more american vocabulary help
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:03 pmSo do US types use the word "pong" to mean an unpleasant smell? Because I got some blank looks.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:03 pmRe: more american vocabulary help
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:03 pmNot where I live. Usually refers to the old arcade game or a shortened version of "ping pong"/table tennis.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:40 pmmuy_thaiguy wrote:Not where I live. Usually refers to the old arcade game or a shortened version of "ping pong"/table tennis.
This.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:39 pmKinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:43 pmjonesthecurl wrote:Kinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.
Don't worry about it, we do share a language, but slang differs from one dialect to the next. There are plenty of jokes that translate well to any native English speaker.
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:44 amNope....lol. Much like "Bog roll".....dont try that either....
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:58 am"The pacifier is in the bassinette" had to be translated for me.
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:11 amPong is also a drinking game
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:15 pmMy wife has used "bog roll" before, but I never heard her use "pong". She knew it, just hasn't used it around me. And I never knew pong could be used for stinky.
Bollocks in 2015.
Bollocks in 2015.
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:37 pmCurrently my only experience with the word involves the use of "Beer Pong" which consists of trying to bounce a ping pong ball into a plastic cup. Since this involves beer, perhaps the smell of old beer might be indicated, but I've never thought of it in that way.
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:05 pmIt appears it's standard British slang, but I hadn't realized it was only British.
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:16 amNever heard it used in Canada. Perhaps the Aussies and Kiwis use the term.
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:05 pmI took my daughter to a show when she was about 3 - she's almost 18 now but still remembers the silly song (to the tune of "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen...")
Smelly socks, smelly socks,
wear them all day long!
Smelly socks, smelly socks, ooh they really pong!
They need a wash, soon as can be,
Smelly socks. Smelly socks. Smelly socks.
Smelly socks, smelly socks,
wear them all day long!
Smelly socks, smelly socks, ooh they really pong!
They need a wash, soon as can be,
Smelly socks. Smelly socks. Smelly socks.
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:36 amAnd "socks" are a weird British reference to.....? 
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:57 amnotyou2 wrote:Pong is also a drinking game
Well, beer pong, but yeah. Other than those, never heard it used for "stench".
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:34 pmPong
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:57 pmThe joke was about the time it took between a pong and a wii. Seek medical help.
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:53 pmjonesthecurl wrote:The joke was about the time it took between a pong and a wii. Seek medical help.
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:05 amsubtleknifewield wrote:jonesthecurl wrote:Kinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.
Don't worry about it, we do share a language, but slang differs from one dialect to the next. There are plenty of jokes that translate well to any native English speaker.
This could be a portion of your audience at any given show.
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:18 amSlang across the pond can be a loosely filled land mine.
It reminds me of the time my mother (long before she was married) invited her boyfriend from Bermuda to a Broadway Musical.
The Musical's name was ...
"Fanny"
Note: if you don't understand the problem, you are from the American side of the pond.
It reminds me of the time my mother (long before she was married) invited her boyfriend from Bermuda to a Broadway Musical.
The Musical's name was ...
"Fanny"
Note: if you don't understand the problem, you are from the American side of the pond.