| Author | Message | ||
     Cityxslicker |
Ask and ye shall receive took me entirely too many years to find out what the hell a Pram was ... still doesn't make much sense | ||
| Britchri10 |
Perambulator..... | ||
| Hughlysses |
Well please enlighten us! Monty Python has already been responsible for a significant amount of my vocabulary growth, forcing me to look up words such as budgie and pederast. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Actually one of the more heightened and aggressive geek battles of college linguistics.... It was offered that it meant baby carriage - I didn't think that made any sense upon further review - I aligned with the small boat tender used to move, tow, or guide barges through channels .... it is still a bitter debate among those that were there. but there was much drinking that nite, and the tale is lives on in the same proportion of the argument over regular, phillips, or hex head screw driver translations Solved by my room-mate from Moscow; His answer - which ever one they bring you - tell them to get the other. | ||
| Britchri10 |
Perambulator: One that Perambulates (WTH?) It means baby carriage in England. It's not a stroller as the baby lies on its back in a "pram". (A stroller is called a pushchair in England.) To perambulate: To walk. Therefore, It's a recumbent baby stroller that you push/walk behind. Chris C Edited for content (Message edited by britchri10 on October 18, 2012) | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
What Chris said. First time I said to an American who was getting agitated "Alright, don't throw your toys out of the pram." meaning that he shouldn't get himself angry to no purpose, he just looked blankly at me & said "What?" Fun stuff language. | ||
| Kenm123t |
The English and Americans two peoples separated by a Common language | ||
| Britchri10 |
Grumpy: You stole my next post. I'm currently "in college" & am completing composition 101. I learned the hard way that you only submit the minimum to pass the week. I applied that theorem to BW & my next ref' was gonna be Pram/rattle. Bwah. Chris C | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Calm down Chris, no need to spit the dummy.  | ||
| Brumbear |
I remember my friends grandfather was about half in the bag watching an Old firm match(go Rangers) and he didn't want us in the house so he gave Stephen $5 and said eer's a fiverr go blo the boys. We went friggen crazy laughing, I am guessing it meant get the boys a drink but Stephen was so mad he through us out. My Grandfather was Scottish as well but I never heard him use that expression. I remember being a little kid and him saying Daavay git me wellies and I looked at him like he had 3 heads and he just started laughing. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
the ex always had problems with this one the silly English Kenig-yeits the look on her face when I sounded it out and spelled K-N-I-G-H-T-S on white board was priceless |
