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Non Diving Posts: Discuss Americanisms in the Non-Diving Related Forums forums: As Paul says, some Americanisms are catching on .... Dive lights rather than torches, doubles, rather than twins, but dove ...

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Old 19-10-07, 10:17 PM
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As Paul says, some Americanisms are catching on .... Dive lights rather than torches, doubles, rather than twins, but dove will not catch on ....... ever! ..... nor will aluminum ... it's aluminium, ok ?

Also, don't ever mention fags in H Jr.'s presence .... the language barrier may not be as great as you think

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kiss my a*se or kiss my butt?
ar*e is more UK, but with the infaltration on "The Simpsons" butt is catching on. Though "Butt D Rings" is the more used term for that item.
Im sure yanks call their ass a "Fanny"

So the correct term would be "" Kiss My Fanny""
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I agree, but why then is the past tense of 'drive' pronounced as 'drove' instead of 'drived'?
Thought it was 'driven'?
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don't get me started, I do web sites and the americanisms of center and color... learn to spell!!!!

Not to mention donut!
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Thought it was 'driven'?
Yesterday I driven/drived to the supermarket...?
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Aluminium was invented? How many other elements were invented also?

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Now are there any Xmas parties to go to when I come over in December? I went to the one in Leeds a couple of years ago which was super. I'll be down Souf for a couple of weeks before heading North.

anything after element 92 were invented by scientists. the first 92 are naturally occuring all the others are man made.

nothing has been sorted as to Christmas parties yet but seeing as Argos are advertising Christmas catalogues it wont be long till somebody starts trying to herd cats
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Yesterday I driven/drived to the supermarket...?
Yesterday I drove it 280 yds on the 4th hole.
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Yesterday I drove it 280 yds on the 4th hole.
Off the 1st tee?
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Yesterday I driven/drived to the supermarket...?
Oh, tsk tsk girls. Different tenses.
I drive .....Present
I drove...... Past
I was driven...... Past historic (I think).

But the americans.... I crashed
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