"For all intensive purposes..."

[HaphAsSard]

No, I am not a monetary unit of India, Nepal, (or formerly of Pakistan)!


Paisa more commonly refers to another heritage that is not Italian.

Neither word is written with an apostrophe: had he been a paisa' he would have understood.

If you mean am I a Paisan (which rarely can also refer to the above heritage), here on the interneb, we can claim to be anyone or anything!

Didn't quote you so no I didn't mean anything involving you. "Paisan" or "paisano" actually do mean "fellow ethnic Italian", as well as "Latin American".*

Nope...just a guy lookin' for a laugh...

If you want to get all edgy and anti-PC, next time either try with a joke about your own heritage, or aim higher, with one about black or Jewish people...
For the record I'm not offended: when speaking English we actually do that, adding extra vowels.


*EDIT: which was actually your point (sorry, and scratch that) - mine was that we (depending on location) do use the clipped form to refer to one of our own even though it didn't enter your language with this meaning.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Got alot a lot.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Neither word is written with an apostrophe: had he been a paisa' he would have understood.
Didn't quote you so no I didn't mean anything involving you. "Paisan" or "paisano" actually do mean "fellow ethnic Italian", as well as "Latin American".*

If you want to get all edgy and anti-PC, next time either try with a joke about your own heritage, or aim higher, with one about black or Jewish people...
For the record I'm not offended: when speaking English we actually do that, adding extra vowels.


*EDIT: which was actually your point (sorry, and scratch that) - mine was that we (depending on location) do use the clipped form to refer to one of our own even though it didn't enter your language with this meaning.

I am thoroughly confused...
Are you not offended by the original joke about being"a-scared", or are you not offended by my attempt at humor, which obviously fell on its face?
I've got a handful of Drunken Irish jokes that could turn your hair red...but I'll just consider myself chastised and spend the rest of the weekend sitting in Edgy Time Out...

 

[HaphAsSard]

I am thoroughly confused...

Look closer, it's all in there:

Are you not offended by the original joke about being"a-scared",

That's the one, as evidenced by my concession that Italians are liberal with vowels so, um, "yes I'm not"?

or are you not offended by my attempt at humor, which obviously fell on its face?

Neither was I offended by that (but this time only the smiley stands - on its chin - to prove it).

I've got a handful of Drunken Irish jokes that could turn your hair red...but I'll just consider myself chastised and spend the rest of the weekend sitting in Edgy Time Out...

I just like to poke fun at anti-PC warriors; hey, it's not like they have a monopoly on urine extraction! But I'll try and keep it lighthearted myself, until it's clear they just want an unlimited licence to be DB's, which clearly isn't your case.

 

[zontar]

Got alot a lot.

How do you allot that?

 

[Tom Bomb]

How do you allot that?

Depends on what allotment at the time

 

[96tbird]

You allought two decease this dreadful ab-lib.

 

[FilterFunk]

You allought two decease this dreadful ab-lib.

"You all"?

It's "y'all"!

You's a ignint foo'!

 

[zontar]

Weary turning distresses synthesizes sarong

 

[StudioStuntz]

Lots of people pronounce the silent "t" in often, pronouncing it as off-ten.

 

[StudioStuntz]

Worcestershire is mispronounced so frequently, it is often the gag on many a sitcom.

 

[zontar]

Worcestershire is mispronounced so frequently, it is often the gag on many a sitcom.

I know people who call Worcestershire Sauce--"What's this here sauce?"

 

[ianuaditis]

There is an old time saying around here that I don't know where it came from other than people said it was Pennsylvania Dutch. I am not sure.

I am going to "red" the table as in clear the dishes from the table or I am going to "red" up the room or "red" up a mess; meaning to clean up.

they had it right - ME reden - to clean up, clear. derived from OE geraeden. Old English's closest Germanic relatives are the forbears of what became Low German and Dutch.

My latest one is 'bias' as an adjective:

e.g. you guys are all bias in favor of Rics. They're not that great...

 

[StudioStuntz]

I know people who call Worcestershire Sauce--"What's this here sauce?"

I like it, it's a lot easier and safer that way!

 

[96tbird]

Per say.

 

[wraub]

"All the sudden" must be stopped. Not up for discussion.

 

[Tom Bomb]

I challenge you, sir, to a duet! Pistils at dawn!

 

[96tbird]

That's dual mister.

Well enough of this, I need to get a break job done on the pickup.

 

[Tom Bomb]

That's dual mister.

Not in my book