Re: 2)English idioms

gerardM Lun 4 Avr - 21:07

Hi Muriel,

I copy the initial text below as it was transformed in your post.

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".

EMTs are not lazy but thet like to shorten expressions.
For example, you can find "yall" instead of "you all" (written or pronounced).
For example, the ending "-er" is transformed into "-a" (OK not much shorter but they like 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

EMT=English Mother Tongue.
Endings "-a" in place of "-er" are not specifically American; Brits, Australians, New-Zealanders do this; let's say youngsters:
- lover -> lova
- ever -> eva
- never -> neva
- either -> eitha

MurielB Mar 5 Avr - 20:54

gerardM a écrit:Hi Muriel,

I copy the initial text below as it was transformed in your post.
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".

EMTs are not lazy but thet like to shorten expressions.
For example, you can find "yall" instead of "you all" (written or pronounced).
For example, the ending "-er" is transformed into "-a" (OK not much shorter but they like 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
EMT=English Mother Tongue.
Endings "-a" in place of "-er" are not specifically American; Brits, Australians, New-Zealanders do this; let's say youngsters:
- lover -> lova
- ever -> eva
- never -> neva
- either -> eitha

sorry for transforming your text. Ta !

gerardM Mar 5 Avr - 22:55

Muriel,

sorry for transforming your text. Ta !

No big problem but I didn't understand what I was supposed to have written. Smile

gerardM Mer 6 Avr - 16:24

You can also say "(be) on the wagon," with the opposite meaning.

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gerardM Mer 6 Avr - 16:32

Also "it's no use crying over spilled (UK: spilt) milk."

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Very interesting, very important!

gerardM Mer 6 Avr - 20:51

This idiom can also mean "get nothing," especially outside of North America.

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MurielB Jeu 7 Avr - 14:00

when you draw a blank, either when you get no response or you fail to remember Something it is important to start again and not give up or loose faith !

gerardM Jeu 7 Avr - 14:05

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gerardM Jeu 7 Avr - 14:10

If you're buying something and you ask where it came from, and the person says it fell off a truck, be suspicious!

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gerardM Jeu 7 Avr - 14:11

No music is involved in "facing the music."

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MurielB Jeu 7 Avr - 14:17

gerardM a écrit:

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http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9mSs2ocTwZXtUYAYyyJyiI5;_ylu=X3oDMTBydWZibG83BGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwM4BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1460060061/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fdogtime.com%2fdog-health%2fgeneral%2f16344-25-famous-quotes-about-dogs/RK=0/RS=rliNkcCzxGL9zkwrRec94PGtIPk-

The English must love their four-legged friends because there are so many quotes about them in the English language !

gerardM Jeu 7 Avr - 23:50

Right Muriel.
Queen Elizabeth feeds her dogs herself. Smile

gerardM Ven 8 Avr - 15:18

What does the idiom "fox in the henhouse" mean?

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gerardM Ven 8 Avr - 15:30

Sometimes we make a mistake on this page. But we'll usually correct it, so don't fly off the handle!

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MurielB Ven 8 Avr - 20:41

Hi Gérard!
We could also say to fly into a rage or into a fury or to lose one's temper couldn't we ?

gerardM Ven 8 Avr - 21:30

I agree Muriel.

gerardM Ven 8 Avr - 22:09

This is more common in British English. The French equivalent is "filer à l'anglaise," English leave.

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gerardM Sam 9 Avr - 15:03

This idiom is similar in German: den Geist aufgeben.

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gerardM Sam 9 Avr - 16:01

This is often used with "Thank you"—thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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MurielB Sam 9 Avr - 21:24

gerardM a écrit:
This is more common in British English. The French equivalent is "filer à l'anglaise," English leave.

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Gérard, I think that idiom is very funny because the French equivalent is about the English having the same behavior=>Filer à l'Anglaise

gerardM Sam 9 Avr - 22:42

MurielB a écrit:...
Gérard, I think that idiom is very funny because the French equivalent is about the English having the same behavior=>Filer à l'Anglaise

Muriel, it's not the only example: think of condoms...

gerardM Dim 10 Avr - 9:56

Nobody wants to have to deal with a hot potato.

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gerardM Dim 10 Avr - 10:57

This is used in the negative: you can't have your cake and eat it too. It's an idiom and a proverb.

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gerardM Dim 10 Avr - 22:33

This is a common idiom. But why do I always hit my thumb instead? émoticône smile

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MurielB Lun 11 Avr - 15:28

But why do I always hit my thumb instead?

Gérard are you a handy man or and intellectual ?