Bocky Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Me: Oh, shoot. Dd12: You can't use that word. Me: It's a replacement word, not an actual bad word. Dd12: It's a bad word here in England. Me: Dd, where do you live? I think I might have assigned too much British literature... for the record, we live in America. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 :laugh: um, yeah, Ron Weasly uses Bl** dy He*l too often in the HP movies, I had to remind the kids that it is a really not-nice phrase in England and to not use it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I use to prefer all of the British spellings like colour instead of color, also from too much Brit Lit I'm sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 :laugh: um, yeah, Ron Weasly uses Bl** dy He*l too often in the HP movies, I had to remind the kids that it is a really not-nice phrase in England and to not use it. Where as I think my DH would LOVE it if the kids started saying that phrase. I'm sure of it, actually. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I use to prefer all of the British spellings like colour instead of color, also from too much Brit Lit I'm sure. No it's cause they're inherently better 😠2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Me: Oh, shoot. Dd12: You can't use that word. Me: It's a replacement word, not an actual bad word. Dd12: It's a bad word here in England. Me: Dd, where do you live? I think I might have assigned too much British literature... for the record, we live in America. LOL! I found out a couple of weeks ago that DD thought we lived in South America. *sigh* 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Do you live in the American South? I always think of Ron's Bloody H*ll as the stoner "F*ing A!" of my younger days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Lol! Just a little disoriented, that's all 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocky Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Where as I think my DH would LOVE it if the kids started saying that phrase. I'm sure of it, actually. I think "Bl***y ***l" is Ron's signature phrase. Favorite Brit word in our house at the moment is "jolly", as in the "the jolly dog has done it again." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocky Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 No it's cause they're inherently better 😠My dds would strenuously disagree. I may happen to be an ex-pat Kiwi, and my resulting vowel sounds have rendered many a spelling lesson deeply challenging for my hapless American daughters. Me: "Worr-terr." Dd: "Mom, can you say it in American?" Me: "um, wah-tah?" Dd: "How many "r"s?" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.