45 replies to this topic

[SteveT]

Whoever we sent over to colonise you lot did a really weird job.

Why do you think the revolution was fought? It was all a big misunderstanding due to linguistic drift.

For instance, apparently in British English, "colonist" had come to mean "backwater yokel who barely deserves to live," but no one sent Thomas Jefferson the updated dictionary. He was under the impression that colonists were English citizens deserving of all the rights thereof.

[Goose]

Nobody fought for my anscestors, they just got sent away to be convicts...

[SOAP]

Okay, let me get this all straight:

English Muffin = Crumpet
Muffin = American Muffin
Biscuit = Roll-type thingy
Cookie = Biscuit

[Steel Samurai]

No.

English Muffin=English muffin

Crumpet=Crumpet

Muffin=American Muffin

Biscuit=Scone (there is a bit of a difference in some cases)

Dry, rather hard cookie=Biscuit

Soft Cookie=Either cookie or slice, depending upon the context.

[Splash]

Oh, so that's what a crumpet is.
I honestly didn't have a clue. I thought it was some kind of wafer.

[Showsni]

Cookie = Biscuit

What does the acronym code do?
lol

Oh, I see. That's handy.

Edited by Showsni, 03 April 2007 - 08:55 AM.

[SteveT]

Scones are also pretty great.

[Veteran]

But do you say "Sk-own" or "Sk-on"?

[Selena]

Sk-own.

Because there's an 'e' at the end of the word. Unless you silly English are altering the language again.. <.<

[Veteran]

Not exactly, it's a debate within our own country as to how you pronounce it. Well, I say debate, actually more of a "You will NOT get in this golf club if you say it wrong, peasant!"


I say "Sk-on" which is apparently the common* way of saying it.

But regarding the -e on the end of the word, there's a -e on "gone" and you don't say "g-own" do you?


*common as in peasant and non-golfer.

[Meep]

English muffins look like tea cakes.

But with the scone thing, I'm constantly switching my pronunciation of it. Depends on the company I think.

For example if I were having tea with the Queen I might say: "You're part of an outdated and useless institution that serves no function in the modern world. Now would you like jam and cream on your 'sk-own'?"


You can't have a scone without jam and cream, it's sacreligious.

Edited by Meep, 03 April 2007 - 06:03 PM.

[Rhiannon]

Cream on your scone? I say Sk-own too.. it's just how it is!

I love crumpets.. they're soft and fluffy and yummy. Except that crumpet picture is disgustingly drenched in butter.. ewww.

[Chikara Nadir]

CRUMPETS AND ENGLISH MUFFINS LOOK THE SAME. o____o I'm so confused!

[Goose]

Crumpets have all these little holes in them, where as english muffins are more bread based. Crumpets are "crimped", thats the term.

You know you crimp your hair and all.

[Rhiannon]

Yeah english muffins are more dense where as crumpets are lighter.

[Showsni]

I think I say sk-on, but I'm just not sure any more.

A proper Devon cream tea is hard to beat...