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Old 11-18-2008, 10:40 AM
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I was just playing around, I actually love british accents, although it appears cjdm has the lingo down better than me, perhaps I have not watched enough Top Gear(one of my favorite shows).

Is it a coupe or sedan? The coupes are pretty much the same as what we have here, the sedans are a different body style that was not offered state side.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:44 AM
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Ay bloke,my lingo kick ****,and its ace..its bees knees..blimey..just dont **** up when you go to look at the buggy mate.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:50 AM
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I only know car related lingo, like windscreen, boot, bonnet, gear lever(pronounced leaver), aluminum(pronounced alumineum). and that for some reason its zed and not simply z.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:50 AM
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Lol, that was a really awful attempt at Cockney rhyming slang if ever I've seen it.

Now, go up the Apples and pears, get on the dog and bone, call the trouble and strife and get her to give you a slap around the boat race.

Translations welcomed.

I think a sedan here is known as a saloon. It's a 4 door version with a "trunk" (boot in English) which has no glass so not really a coupe.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:51 AM
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lol.. I have been to London twice.. Its cool over there..
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:52 AM
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A Saloon over here is a bar that cowboys go to and have shootouts outside
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:53 AM
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The reason for aluminium is that we spell it differently (correctly) so it does sound different. (Also correct.)
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:54 AM
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this is true, forgot over there its saloon, coupe(with the little thing over the e) and estate.

does it look like this:


or this:

 
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Yeah my cousin pronounces Twenty(twent)
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:54 AM
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ORIGINAL: falkore24

A Saloon over here is a bar that cowboys go to and have shootouts outside
We have cowboys here too but they are also known as Polish builders.
 


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