Divided by a Common Language

[wendymr]

A colleague of mine at work sent this to me today - I have no idea where she got it from so can't cite a source. However, believe me, it's all true!

Comments

[fortesomniare]

Maybe it's just me, but I "heard" every comment in the first column in James' voice... :-}

[rhia_starsong]

Heh, that's very similar to the sorts of things we get here within the States--particularly in the south versus everywhere else. I am especially fond of "That is a very brave proposal" and "With the greatest respect".

[neadods]

I've seen that wandering around Facebook, but I don't know what the original source is.

I have tried to take "quite" out of my vocabulary because it's one word that really means something different, but it's surprisingly hard. Because quite good really does mean "quite good." :D

[kensieg]

Is there a British version of the Southern idiom "bless your heart"?

[wendymr]

I'd need to know what it means - assuming it means anything other than face value.

[kensieg]

According to my southern hubby it's a polite way of saying "you SOB, you're too stupid to pour piss out of a boot even with instructions printed on the heel.

[wendymr]

Um... in that case, not that I'm aware of!

[cactusonastair]

Very Yes Minister-ish :-)

[wendymr]

Yes, indeed - or, if you watch Sherlock, many of them are very Mycroft :)

[azriona]

Funny, I heard Mycroft say almost all of them as I read. I'm also wondering how many times you told me "just a few minor comments" in regards to a fic I wrote.....

[wendymr]

Oh dear! No, I really didn't mean it like that! *g*