Snookums33OPJoburg, Gauteng South Africa5,760 posts
I have a habit of saying "ISIT?", which in direct translation to English from Afrikaans, is exactly that "Is it?" U actually query the question being asked in an innocent way, and everyone starts to explain in detail. Good, I hate asking questions !!!
We have a saying- Bob's your uncle- it means that things are fine... However, more and more people are now saying -Robert's your mothers brother... which means the exact same thing, its just more discreet.
Snookums33OPJoburg, Gauteng South Africa5,760 posts
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one speech error that grinds my gears is when, here in America, people are just to lazy to say "you" properly
An example would be in the Bob Dylan song "I Want You". We have a tendency to say: I want choo...I want choo, Honey I want choo so bad!
Once while leading choir practice, this issue came up. I made the choir rehearse the song over and over again, until the 15th time I told them what the problem was. Never again did I hear the word choo in a song.
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It just rolls off ur tongue !