I totally blown it guys :( - No I never! He likes me!!!

Georgiegirl256

esmerelda98 wrote: »

'No, I never'. Not just a very British phrase, but one peculiar to certain parts of the UK or certain backgrounds and people who use it don't tend to realise it isn't standard English. So whilst you have provided a lot of amusement, you have confirmed my initial suspicions that you are just having a laugh with this thread and you are about as American as Wayne Rooney.

I agree esmerelda. It's a term we use up here in the North (well the area I'm from anyhow) and one, when I think about it, I tend to say a lot....you've just made me realise how awful it sounds!

I've had my suspicions about this thread too, there's just something not right with it.

What? Wayne Rooney's not American?? :eek:

FBaby

I do know, it's just nice to dream of a better life

Yes, but not when you ended up losing a lot of weight and very little time because you get into it with too much intensity for what it is. Don't make your life and your well-being totally dependent on him so that when he does go, you don't end up with nothing left to make you feel happy.

FBaby

Well, extended week-end for most here, you know it is bank holiday week-end don't you?

daisiegg

esmerelda98 wrote: »

You have no idea what I'm on about do you? I'm not talking about comma usage (or not). The correct update to 'I totally blown it guys' (sic) would be 'No I haven't' or 'No I didn't'. I think the comma is optional. 'No I never' is a British colloquialism that is used by sections of the population. It may also be regional usage but I can't comment on that with any authority.

The link you have posted is a total red herring. The New Jersey governor said, '(God) no, I never considered resigning.' The 'no, I never' is a small part of the sentence.

Actually I wasn't commenting on your punctuation, or indeed your grammar. Feel free to pull holes in mine, I'm sure there are a few errors. I was commenting on how I feel your usage of English betrays your background. I've now said my piece so I'll leave y'all to your fun.

Agreed....I was going to explain but then saw you have done it much better than I could have! I have never, ever heard an American say 'no I never'.

But who knows...maybe her handsome 'Brit' is already affecting the way she talks? :rotfl:

pinkladyof66

Oduliet wrote: »

I do know, it's just nice to dream of a better life.

I have been following this thread but a better life in UK !!!:eek:

I would give anything for the opportunity to go and live in USA... I think you need to read up a lot more on the UK...

Morglin

:money:

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

I have been following this thread but a better life in UK !!!:eek:

I would give anything for the opportunity to go and live in USA... I think you need to read up a lot more on the UK...

It's swings and roundabouts - my son emigrated to the US, three years ago, because he married an American lass.:beer:

He, unquestionably, has a house, of a quality and size that he could never have afforded in England, but there are downsides as well.

It's very dog-eat-dog out there, and he does miss the more laid back style of England, and the English, especially with jobs and working.

My daughter in law, and step grandson though, love it so much over here in London, they want to come and live here........:eek:

However, overall, I think they would be crazy to come back here.


Lin

Buzzybee90

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

I have been following this thread but a better life in UK !!!:eek:

I would give anything for the opportunity to go and live in USA... I think you need to read up a lot more on the UK...

The grass is always greener...

I'd never move from the UK, I adore it!

Wirenth

I lived 4 1/2 years in Texas - oh, the relief I felt upon returning to the UK!

daisiegg

Morglin wrote: »

:money:


It's swings and roundabouts - my son emigrated to the US, three years ago, because he married an American lass.:beer:

He, unquestionably, has a house, of a quality and size that he could never have afforded in England, but there are downsides as well.

It's very dog-eat-dog out there, and he does miss the more laid back style of England, and the English, especially with jobs and working.

My daughter in law, and step grandson though, love it so much over here in London, they want to come and live here........:eek:

However, overall, I think they would be crazy to come back here.


Lin

I think it really depends where you are. My cousins live in California and I have spent a lot of time there and I find their lifestyle a million times more laid back than in England. Especially things like the attitude towards working from home...they live/work in Silicon valley and my cousin never goes into the office - he does everything from home at his own pace and in his own time. It means he can go days with doing no work at all, then work for 30 hours straight when a deadline is approaching. No one cares as long as the work gets done. Here, my husband is pretty high level in his job and ought to be trusted yet on the rare occasions he works from home he needs to be very 'visible' logged in to the system from 6.30am to make sure they know he is working. Just completely different attitudes and lifestyles.

Gloomendoom

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

I have been following this thread but a better life in UK !!!:eek:

I would give anything for the opportunity to go and live in USA... I think you need to read up a lot more on the UK...

My cousin moved to the US, Albuquerque to be exact. She stayed a few years, now she's back home.

My sister-in-law moved to Florida. She stayed a few years, now she's back home.

Both are happier back in the UK.

Another cousin married a Texan lady last year. He lives out there now... but he's making plans to come home.