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- Thread starter longbow
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stonechat1
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Sorry stonechat, I'll try to be more careful about using colloquial English in future. And thanks for the translation, Gretchen.
I was on a discussion board a few years ago frequented by a lot of non-native English speakers and wrote a long post using Appalachian-style vernacular. Some got it and found it amusing, others not so much. A couple got absolutely irate. I had forgotten about that. Will try to do better here henceforth.
I was on a discussion board a few years ago frequented by a lot of non-native English speakers and wrote a long post using Appalachian-style vernacular. Some got it and found it amusing, others not so much. A couple got absolutely irate. I had forgotten about that. Will try to do better here henceforth.
Fozzybear
Ich bin ein Vogelbeobachter
I think forums are much better for the use of colloquialisms really, I like hearing how other people describe things and if you don't understand a term it's easy enough just to ask what it means. I wouldn't worry over-much about it, internet forums are full of people not understanding each other anyway. 
How many lbjs did you see?
heaps, oodles, gobs, bags, masses, tons, a bunch, scads...
much more expressive than 'a lot'. :t:
How many lbjs did you see?
heaps, oodles, gobs, bags, masses, tons, a bunch, scads...
much more expressive than 'a lot'. :t:
stonechat1
New member
Yeah, oral (not book) English
heaps= lots
LBJ = little brown jobs = unidentified small brown birds
Oh, thanks. I remember that I asked this question once.....
Yeah, I've learned so much language since joining here! I think I can understand (if not speak) heaps more "British" |
| (for example: grip, snap, gen, suss, dodgy and many more)stonechat1
New member
Don´t worry, longbow!
It´s allways some help around in the forums who translate abbreviations for me
As non native english speaker it´s somtetimes hard to know what one means, guys also use to shorten bird names and so I didn´t knew is lbj a bird name or something else.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
one thing I love about Birdforum is how international it really is - and I'm glad to see non-native speakers of English participating. I remember when I moved to France, some of the abbreviations for the birds are just confusing - MLQ, RQN, FTN. (Mésange à longue queue, rougequeue noir, fauvette à tête noire) (Long-tailed Tit, Black Redstart, Blackcap).
I'm glad to see that people also ask if they're not sure, plenty of people who are willing to help.
I'm glad to see that people also ask if they're not sure, plenty of people who are willing to help.
Gary Polliard
songbird
yuins (pittsburgh for a collection of people) made me laugh this morning. nice thread.
