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Hmm...Cantonese and Hokkien wear words being thrown about in school eh? There are very few parts in the world where this is likely...whereabouts are you from, ESB?Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:What the hell is "tosser" supposed to mean?
I have heard "fei gei cheung" being used to refer to flat-chested women.
The Hokkien for masturbation is "pa chiu cheng" or PCC for short (we used to throw this around in school a lot)
Singapore. I live in a progressive multicultural society, not Malaysia.kheegan wrote: Hmm...Cantonese and Hokkien wear words being thrown about in school eh? There are very few parts in the world where this is likely...whereabouts are you from, ESB?
Are you in Malaysia or Singapore?
KG
LOL! Hahaha, I can understand that one!I have heard "fei gei cheung" being used to refer to flat-chested women.
Get a flatchested woman. Take off her shirt and her bra (in other words don't just pick any old woman from the street, do it to your girlfriend/sister/mom/whatever). Lay her down on a bed and look closely.innerbrat wrote:
Not sure why you'd call flat-chested women an airport...
Ummm.....you don't get out enough?Andrew J. wrote:I have read British authors that used both "arse" and "ass", but I have never seen an American use "arse". Wassupwitdat?
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote: Singapore. I live in a progressive multicultural society, not Malaysia.
Kiasuness detected... Chee sin! Hai ya, sui zai ah...kheegan wrote:Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote: Singapore. I live in a progressive multicultural society, not Malaysia.
Antikiasu field activated
French, German, and Nordic languages make up the majority of English, but we add words from other languages as they become useful. In Florida, for example, probably a good 5% of the language is Spanish now (the ever-infamous Spanglish). There are areas with more of a French influence (parts of Louisiana), and there are parts of Orlando with a Russian influence. American English is not a static language, but rather a large number of related but slightly different languages that are understandable across a wide range of peoples. The British, Australians, Irish, and most of the Scottish are understandable to a decently educated American, but I will say the Welsh are nearly unintelligible to me (even when using Standard English).Admiral Valdemar wrote:TrailerParkJawa wrote:Well which language isn't? French and Spanish and Italian are descended from Latin, German and Scandinavian languages make up English.
There is olnly one English language, but there are many dialects e.g. Cockney, Brummie, Yorkshire, Australian, American, Afro-Carribean and so on.
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