Author Topic: Political devisiveness and terminology from EP 148  (Read 19895 times)

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Reply #25 on: May 07, 2008, 03:25:09 PM
Close enough. I have to admit, I don't actually speak Mancunian (which, despite what Birdless says, is completely different from Cockney) fluently, and I couldn't work out who "chinnies" might be. Talking heads makes sense, though. But I'm also pretty sure that the authors messed up slightly. "Kippered" means physically tired, and doesn't make sense in the context of "sick and tired".

Unless a real Mancunian wants to correct me?
Not what I say... that's what the character bio says on the Web site... or was it Wikipedia? either way...  ;)



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Reply #26 on: May 08, 2008, 12:06:10 PM
Close enough. I have to admit, I don't actually speak Mancunian (which, despite what Birdless says, is completely different from Cockney) fluently, and I couldn't work out who "chinnies" might be. Talking heads makes sense, though. But I'm also pretty sure that the authors messed up slightly. "Kippered" means physically tired, and doesn't make sense in the context of "sick and tired".

Unless a real Mancunian wants to correct me?
Not what I say... that's what the character bio says on the Web site... or was it Wikipedia? either way...  ;)

Well, the question is whether Darb Conley is from Manchester... I suppose Concord, Mass. and Knoxville don't count.  :)

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