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Dr Jack
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08-31-2004 11:03 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
08-31-2004 10:57 AM

Britishers? And you complain about us using non-words!
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Do Britishers really pronounce "temporally" and "temporarily" the exact same way?
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Some do, yes.
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And is there really such a word as "nackers", and if so, what does it mean?
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Yup, it's venacular for testicles - although I believe it actually has a silent 'k', as in 'knackers'. You could also be refering to a 'knackers' yard' which is a place old horses would be 'retired' to (i.e. sent off to be processed into glue and other horse derivatives). Knackered on the other hand originally meant 'sexually tired' but has changed into a more general meaning of 'tired'.
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That help?
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09-01-2004 5:20 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by Mammuthus
09-01-2004 4:33 AM

"Mr Jack" writes:
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Knackered on the other hand originally meant 'sexually tired' but has changed into a more general meaning of 'tired'.
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09-16-2004 7:15 AM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Percy
09-01-2004 2:54 PM

Re: More Britishisms
What are "ponces"? Neglectful people? Dunces? Ne'er-do-wells?
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Fops. Not neccesarily homosexuals, but defininetly camp.
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09-16-2004 7:16 AM 		Reply to: Message 20 by nator
09-05-2004 12:02 PM

Re: More Britishisms
But isn't a fag a cigarette?
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Yup - as in 'Aahm avin a faaggg'
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