Today myself, and my Mother, Ventured Out..... into the 'Unknown'.... well actually some Footpaths about half a mile, or so, from my Flat. One of them got Muddier, and Muddier and Mud..... I thought that I was undergoing a Transformation. I was becoming a Potto-Hippy-Mouse, no that's silly, I mean a HippyMousey-Pott, heck no, that's still not It.... I mean a Hippy-Portly-Mouse... A PortlyPottymus..... One of those 'things' that Likes the Mud (never could spell 'Hippopotamus').
So guess who has just finished 'Round Three', of the shoe cleaning.... Why didn't I take the Jellingbotts, The Welchingboons, The Squelchyboots (that's closer)... my Belly boots! (Rubber versions of The Duke Of Wellington's Riding Boots)
I Do like having 'Fun' with our language, just the wrong 'turd' can change the whole leaning. I'm NOT as good as the Late Great, Ronnie Barker, or even the Reverend Spooner... but still. I mean ONLY in English could 'a Fat chance', and a Slim chance' mean much the same. We wash Up the Crocks, and Down the Walls, you can a Muck Up, a P*ss Up (excuse me!) and, the Children, can be Up to something. You can get Down to a task and go Down to the shops. You can also get 'Round' to a Job and a very Studious person can be called a 'Square'.
Sow Azz Eye Woz Saayin' Engleeesh Iz Ay Stoopid Land-squidge. Words can be wrong, even when they are Rite. I cann sea vat isle chaz two cheque wot I day, berry Caerphilly inn lace pie snake aye Nis-lake, sorry a Piss... wait... Partake.
Hopefully, some of you- at least- have 'Followed' this Drivel! I Promiz Too Wite Propper Nezt Tyme Peeps.
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Hey Andrew Btecha love the Big Friendly Giant??! I absolutely do!! Squizpoppers and all that! If you haven't watched the film please do, it's lovely ! xx Glad you had a nice, if a little squichlious , walk ! xx
I have a degree in English language and literature which included linguistics and I agree how weird our language is. Having spent a good few years teaching little ones to read and write, that confirmed it! 😄🌸
Sounds like me. I loved drama ( or theatre production as you call it) English, music and hated maths.So I became a Drama and English teacher. I produced all the plays in school. I never wanted to be an actor though as I always loved working with kids.
I loved it. I taught primary children from 4 to 11 years old, then I worked for a charity teaching children from 6 to 16, (individually.) They were children with severe emotional and behavioural problems who had mostly been excluded from school. I really loved it and I still miss it. 🙂🌸
She's the lovely teacher in the film Matilda so encouraging and sweet😊Marnie, don't tell me you haven't seen Matilda! One of the best kids films ever I think Roald Dahl wrote the book, no no I'm sure he did xx
Dany DeVito- who also Played the Dad- Directed this, truly Magical, Film- and somehow made Pam Ferris (all of five foot two- I think- look about Twenty Feet Tall). I forget who Played Miss Honey, I'll look it up, I have the Film.... somewhere.....in with several Hundred, probably Thousand. (if not Ten Thousand!)
Maria Wilson, who Plays Matilda, was the younger child in Mrs Doubtfire- the one with the slight lisp ('Justht Usth'). If you look at the Special Features, on this film, you see 'just how much Fun' everyone had, making it. Apparently Pan Ferris, really enjoyed, Playing 'The Trunchbull'. MadBunny beware... The Trunchbull was Drummed Out, of the school. This is one of the Best, Children's Films ever made, apart from Buggy Malone, Flight Of The Navigator and the Short Circuit films. (I'm not including the, much older, 'Zoo Robbery'- a Children's Film Foundation film.) Will Farrell, as Elf, wasn't too bad- though most Christmas Films always, to me anyway, look to 'Contrived'.... or am I just a Sour Puss/ Humbug? (Don't forget Santa Clause, The Move.... where the Child and Santa Clause, end up, on exactly the Same Flight Path- over Manhattan, at precisely the same time- talk about Christmas Magic!)
Actually one of Santa's 'Helpers' got into, a touch, of Financial Trouble- through no fault of his own. They are going to start a Crowd Funding Page, to help him out....It will be called 'The National Elf'! (Oh 'Shut Up' Andrew, that's Terrible.)
You really need to check out last year's Christmas movie "the Christmas Chronicles" with Kurt Russell and a surprise appearance of someone at the very end😊we're all looking forward to no. 2 which is out on 23d of this month, hope its not gonna be disappointing as sequals sometimes are! (love Mrs. Doubtfire) xx
I knew a man, a few years ago, who had 'Taught English As A Feigen Language'... in other words English to Non-English Speakers. Ok, so you go by Plane, Boat, Car... but On FOOT (NOT 'By Feet'). The Plural of Goose is Geese, the Plural Of Mongoose is Mongooses. This Man had 'Dozens' of examples..... It's a pity that I didn't have more Time, to Talk, to him.
The Latin, for Window is Fenestra, as is the Italian and Spanish, the French have Fenetre (I think that's right, with an Accent over the 'e'- indicating the removal of the letter 'S'.
In English we have, quite uniquely 'Window'.... Originally 'Vindauga', which meant 'Wind Eye'. In Castles there were small 'Appatures', or Openings, above the Drawbridges and below the Battlements. These 'Vindaugas' allowed those IN the Castle to see OUT, but with Very little Space, for those with- OUT to see IN. 'V' and 'W' are 'Interchangeable', via the Germanic, such that 'Vindauga' became 'Windauga', became 'Windau' became 'Windar' became 'Window'. With the Advent of Glass, in around the Sixteen Hundreds (if memory serves?), more Modern- larger Windows were born.
The origin, of the Ampersand (&), is also an interesting story... another time, if anyone is interested?
AndrewT
I've been using the word Ampersand for a long time. It's like sheep as being both singular and plural. We have a strange language.
'Ampersand' has an interesting Origin, linked to Children. In Days Of Old, as it were, there were in fact Twenty-Seven 'letters' in the Alphabet. The 'And' sign (&) was the last 'Letter'.
When children were reciting the 'ABC', it would have been Stupid, for the Them to say XYZ and 'And', such that the Latin 'Et Par'- meaning 'And also' was used. In constant repetition WXYZ, 'et par AND' became Ampersand.
I used to go to a Boarding School, many years ago now, but I remember well two books...One large and the second small 'The Dictionary of Slag And Unconventional English'. A fascinating book, which I don't suppose- in a Million Years- I could ever 'find' again. One Phrase 'Milk Over The Fence', referring to 'Stealing Milk, From Your Neighbour', I have NEVER heard anywhere else- Has Anyone?
Other common 'Mistakes' include saying that Someone 'Smells'... No they don't, smelling is 'The Act Of Perceiving Odours'.... so YOU 'Smell', they 'STINK'!
I was once rather embarrassed, in front a Blind friend. I innocently said "I'll 'see' you later"...realising my mistake I sought to correct myself... Nora simply smiled, and said "Don't worry It's only a Phrase, in fact, I say it 'all the time' myself."
Then there is this 'Little Ditty'.... Don't Look At Me, in That Tone Of Voice, I Smells A Funny Colour.
Not forgetting... Fuzzy Wuzzy Wuz A Bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy Had No Hair...Fuzzy Wuzzy Wasn't Fuzzy Wuzz (h)e?
Ok enough 'Silliness, for one night'.
AndrewT
Love it Andrew, your knowledge is excellent but also very amusing. The 'see you later' phrase is used all the time.
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Btecha love the Big Friendly Giant??! I absolutely do!! Squizpoppers and all that! If you haven't watched the film please do, it's lovely ! 
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Not meaning to brag but i've been avoiding people long before this pandemic.
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