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English sayings that confuse foreigners.

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 19 Oct 2016 19:48

"How are you?"

"Fair to middling"

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 19 Oct 2016 20:53

Joy ...it was my memory going not yours. I was the one who had forgotten you had posted.
Got a lot going on at home this week a friend who is blind ,diabetic,has a blind diabetic dog and lives alone in a big house called me early this morning in trouble health wise .had to get paramedics .went to a and e sent him home this afternoon ,now he has called again not well should never have been sent home...waiting for out of hours dr

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 19 Oct 2016 21:21

Just sending an email to someone and found myself typing "He told a porkie"

Allan

Allan Report 19 Oct 2016 22:41

Just ask a foreigner to pronounce the name of Oswaldtwistle correctly, or even Featherstoneheath :-D :-D

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 20 Oct 2016 07:53

Sylvia, there's a shop (boutique-style) in Durham called Mugwump. :-D

Dermot

Dermot Report 20 Oct 2016 08:32

Try this smashing tongue-twisting Welsh village name on any visitor & local alike:- Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.

The approximate pronunciation in English orthography is given at the station as:-

Llan-vire-pooll-guin-gill-go-ger-u-queern-drob-ooll-llandus-ilio-gogo-goch.

(From the Net).

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 20 Oct 2016 09:22

We call this welsh town Llanfair PG

We also have Llanfair Talhairn. Llanfair T h

Llanvire

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