue. In English you can get away with it. Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly -Edgar, betrayed son of Gloucester in King Lear |
| February 24th, 2012 at 5:25:54 PM permalink | |
| Switch Member since: Apr 29, 2010 Threads: 5 Posts: 401 | IN the UK if something 'pongs' then it means it smells. As far as I know it's been around for ages - as far as I can remember anyway. |
| February 24th, 2012 at 5:48:01 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6403 |
They say if you went back 100 years in London, a modern Englishman wouldn't be able to understand the slang spoken in the streets, its changed so much from then to now. One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
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