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Report your use of Brokieisms in so-called "real life"
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 26, 2010, 12:27:03 pm ---Of course, if this is truly the case, it's yet another disincentive for Americans to learn another language besides their own. :-\
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Good point. Even when Americans travel, they often find enough people who speak English that they (usually) have few problems.
Also, when picking a second language to study, there's no obvious best choice. I have urged my sons to learn Spanish, because that's the one they woul most often be able to use right here in their own country. But ultimately it's their choice.
--- Quote ---And that's still a shame. At least the way languages were taught when I was in junior high and high school, a lot of history and cultural learning/appreciation went along with learning how to conjugate verbs. ...
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True! Not to mention one's own language -- I have learned a lot about English through studying other languages.
Brown Eyes:
Heya!
I'm here to report that I used a Brokieism today at work while talking with my boss. While describing a pastel that we were discussing... the phrase "bonelss blue" slipped out of my mouth when I was trying to verbalize the quality of the depicted sky! LOL, I didn't even think about it or process it as an "about to use a Brokieism moment" before I said it. My boss seemed to know exactly what I meant... so the whole thing was very seamless and smooth.
Front-Ranger:
Awesome, friend!! :D
Penthesilea:
Go Amanda! :D
"Boneless blue" is a wonderful phrase. I think most people know instantly what is meant, even if they've never heard it before. I did.
Front-Ranger:
My friends Offline Chuck and Adam were helping me move my mom's stuff and I dug a very tangled bunch of cord out to tie everything down in The Truck. To amuse us while I was straightening it out, I said, "We got to git in there and untangle those Chilean cords out of ours." To which Chuck answered right back, "Some of these tangles didn't go up there with you." He always has a Brokeism ready. As for Adam, well, he IS a Brokeism!!
And then Chuck went on to ask if the Chile was with or without beans. I assured him it was with...BetterMost beans!!
I have a picture to prove this all happened!!
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