There's even a language barrier between the US & UK...
By Shannon
@visitorinvasion (7709)
United States
May 2, 2007 10:34am CST
Over the past few months here at MyLot, I have come to realize that even though English-English and American-English are much the same but spelled differently in many cases, the SLANG is way off the mark.
My very good friend from across the Atlantic asked today what is a "dingleberry."
Would some of myLot's US posters like to define "dingleberry" please?? I just can't make myself do it, lol.
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6 responses
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
6 May 07
they really should call it a dangleberry LOL
where i live they make it into further slang to refer to "friends who won't leave" when you want to go to bed.
@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
6 May 07
Oh, cool, I never heard that one.
Where I'm from it's a disgusting result of poor bathroom hygiene, lol.
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@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
2 May 07
I'm American & it sure sounds awfully fruity to me. Maybe it's also something used onmy in certain parts of the USA?
I'm thinking that it's the dime-sized fruit that those little green people from Gliese 581c. You know. Those funny-looking little pink berries with the purple poko-dots?
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@Jaytech (2251)
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2 May 07
I had a hunch it may be a regional thing, it is the same in the UK, you can travel a few miles up the road & people use completely different phrases & slang words.
Since talking to you "spongy" I've noticed quite a few misunderstandings due to language barriers, I'd never have realised were it not for the internet
@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
2 May 07
I hate to say it is a klingon with our good buddy, KrazyKlingon so close by, but technically it is a cling-on that circles Uranus...
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@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
2 May 07
Close, it is something that dangles in that region--on unclean persons, that is--but it is not your nuts, man.
I figured being the poo expert you would have known this one, LMAO!
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
7 May 07
Sorry, I didn't know what that word meant, however you have just described what it meant. Actually, I wouldn't say a language barrier, I would say they are different dialects. There are many English dialects, for example: Caribbean English (includes: Jamiaca, Belize, etc), Canadian English, Australian English, American English, British English. There are many dialects of the language.
Thank you for learning that new word today. Have a nice day.
Pablo
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
8 May 07
Wow, thank you for the best response. That was very kind of you :)
Pablo
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
7 May 07
I totally forgot about urbandictionary, that is a wonderful website especially if you hear a slang word you don't know. Just check out http://www.urbandictionary.com and search for the word you want and you can find what it means. You all have basically said what it means, hehe.
Pablo
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 May 07
Though there is basically only one English language universally, as is vogue with any other language it is not devoid of regional dialect differences, differences in pronunciations, slangs, individual speech form etc etc.Hence we label English as American English, Canadian English, Australian English, Newzeland English and even Indian English.
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@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
6 May 07
Well, I know one thing is for sure since I searched this topic here at MyLot, the American-English slang/expressions are waaaaaayyy different from Olde-English slang/expressions.
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