mrichmon said:
Hahaha...But "Seppo" doesnt rhyme with "Yank"
Go on. Give them the "full" version, then it'll make sense.
(BTW , greetings from New Zild, and apologies to the original poster for taking this thread way, way, way Off Topic)
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Hahaha...But "Seppo" doesnt rhyme with "Yank"
Go on. Give them the "full" version, then it'll make sense.
(BTW , greetings from New Zild, and apologies to the original poster for taking this thread way, way, way Off Topic)
mrichmon said:
'Yank' is tolerable, but please not 'seppo' ! (Septic Tank=Yank). If you're from the Northeast of the USA as I am, we call ourselves yanks, and take no offense to that. As far as the rest of the world goes, all Americans are called Yanks, but in the US itself, anyone in the South would take offense to the word 'yank'.
So, yank is okay with some in the US, not okay with others in the US, but please not 'seppo'!
http://www.world-aluminium.org/history/language.html - once upon a time even us Brits called it 'aluminum'.
But even then I think we would have pronounced it 'alewminum' rather than the 'aloominum' common in the US.
Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue' is an interesting read, especially for language nazis (like me???) who think that there is only one way of spelling and pronouncing the English language.
But even then I think we would have pronounced it 'alewminum' rather than the 'aloominum' common in the US.
Bill Bryson's 'Mother Tongue' is an interesting read, especially for language nazis (like me???) who think that there is only one way of spelling and pronouncing the English language.
thewhitehart said:
Why would you take offense? There is none intended with the term. You guys need to realise that we aren't trying to piss you off, we're nice people.
We understand about the whole civil war thing you guys had but really, c'mon, there's no other word we can call you guys that is inclusive of everyone from the US. "Americans" doesn't work, "Statesians" sounds stupid and as for the whole north/south division you guys (still??) have going on, are we supposed to discriminate between north and south and call northerners "seppos" and southerners....um....what rhymes with "confederate."
You can come over here and call me a "skip" to my face and I won't care cause I know you don't mean to upset or offend me (trust me, you wouldn't want to...).
So Seppos it is, don't like it? Don't care.
Oh man, this should be a lot of fun. Dance puppets, DANCE!!!!
Why is it called English and not American English? By simple logic 'English' should give me the English I (try to ) use. The being some where called England, and using English, you'd think that that's what it'll be. As far as I know, most place (that don't have English as a first language) are tought British English, so having the rest of the English version hidden (you have to scole) is quite a mistake by Apple IMO. They should atleast have it called "American English" or something.
Also, what about the dictionary? Can I change that to British English? I might use it then...
Thanks for help, I would not have been able to fix this if a didn't click this by mistake!
EDIT: looking at the list again, there is a US English on there, as well as the English (which is US) and the others? Anyone know if there's a difference?
) use. The being some where called England, and using English, you'd think that that's what it'll be. As far as I know, most place (that don't have English as a first language) are tought British English, so having the rest of the English version hidden (you have to scole) is quite a mistake by Apple IMO. They should atleast have it called "American English" or something.Also, what about the dictionary? Can I change that to British English? I might use it then...
Thanks for help, I would not have been able to fix this if a didn't click this by mistake!
EDIT: looking at the list again, there is a US English on there, as well as the English (which is US) and the others? Anyone know if there's a difference?
Kimi said:Why is it called English and not American English? By simple logic 'English' should give me the English I (try to
If I had to guess, it's probably just that Apple is a U.S. company and the vast majority of its sales are here. I don't know that it's a mistake as much as an assumption. Or maybe they worry that calling it "American English" would confuse Americans.
Cockney rhyming slang actually, without wishing to sound like to much of a James BluntChundles said:Ancient Australian dialect, rhymes with "Yank."
Yank = Septic Tank = Seppo
Now there's a language option they should put in Leopard...Nickygoat said:
I lived in the East Midlands, where the word "duck" is used affectionately by the old folks (especially old horny women).
I've heard it used in the past, although it's used more over Lancashire way. Bet Lynch used to use the term a lot on Coronation Street, if I remember rightly.zephead said:Hehe, Wikipedia says in northern England, the word "cock" is used affectionately like "love" or "sweetie".
If you called a stranger a cock on this side of the Pennines, you'd probably get a smack in the face for your troubles.