keestha Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Just wondering, after having to look up the expression "jonesing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Move this to general forum. Hardly phuket related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Move this to general forum. Hardly phuket related. Moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Move this to general forum. Hardly phuket related. Moving I must say I'm more interested in the results for the Phuket forum than the general forum. For me it would be Phuket related, and I can imagine it would be the same for the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Exactly. It was meant to be Phuket forum related. Edited May 12, 2013 by keestha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 ¡Sí! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) <p>I used to think I was, then I met a bunch of the other native English speakers here and I don't understand half the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Especially those from Scotland (no offense intended, I just struggle with the accent)</p> Edited May 12, 2013 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 <p>I used to think I was, then I met a bunch of the other native English speakers here and I don't understand half the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Especially those from Scotland (no offense intended, I just struggle with the accent)</p> Naebau'ermate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 <p>I used to think I was, then I met a bunch of the other native English speakers here and I don't understand half the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Especially those from Scotland (no offense intended, I just struggle with the accent)</p> Naebau'ermate. See? There it is! I get the sense it's English, but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik325i Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Ah ken whit ye mean, it taks a wee while tae git used tae whit the gleswegans r sayin but for the most part the scots aint that difficult to understand if they speak a little slower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 <p>I used to think I was, then I met a bunch of the other native English speakers here and I don't understand half the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Especially those from Scotland (no offense intended, I just struggle with the accent)</p> Naebau'ermate. See? There it is! I get the sense it's English, but.... That means dinnay fash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 It's not as simple as that Native English could have it's own sub forum. eg. Liverpool and Manchester 40 miles apart and two different country's almost. And they are only two. From a weegie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Ah ken whit ye mean, it taks a wee while tae git used tae whit the gleswegans r sayin but for the most part the scots aint that difficult to understand if they speak a little slower Help available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 <p>I used to think I was, then I met a bunch of the other native English speakers here and I don't understand half the stuff that comes out of their mouths. Especially those from Scotland (no offense intended, I just struggle with the accent)</p> I dinny ken how ye cannae understand me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryBScot Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Weegis dinnae use "ken", know whit ah meen, wee man! Am urnae gonnae say much more aboot this wan ; now Gleska and Embra are a mere 45 miles apart but the difference in the accents is immense and az fur thae quines and loons fae Ay-burdeen: phit like mun? Not to mention Dundee and pez and peez doon the heh street. Some also reckon that the folk of Inverness, capital of the Highlands, speak the purest form of English. If you want a laugh check out the vidz of that great Glasgow comedian Stanley Baxter: "Parliamo Glasgo" which roughly translates as "My friend I come from Glasgow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted May 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ?Trick question. The tongue of the natives of Australia, Nth America and New Zealand is not English yet most of them speak it (english) fluently as their first, and often only language. I'm Australian, of Scottish descent (1860's) and call English my native language but if a third generation Chinese in Sydney speaks only English, is English his native language? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ?Trick question. The tongue of the natives of Australia, Nth America and New Zealand is not English yet most of them speak it (english) fluently as their first, and often only language.I'm Australian, of Scottish descent (1860's) and call English my native language but if a third generation Chinese in Sydney speaks only English, is English his native language? Yes it is a bit tricky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Off-topic posts and replies deleted. This topic is not about grammar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Ah ken whit ye mean, it taks a wee while tae git used tae whit the gleswegans r sayin but for the most part the scots aint that difficult to understand if they speak a little slower Ah kan no unurstan a wrd yur say'n man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 "jonesing" - not a word we use in Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I`m half English and half American, a total Yanker, although my roots are firmly planted in England. How can anyone describe that sort of jazzed up slang the Americans speak as proper English? And as for those Aussies, they`re only cockneys that can swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I`m half English and half American, a total Yanker, although my roots are firmly planted in England. I notice you still have the English gift of self deprecation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I`m half English and half American, a total Yanker, although my roots are firmly planted in England. I notice you still have the English gift of self deprecation If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing yourself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ? Maybe nowadays native English speakers are not the majority any more in England ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ? Maybe nowadays native English speakers are not the majority any more in England ? Err, were they ever ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambco984 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ? Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StreetCowboy Posted May 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ? Amen Doo wot mayte? Nokitonthe'ed. We might laugh about it, but ... What do you call someone that can speak two languages: Bilingual Three languages: Tri lingual. One language: British. Can't make themselves understood in any language: English SC yerdedonthair, bytheway, Cowboy. TheonlyEnglish I unnerstaund is French&Rooney 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambco984 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Can a native English speaker be from anywhere else than England ?AmenDoo wot mayte? Nokitonthe'ed. We might laugh about it, but ...What do you call someone that can speak two languages: Bilingual Three languages: Tri lingual. One language: British. Can't make themselves understood in any language: English SC yerdedonthair, bytheway, Cowboy. TheonlyEnglish I unnerstaund is French&Rooney Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston broke Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 yes, british........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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