The vagaries of the English language

[skargo]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

Or when someone brakes their trailor breaks! Confounding!

 

[HANGEYE]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

Have you ever seen a COW SLIP under a fence?

 

[JBow]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

I saw a boat and trailor for sell yesterday it came with a trolly motor and an ankor

 

[skargo]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/boa/1978737072.html


TRAILIER - $500 (DUNDALK)

HEAVY I BEAM TANTUM GALVINZE ,STRONG NO RUST

 

[dlngr]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

Doesn't say whether or not this trailier has been out in the weather.I like tantum galvinze on toast..Trailier-I think that's french.-???

 

[LongLine]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

Didn't you reed the instructions that came with those read valves?

Know I didn't. :redface: Weight a minute, wear did you fine them? They were knot in the package.

 

[itsaboattime]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

Didn't you reed the instructions that came with those read valves?

Know I didn't. :redface: Weight a minute, wear did you fine them? They were knot in the package.

Momma always said.....

 

[infideltarget]

Re: The vagaries of the English language

I love the title to this thread..."vagaries"? Would that be a bunch of guys named Gary from Virginia?

Also why are they called 'apartments' when they are all built together?
It is not YUUNS...it is "y'uns" when trying to say "all of ya'll".

You wanna hear some butchered English? Come to the Middle East!!

Boating terms- (All from Craigslist)
What exactly is a 'billows'? (Is that a cloud of something?)
Is it your 'gamble baring' making noise?
Is the 'bildges' pump working?
The 'barings' in the 'tralor' need 'fixin'.
The 'propellor' has 27 'splindeds' on the 'sproket'.
Boat needs 'TLC'. (Is this a new fetish? None for me...thanks)
The 'bloke' 'freezed' and broke. (Is this a cold, poor, Brit?)
Outdrive and Sterndrive are roughly the same things,
but 'Inboard' and 'Outboard' are way different than
an 'I/O'. And none of them are 'inbored' or 'outbored'.
There are way more. CL is a vast chasm of brutalized language.