Lets talk English English!
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Bollocks, English schools always have and always will teach and say it as ZED!CoverYourHead said:
If you want i'll send you a tape of me reading a nice English Novel, like Great Expectations, or Animal Farm.
Colour, taps, pint of lager, Warwick, Wanker, Tosser, Aubergine, Arse and embarrass. These are all proper English words or spellings (most of which my American cousin has tried and failed to pronounce/spell properly) that i can think of. Did you also know that the British Billion is a million, million and the American Biliion is a thousand, million.
And on the subject of the 'british' Accent, which were you refering to? Queens English, geordie, yorkshire, lancashire, liverpudlian, cornish, edimburgh, glaswegian, Northern Irish, bristol, somerset, Northern Welsh, Southern Welsh, brummy, East Anglian etc.
It is not an urban legend.
Secondly
The longbow was a welsh invention, hence its name of the Welsh longbow. The legend of its discovery was that a English (read Norman) Knight was riding through Wales during the conquest of it. A Welsh longbow man shot an arrow through his leg into the saddle. The Knight turned and fled. However, the archer shot another Arrow through his opposite leg, thus pinning him to the saddle. The King, upon finding this out, decided that Longbows were the way to go.
Henceforth, all English men had to practice with the longbow, on Sunday, after church. This was at the butts. Thus the English army was reformed, allowing them to dominate the Hundred Years war until Joan of Arc.
The longbow was amazing. A trained longbow man can: (I have seen this personally, in real life), fire 22 arrows a minute, all on target. He could also rival Legolas in shooting skill.
(He strung 2 arrows, and shot then into each eye of a skull from 100 yards.)
The men captured during the war were archers in the English army. Thus leading them to be English.
Secondly
Ah. The longbowmen were English.Lukeje said:
The longbow was a welsh invention, hence its name of the Welsh longbow. The legend of its discovery was that a English (read Norman) Knight was riding through Wales during the conquest of it. A Welsh longbow man shot an arrow through his leg into the saddle. The Knight turned and fled. However, the archer shot another Arrow through his opposite leg, thus pinning him to the saddle. The King, upon finding this out, decided that Longbows were the way to go.
Henceforth, all English men had to practice with the longbow, on Sunday, after church. This was at the butts. Thus the English army was reformed, allowing them to dominate the Hundred Years war until Joan of Arc.
The longbow was amazing. A trained longbow man can: (I have seen this personally, in real life), fire 22 arrows a minute, all on target. He could also rival Legolas in shooting skill.
(He strung 2 arrows, and shot then into each eye of a skull from 100 yards.)
The men captured during the war were archers in the English army. Thus leading them to be English.
The English army was made up of both Welshmen and Englishmen (what with the English ruling over us at that point in time). Considering the Welshmen's great experience with the longbow, it would seem likely that many of the archers were Welsh (a quick google search suggests most of the archers, but none of the sources are particularly reliable).microwaviblerabbit said:
I, as a young brit, am here to indulge your need for knowledge of British vocabulary!Mimsofthedawg said:
In regards to tosser: No we do mean it to insinuate that the gentleman it is directed at more often than is decent performs sexual actions upon his own person in a disrespectable manner.
By which I mean it actually does mean wanker.
I also love using that onedragon_of_red said:
. There is something satisfying about the word bollocks. That pisses me off, along with the subtitles in train-spotting for the American version.atol said:
WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE. In fact we don't just speak the same language we speak real English. It probably is not much better in any way but I would at least feel less bias against Americans if they stopped this sort of thing. Sorry for the Brit rant, just needed that off my chest.
Anyway: Here are some common language translations for those wanting to go a little native: Sidewalk=pavement Mall=Supermarket Ass=Arse. Candy=Sweets
And most confusing is Pants. The things you wear underneath are considered pants or underwear in Britain, and the things you wear on top of those are considered trousers. So saying you are gonna take off your pants is a little more distressing here in British.
no, we very literally do. Even in scotland. Since my early education was in the US, this confused me a mighty bit.zeldakong64 said:
Oright mate? slap a couple o bangers on the grill, we got 'stenders ta watch!
Don't forget the scottish favourite, the Poliss. (Yes, that's pronounced "Po-liss")conqueror Kenny said:
Heh, bouncers are fun people really. Apart from when 3 of them gang up on you and kill you, like what happened near me recentlyGreyfox105 said:
And I've always been a fan of the phrases "the dog's bollocks/ mutt's nuts" and "jog on". I dont like to use em too much though, it weakens them
Also around my way (Shropshire. Lots of farms and cows and hills and pubs.) people often say "old" as "auld" for some reason. It sounds pretty cool, but only if you have the right accent. Also my my relatives from Manchester say "darkie" as a umbrella term for non-whites, which I've never heard anyplace else. But that's because they're a bit racist
I also like the word nonce. [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nonce] It's used for pedos, but I think you can kind of use it as a term for anyone who's not quite right.
Also, can anyone tell me how the word shite came about? I would research it, but I'm too tired
Oh God.Wasder said:
I agree some were Welsh. That I do not contest. I guess a better description would be an insult of the medieval English army, since of the different nationalities involved. They were all under the banner of the King of England though, so the French would not have cared if you were English or Welsh.Lukeje said:
You missed outconqueror Kenny said:
Plods
Coppers
The fools (Yes I have heard this one used.)
I do so love "The filth" It sounds so cool. In fact I am gonna start using that. Even here in Britain it is scarcely used any more.
They'd also be less likely to cut your fingers off as just, you know, kill you.microwaviblerabbit said:
The subtitles in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels were purely for comedic effect; they're there in the "English English" version.Mr Companion said:
Ah yes, we geordies have the most amazing dialect in the world don't we, It's a mix of the scottish and english accent, with gaelic words and even a few more scandinavian phrases. You want to hear a great english accent you need to go up north.bluepilot said:
Why would they want to kill you? They are marking you for the rest of your life and sending a message to all those you see you. Think Inglorious Bastards. You are marking them with what they were known most for. Also you are permanently disarming them. Meaning if they manage to rejoin their side, they are useless. The war was over 100 years. That is a lot of time for propaganda like this to sink in.Lukeje said:
Secondly, prisoners are a bargaining tool. Killing them all outright would be a waste. Plus they are Catholics like you. You are not supposed to kill unarmed prisoners, especially if you are big into Chivalry like the French were. Also excessive killing often upsets the pope. (See William the Conqueror).
