Leader RedBaird Posted May 25, 2015 Leader Posted May 25, 2015 Expressions like "chuffed to bits" are slang, and they can be unknown in other English-speaking countries. During World War II, a local girl told a US soldier in England, "I'll knock you up in the morning", to the soldiers great confusion! She meant that she would wake him up or knock on his door in the morning. The US meaning was "to impregnate", so the guy was very confused! A guy is said to "knock up" a gal. I can only imagine the soldier's train of thoughts at this seeming role-reversal! BTW, to "knock together" means to assemble quickly, as in "knock together a plan". That could be taken as having a sexual component, depending on the situation. See also "knock boots". 1 Quote
Zanda Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 Hello there ! Weird question maybe, since it's not a "Translation" per say that I'm looking for but more a recommendation ! I'm looking into phonetics to write a little something (no spoiler here !) and I'm curious if there is any website like the Cambridge Dictionnary, to look into the phonetics of English. Since we have a wide range of people accross the globe, I've figured maybe it would be a good idea to ask here ! ^-^ Maybe you guys will think of some other place(s) ! Quote
Raziel Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 1 hour ago, Zanda said: Hello there ! Weird question maybe, since it's not a "Translation" per say that I'm looking for but more a recommendation ! I'm looking into phonetics to write a little something (no spoiler here !) and I'm curious if there is any website like the Cambridge Dictionnary, to look into the phonetics of English. Since we have a wide range of people accross the globe, I've figured maybe it would be a good idea to ask here ! ^-^ Maybe you guys will think of some other place(s) ! American or British English? Does this help? https://tophonetics.com/ 1 Quote
Zanda Posted April 20, 2024 Posted April 20, 2024 It actually does help ! Thanks @Raziel And I'm more focusing on British English ! Now I have the explainatory part on Cambridge site, and... The practical one with yours ! Thanks again ! Quote
Blunt Posted September 25, 2024 Posted September 25, 2024 On 4/20/2024 at 7:03 AM, Raziel said: American or British English? Does this help? https://tophonetics.com/ Not sure it got aluminum correct. Every Brit I ever met sounds that word out phonetically. Looked more into it and evidently it's spelled differently. Aluminum (US) and Aluminium (GB) spelling. I plugged both in and got the American sounding version of the word. 1 Quote
Shoresy Posted September 25, 2024 Posted September 25, 2024 49 minutes ago, Blunt said: Not sure it got aluminum correct. Every Brit I ever met sounds that word out phonetically. Looked more into it and evidently it's spelled differently. Aluminum (US) and Aluminium (GB) spelling. I plugged both in and got the American sounding version of the word. Do it Michigan style and throw an S on the end of it to really confuse people I have a British guy at work with an insane thick accent.. Guess I know what I am asking him to say later ? 4 Quote
Vice86 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 So i read many times the phrase "Welcome to the forum"s"" While I always keep asking myself if forums in plural is the correct terminology...🤔 Since we only have one forum with many topics but just one forum. So it should be singular. Hmm. 🤔 Shouldn't it be called, welcome to the topics then instead? But what would be another word for the summarisation of topics? Hmm, I know... A forum. Jesus Christs... Those are the questions that keep me awake at nights. 9 Quote
Caipirinha Posted February 18 Posted February 18 8 minutes ago, Vice86 said: So i read many times the phrase "Welcome to the forum"s"" While I always keep asking myself if forums in plural is the correct terminology...🤔 Since we only have one forum with many topics but just one forum. So it should be singular. Hmm. 🤔 Shouldn't it be called, welcome to the topics then instead? But what would be another word for the summarisation of topics? Hmm, I know... A forum. Jesus Christs... Those are the questions that keep me awake at nights. I thought I was the only one thinking that hahahaha 😂 💭 1 2 Quote
Cocanation Posted February 18 Posted February 18 8 minutes ago, Vice86 said: So i read many times the phrase "Welcome to the forum"s"" While I always keep asking myself if forums in plural is the correct terminology...🤔 Since we only have one forum with many topics but just one forum. So it should be singular. Hmm. 🤔 Shouldn't it be called, welcome to the topics then instead? But what would be another word for the summarisation of topics? Hmm, I know... A forum. Jesus Christs... Those are the questions that keep me awake at nights. Each section has multiple forums and subforums... And each forum has multiple posts/topics. 2 2 3 Quote
Vice86 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 13 minutes ago, Cocanation said: Each section has multiple forums and subforums... And each forum has multiple posts/topics. so in 😘 but seriously, that´s the way i learned it almost 3 decades ago... 2 Quote
Cocanation Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Quite complex to explain so I'll use the urls to try to make sense on how Invision Community developed this... If you go to forums: https://fearless-assassins.com/forums/ 32 minutes ago, Cocanation said: You'll se the sections with some forums. But you can click on the section too or as you said the "Board". https://fearless-assassins.com/forums/forum/40-general-section/ Or you could click on a forum like announcement news: (Your header) https://fearless-assassins.com/forums/forum/228-announcements-news/ Or even on a "subforum" like site announcements inside of announcement news. (You said category) https://fearless-assassins.com/forums/forum/4-site-announcements/ But not all forums have this structure: Footpage>Forum>Board>Header>Category For example, our suggestions forum: So, "technically" a section doesn't exist, it's a forum of forums, and each forum inside this "section" can have multiple forums, or as we say, "subforums." You can have a forum inside a forum and go on... until you break the site at some point lol. Or you could just go directly to topics, like the suggestions forum. So you can name it whatever you want, but for the website, there are different forums with forums or topics inside. And all that reminds me this meme But hey! just as you, I'm overthinking this XD 1 2 1 1 1 Quote
Snake in the Grass Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Cocanation said: Each section has multiple forums and subforums... And each forum has multiple posts/topics. To my French brain it doesn't make much sense... 'Forum' is singular in French when referring to one website (btw the same logic could be applied to website : the website has multiple sections with multiple websites/webpages in each) 1 1 1 Quote
Leader RedBaird Posted February 18 Leader Posted February 18 10 minutes ago, Springfield- said: "Welcome to the threads" 😁 The next reader of this topic will think we are talking about a clothing store with 'bespoke' trousers! 😄 "Bespoke" is creeping into US-English, sometimes replacing "custom" to the confusion of some. 1 2 Quote
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