KingsX Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 21 minutes ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said: let's just say a "fanny pack" is out of the question. I was here for over 18 months before I knew "Belvoir" was "Beaver" I live a block from Belvoir Blvd ... and anybody calling it "Beaver Boulevard" would get the same reaction you got for "fanny pack" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 17 August 2021 Author Share Posted 17 August 2021 29 minutes ago, bovril said: Stupid also considering soccer is a UK word originally and was regularly used up until about the 70s I think. Agree with the 1st part but I never heard anyone call it soccer, not even in the 60s until I started reading and hearing about soccer in the USA with the likes of Bobby Moore playing in the North American Soccer League in the mid-70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 1 minute ago, davieG said: Agree with the 1st part but I never heard anyone call it soccer, not even in the 60s until I started reading and hearing about soccer in the USA with the likes of Bobby Moore playing in the North American Soccer League in the mid-70s Star Soccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 7 minutes ago, davieG said: Agree with the 1st part but I never heard anyone call it soccer, not even in the 60s until I started reading and hearing about soccer in the USA with the likes of Bobby Moore playing in the North American Soccer League in the mid-70s I'm sure I've seen old Pathe films with many mentions of "soccer". Also when my Dad went to uni in the early 60s and said he played football he was asked "rugger or soccer?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 17 August 2021 Author Share Posted 17 August 2021 14 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: Star Soccer 5 minutes ago, bovril said: I'm sure I've seen old Pathe films with many mentions of "soccer". Also when my Dad went to uni in the early 60s and said he played football he was asked "rugger or soccer?". Fair point but I never heard anyone call it soccer in any conversations I had at school, college and work although we weren’t allowed to play football at my secondary school only Rugby, ironic really when it was like a prep school for Borstal and probably a breeding ground for the hooligans of the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spudulike Posted 17 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 17 August 2021 26 minutes ago, KingsX said: I live a block from Belvoir Blvd ... and anybody calling it "Beaver Boulevard" would get the same reaction you got for "fanny pack" 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 Opened the thread expecting Danny Murphy to have slagged us off but instead opened an English lesson. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 17 August 2021 Author Share Posted 17 August 2021 10 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Opened the thread expecting Danny Murphy to have slagged us off but instead opened an English lesson. American English lessons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 39 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Opened the thread expecting Danny Murphy to have slagged us off but instead opened an English lesson. Murphy's not big on English lessons. Prefers maths. Like join up any 3 players and you have a triangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioFox Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 (edited) sorry for derailing this thread amazing how easy some of you are to wind up Edited 17 August 2021 by OntarioFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AmyLGK Posted 17 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 17 August 2021 Off topic, but loving seeing all the leicester city shirts being worn in the audience at the snooker 💙 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Large's Black Book Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 22 minutes ago, AmyLGK said: Off topic, but loving seeing all the leicester city shirts being worn in the audience at the snooker 💙 shirt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarriedaLeicesterGirl Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 2 hours ago, Line-X said: Realise - not 'realize'. No, it's spelt with a "z" -- and that's "zee" not "zed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 Torture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 17 August 2021 Share Posted 17 August 2021 3 hours ago, Line-X said: Realise - not 'realize'. I think the ize ending predates the ise, and is another example of Americans retaining aspects of English we have since changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioFox Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 3 hours ago, Frank Large's Black Book said: shirt when I turn the thread into an argument about language and etymology.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UpTheLeagueFox Posted 18 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 18 August 2021 10 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: maffs. "You do the maffs" 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 5 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: "You do the maffs" I love this. Spurs go down in history as the first team to come third in a two-horse race. Utterly wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 9 hours ago, bovril said: I think the ize ending predates the ise, and is another example of Americans retaining aspects of English we have since changed. No. That's not true. Those words all originated from French words, which have 's's and not 'z's. I think most of the words that are spelt differently in American English are down to one man who wanted to simplify the language and wrote the first American English dictionary. He even wanted to change 'women' to 'wimmin.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BirminghamFox Posted 18 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 18 August 2021 6 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said: "You do the maffs" Okay, I've just done the maffs! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ealingfox Posted 18 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 18 August 2021 And we've now come fifth in a four horse race twice in two seasons, so should probably pipe down about that one now. 9 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_fox Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 9 minutes ago, ealingfox said: And we've now come fifth in a four horse race twice in two seasons, so should probably pipe down about that one now. That sounds like something a secret spuds fan would say..... He's a witch!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coolhandfox Posted 18 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 18 August 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, ealingfox said: And we've now come fifth in a four horse race twice in two seasons, so should probably pipe down about that one now. Yeah gutted we didn't get the top 4 trophy. Spurs have a cabinet full of them. Pop over to the https://thefightingcock.co.uk/ and ask them if they would swap all their top 4 finishes since 2015/2016 for winning the league. Football is about rivalry and banter, if only fans from success clubs could take the piss it would be a little boring. Edited 18 August 2021 by coolhandfox 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 1 hour ago, Raw Dykes said: No. That's not true. Those words all originated from French words, which have 's's and not 'z's. I think most of the words that are spelt differently in American English are down to one man who wanted to simplify the language and wrote the first American English dictionary. He even wanted to change 'women' to 'wimmin.' Ah ok, I am sure I'd read it somewhere. I was always under the impression that US English spelling had actually been standardized before British English, and that there were different acceptable spellings in the UK at the time (such as the ise / ize). "Wimmin" would be cool to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxinsocks Posted 18 August 2021 Share Posted 18 August 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, bovril said: Ah ok, I am sure I'd read it somewhere. I was always under the impression that US English spelling had actually been standardized before British English, and that there were different acceptable spellings in the UK at the time (such as the ise / ize). "Wimmin" would be cool to be honest. I likes wimmin. I dive in the pool and off I go. Edited 18 August 2021 by foxinsocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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