2)English idioms

MurielB a écrit:Hi Gérard, everyone !
I have just read that to take the mickey out of someone comes from to take the piss out of someone. Interesting isn't it ?

gerardM a écrit:

There's a famous old song that uses this idiom, which is probably of African American origin.
Hi Gérard, everyone !
I have searched the origin in the internet

The term originated in the USA and comes from the telegraph system invented in the 19th century by Samuel Morse. The system required thousands of kilometres of telegraph wire to be installed, held in place several meters above the ground by telegraph poles placed at regular intervals along the telegraph route. People thought the wires and poles looked like the strings used to train vines so the telegraph lines became known as ‘the grapevine’. During the American Civil War rumours were often spread via the telegraph lines. When people were asked whether a particular story was true, they would often reply ‘I heard it through the grapevine’.

Hear (Something) Through the Grapevine - English Idioms & Slang Dictionary
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MurielB a écrit:Gérard, are you sure the word enlong exist ?

gerardM a écrit:Muriel, we can't say "ta" is slang, say informal.
"Ta" is an abbreviation for "thank ya".
"Ya" is an informal form of "thank you"; English people often use "ya" instead of "you".

Similarly, "ty" is an abbreviation of "thank you", "tx" is an abbreviation of "thankx".
and  it) such as "my lova".
For example, "brother" becomes "bro".
Australians are the worst for that trimming words.
... when it is too short, they enlong