film slang for foreigners

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Thomas_E_SP

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Hey,

Could you 'english as first language' guys type some film slang for us 'trying hard not to suck' guys like me?

Thanks.
 
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Thanks Pookie,

I kind of got used to that terminology in English, what I find most challenging are the unusual slang that are not so established yet. You know, those names people give to equipment and processes and etc. that sound like non-sense.

I don't know...like: what is a spot? a commercial?

Sorry for my ignorance.
 
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yeah, hmmm, hard to think those up conciously when ur used to using them as normal words all the time, I'll think about it

Yeah a spot is usually a commercial
 
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[quote author=Cheesesailor77 link=board=Offtopic;num=1105336821;start=0#4 date=01/10/05 at 10:25:17]Yeah a spot is usually a commercial[/quote]

Or a light.

Or you can tangle yourself up shooting a blonde in a spot with redhead.

Dan
 
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[quote author=Cheesesailor77 link=board=Offtopic;num=1105336821;start=0#4 date=01/10/05 at 10:25:17]yeah, hmmm, hard to think those up conciously when ur used to using them as normal words all the time, I'll think about it

Yeah a spot is usually a commercial[/quote]

I don't think "ur" for "you are" will help our non-native speakers much, either . . . ::)
 
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[quote author=David Jimerson link=board=Offtopic;num=1105336821;start=0#6 date=01/10/05 at 11:15:12]

I don't think "ur" for "you are" will help our non-native speakers much, either . . .   ::)[/quote]
Right. If there is something I absolutely despise, it's the use of ur, especially in a business environment where professionalism should mean certain level of language culture.

If you are a foreigner in North America, you are generally required to pass TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) before you are accepted to a university. It's a fairly difficult test. On the other hand (at least in Canada), a (Canadian) high-school graduate is not required to pass any literacy or language tests to be accepted. So you have a lot of liberal arts graduates who bastardize their native language, using slang and whatever, while some people who would be motivated to learn are locked out of post-sec. education because of the TOEFL requirement.

Sorry for going off a tangent here... I'd be interested in knowing that stuff too. I have an advantage of having access to a lot of books and magazines where you can learn that sort of stuff, but I don't know how well accessible those are outside of North America. Maybe it's something we can create on Dvxuser.com?
 
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Oh, I agree with you, Jerry; the bastardization of the English language which has come about as a function of electronic communication DRIVES ME UP THE WALL.
 
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Like, when I first heard someone saying: shooting on sticks. It sounds obvious now. I should've guessed, but I had to ask, and look like a fool for that.
I don't have an issue with that at all, I'm just curious.
Same thing for "lol" ( can you believe it! ), I had made several assumptions of what could that mean until someone told me.
I used to think that BTW was: 'between'. I now assume it's 'by the way', I guess.
Now, just here, I've seen a new one NVM: what is that? I have no clue at all!

I don't want to start anything here. Please, don't get me wrong. But one of my best friends is from Toronto. And I understand pretty much everything ( really, 99% ) he says.

All right, this was supposed to be just a thread with some 'slang help', but now I'm turning into an essay about me and the English.

Last words: I'm not complaining. I just want to learn more, thanks.
 
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[quote author=Jerry XCheck link=board=Offtopic;num=1105336821;start=0#9 date=01/10/05 at 13:40:22]
Right. If there is something I absolutely despise, it's the use of ur, especially in a business environment where professionalism should mean certain level of language culture.

If you are a foreigner in North America, you are generally required to pass TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) before you are accepted to a university. It's a fairly difficult test. On the other hand (at least in Canada), a (Canadian) high-school graduate is not required to pass any literacy or language tests to be accepted. So you have a lot of liberal arts graduates who bastardize their native language, using slang and whatever, while some people who would be motivated to learn are locked out of post-sec. education because of the TOEFL requirement.

Sorry for going off a tangent here... I'd be interested in knowing that stuff too. I have an advantage of having access to a lot of books and magazines where you can learn that sort of stuff, but I don't know how well accessible those are outside of North America. Maybe it's something we can create on Dvxuser.com?[/quote]


U r qt rt, thrs nthng wers thn bad spllng, or the nd fr shrtning wrds for no prpos.

I gree wth u, it mst stp now!!! :P
 
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[quote author=Thomas_E_SP link=board=Offtopic;num=1105336821;start=0#14 date=01/10/05 at 21:36:34]Now, just here, I've seen a new one NVM: what is that? I have no clue at all![/quote]

Never mind.

No, really, that's what it means. I wasn't avoiding the question. :)

Dan
 
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