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02-27-2012, 08:04 AM #1The Old Grey Whistle Test
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What gets overlooked too often is that one must be a student before becoming a teacher.
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02-27-2012, 03:32 PM #2CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
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I swear I must be a closet Brit... I use half the phrases listed exactly as described 
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02-27-2012, 05:36 PM #3
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This list is not bad and I will bear it in mind.
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02-27-2012, 05:53 PM #4
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Heard a guy use some Brit automotive terms the other day, down in the less than desirable part of town.
Something like "get you booty out of the hood."
Now how`s that supposed to happen?
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02-28-2012, 05:00 AM #5The Old Grey Whistle Test
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Originally Posted by C. Charles Hahn
I swear I must be a closet Brit... I use half the phrases listed exactly as described
Does this mean you`re `coming out` ?
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02-28-2012, 12:34 PM #6
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**** I must of been under a rock all my life, I`m English n I`m not so sure about those....shake my head
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02-28-2012, 12:44 PM #7CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
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Originally Posted by TOGWT
Does this mean you`re `coming out` ?
Trouble with that is, I don`t like Fish & Chips, nor do I think I could get used to calling potato chips "crisps"
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02-28-2012, 01:07 PM #8
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Originally Posted by C. Charles Hahn
Trouble with that is, I don`t like Fish & Chips, nor do I think I could get used to calling potato chips "crisps"
Try the real deal if you ever take a trip n then see what you think....I keep searching for fish n chips n they all suck balls........
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02-29-2012, 05:29 AM #9The Old Grey Whistle Test
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Originally Posted by uniquedetailing
Very interesting
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03-01-2012, 02:59 PM #10
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Originally Posted by C. Charles Hahn
Trouble with that is, I don`t like Fish & Chips, nor do I think I could get used to calling potato chips "crisps"
Thats ok, I don`t like Fish & Chips but the correct name for potato chips is "crisps"
TOGWT, nice translation. I have a vague memory that your a Brit now living in the colonies err I mean America
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