Recently, I've been reading lots of Maddy Bell's Gaby series. Having been born and raised in the US, there were a few words that kinda went over my head. This blog entry is about a neat resource I found and a silly ditty I made up using a couple of my newfound words. ^.~
Being a bit of a logophile, I went out searching online for some help and came across a really fun page called The English to American Dictionary. I realize I'm prolly one of the few people who'd read a dictionary for the fun of it, but this ain't like that ... honest! Even though the definitions explain what things mean, there's also lotsa commentary that had me giggling.
But the dictionary isn't what I'd originally planned on telling about in this blog entry. What I originally planned on sharing is a little ditty I'd made up to help me sort out two words that have very different meanings, but seemed an awful alike to me. Anyways, here's the ditty.
Do You Chuff When You're Chuffed
Do you chuff when you're chuffed?
Do you chuff when you're chuffed?
When you get excited, do you break a fluffy puff?
Do you chuff when you're chuffed?
*curtseying, then running offstage before everyone realizes what the song was about and starts throwing rotten tomatoes*
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Ditty Wah Ditty
Hi Heather Rose...
Your fragrant poem moved me to tears! Thanks for the English/American Dictionary link, it's very amusing.
(One of the few who read the dictionary for fun? I suspect there are a lot of dictionary browsers among
this BCTS bunch. I'll cop to it, nerdy as it is). It'll come in handy when I'm watching the "Beeb" on cable.
Like when the guy says, "Poor little Thomas was chuffing very hard as he went up the steep hill!"
I had no idea he meant that. I guess any extra impetus helps...
This could turn out to be a very interesting comment stream.
~~~Hugs, Laika
What borders on pure insanity?
Canada and Mexico.
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Fluffs and Chuffs
You'll need an Aussie/Pommy/Yank translator too. A fluff can be a fart, a chuff can be self-satisfaction. Need I say more?