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I just recently learned the words merkin and seppo. They are quite amusing. Are they any others like that?
Thank you,
Scott
Hello,
I just recently learned the words merkin and seppo. They are quite amusing. Are they any others like that?
Thank you,
Scott
I don't know. That would be for our Limey brethren to supply. But for the benefit of those who don't know what you are talking about, "merkin" and "seppo" are UK terms for Americans.Originally Posted by fortheether
Merkin is from the way some pronounce the word American as 'muhrican, and is a real word meaning false pubic hair, which is the source of the humor.
Seppo comes from 'septic' which comes from 'septic tank' which is Cockney rhyming slang for Yank, short for Yankee, which, as everyone knows, is an American.
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Можно перенести тему в English for Russians или ESL?
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У меня что-то с почтой, на ЛС ответить не могу. (
But fortheether is not Russian and English is not the second language for him!
Maybe we should rename the "English for Russians" section into "English for everybody"?
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
Если английский по счёту уже третий, тоже ничего страшного.English is not the second language for him!
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У меня что-то с почтой, на ЛС ответить не могу. (
Он американец.Если английский по счёту уже третий, тоже ничего страшного.English is not the second language for him!
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
[quote=Оля][quote=Zaya][quote="Оля":bcqyih3l]English is not the second language for him!
Если английский по счёту уже третий, тоже ничего страшного.
Он американец.
У американцев бывает первым (родным) бывает и испанский. А также другие языки.
К тому же он будет уже не первым американцем, чья тема находится в English for Russians:
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У меня что-то с почтой, на ЛС ответить не могу. (
That is not quite right. Seppo comes from Yank Tank (a big American car) Then from the word "Tank" comes "Septic" Septic Tank. Then it is shortened again to Seppo
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У него родной английский, я точно знаю.
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
An extension of the septic ie septic tank = yank = American is that someone with anti American views may be referred to as an antiseptic or "listerine" - (a brand of anti-septic mouthwash).
Rhyming slang can be obscure for native English speakers. I presume it is inpenetrable to ESL folk - especially in the extended variety.
Понятно.У него родной английский, я точно знаю.
По-моему, хорошая идея. Если там по-прежнему можно будет писать и на русском, и на английском.
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As an extension to the Seppo theme (which, despite being cockerney slang is probably more common in Australia than it is in the UK and may well have originated there), Americans can also be known as 'Shermans', from Sherman Tank; Yank.
Maybe there should be two sections:But fortheether is not Russian and English is not the second language for him!
Maybe we should rename the "English for Russians" section into "English for everybody"?
American English for everybody.
British English for everybody.
Sherman - formerly known as Scott
Is Sherman used in a derogatory manner?
No, but then neither is seppo really.Is Sherman used in a derogatory manner?
I agree with Scotcher that it is not really derogatory.
PS I thought too that it originated in Australia. We have a name for everyone, it's no big deal.
Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
That's because you Skippies are all descended from deported cockney criminals.
What about Germans, Russians, Spaniards? Just curious.
There are lots for Germans, most originating during WWII.What about Germans, Russians, Spaniards? Just curious.
I don't think we have any for Russian. Russkis maybe. I'll try and insert "moskal" into the English language :P
I think in Israel they use "russki" has a derogatory term for (recent) Russian-speaking immigrants to the country (there are lots of them :P ).
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Do you use "фрицы" (from Fritz)?
I like Russkis. I know it's supposed to be derogatory, but it's actually nice.I don't think we have any for Russian. Russkis maybe. I'll try and insert "moskal" into the English language :P
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