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Re: Interesting idioms
gerardM Jeu 5 Jan - 16:02
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gerardM Jeu 5 Jan - 16:12
A very common phrase.
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gerardM Sam 7 Jan - 22:15
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gerardM Dim 8 Jan - 19:41
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gerardM Lun 9 Jan - 11:20
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- the "wh" of Who is not pronounced the same way as in what, where, etc (the "h" is heard, the "w" is "ignored" in who)
- the "wh" is not pronounced the same way in American (the "h" is stronger in Am, "ignored" in Br).
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gerardM Mar 10 Jan - 15:20
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MurielB Mar 10 Jan - 22:35
I have never heard of the word "Bridezilla" ! 
Anyway it is easy to remember !
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Re: Interesting idioms
gerardM Mar 10 Jan - 23:08
It's a made-up word. No worth remembering as it won't last for long (however there's a reality-show series on: "Bridezillas").
To understand this type of new words, we need a bit of open-mind thinking of a bride and know a bit of culture thinking of Godzilla, mix and shake and get bridezilla.
To understand this type of new words, we need a bit of open-mind thinking of a bride and know a bit of culture thinking of Godzilla, mix and shake and get bridezilla.
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MurielB Mar 10 Jan - 23:41
Thanks, Gérard for these explanations. Godzilla is a japonese monster and I suppose that the bride starts being very anxious 3 weeks before her wedding and turns into a monster ! Of course it is a made-up word but it sounds very suggestive doesn't it ?
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Re: Interesting idioms
gerardM Mer 11 Jan - 10:45
Hi Muriel,
I said Bridezilla was not worth remembering...
My words were poorly chosen.
We don't need to memorialize Bridezilla as THE word of all times; I meant it can be easily understood as it looks like tons of words English speaking people make up just for fun: in everyday conversations, everywhere in the En speaking world we can hear similar puns (everywhere except in the UK or India where people have stiffed upper lips)... "more than common" in Australia & New Zealand (you must get the reflex to decipher instantly if you want to understand natives), common in the US & Canada.
NB: I intentionally used "memorialize" and "stiff" so that you learn new words LOL
"Stiff" is very interesting as dictionaries display a wide range of meanings ie the word (adj, noun, verb) is used in oodles of context, almost for everythings, such as "get", "fuck", etc.
(sorry some of the "i"s hereunder mean "informal" - a small circle on my screen)
"Stiff upper lip" is often used to mock the Brits (from Oz, Kiwis...)
I said Bridezilla was not worth remembering...
My words were poorly chosen.
We don't need to memorialize Bridezilla as THE word of all times; I meant it can be easily understood as it looks like tons of words English speaking people make up just for fun: in everyday conversations, everywhere in the En speaking world we can hear similar puns (everywhere except in the UK or India where people have stiffed upper lips)... "more than common" in Australia & New Zealand (you must get the reflex to decipher instantly if you want to understand natives), common in the US & Canada.
NB: I intentionally used "memorialize" and "stiff" so that you learn new words LOL
"Stiff" is very interesting as dictionaries display a wide range of meanings ie the word (adj, noun, verb) is used in oodles of context, almost for everythings, such as "get", "fuck", etc.
(sorry some of the "i"s hereunder mean "informal" - a small circle on my screen)
(Hachette Oxford Dictionary)Stiff
A ¡n
1 (corpse) macchabée¡ m;
2 US (humourless person) rabat-joie mf inv;
3 US (man) a working stiff un travailleur;
4 US (drunk) poivrot¡ m;
5 US (hobo) clochard m.
B adj
1 (restricted in movement) gen raide; (after sport, sleeping badly) courbaturé; to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre; to have a stiff neck avoir un torticolis; to have stiff legs (after sport) avoir des courbatures dans les jambes; (from old age etc) avoir les jambes ankylosées;
2 (hard to move) [drawer, door] dur à ouvrir; [lever] dur à manier; [gear] dur à passer;
3 (rigid) [cardboard, fabric, collar] raide;
4 Culin [mixture] consistant, ferme; beat the egg whites until stiff battre les œufs en neige ferme;
5 (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] compassé;
6 (harsh) [letter, warning, penalty, sentence] sévère;
7 (difficult) [exam, climb] difficile; [competition] rude; [opposition] fort;
8 (high) [charge, fine] élevé;
9 (strong) [breeze] fort; I need a stiff drink j'ai besoin d'un verre bien tassé¡;
10 ¡US (drunk) bourré.
C ¡vtr US
1 (cheat) arnaquer [person];
2 (fail to tip) ne pas laisser de pourboire à [person].
D adv¡ to be bored stiff s'ennuyer à mourir; to bore sb stiff ennuyer qn mortellement; to be frozen stiff être frigorifié¡; to be scared stiff avoir une peur bleue; to scare sb stiff faire une peur terrible à qn.
Idiom
to keep a stiff upper lip encaisser¡ sans broncher.
"Stiff upper lip" is often used to mock the Brits (from Oz, Kiwis...)
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gerardM Mer 11 Jan - 11:06
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gerardM Mer 11 Jan - 14:59
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gerardM Mer 11 Jan - 15:16
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Re: Interesting idioms
MurielB Mer 11 Jan - 21:11
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Re: Interesting idioms
gerardM Sam 14 Jan - 20:41
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gerardM Sam 14 Jan - 20:50
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gerardM Sam 14 Jan - 21:00
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