The Off Topic Topic

[Sheilbh]

-Y or -O in English I think.

Just thinking of Aussie slang like arvo (also scouse I think), bevo, Prime Minister Albo etc.

I wonder if TEFL teachers have to explain "cozzie livs", "genny lec", "menty b"etc?

Edit: Loved a Guardian article about that slang a week or two ago.

[garbon]

Platty joobs!

[Josquius]

Ugh. Platty joobs. Its stupid enough when its Brits saying it, but its one of those things that seems to have really taken off with ESL speakers who want to sound cool.

[garbon]

Ugh. Platty joobs. Its stupid enough when its Brits saying it, but its one of those things that seems to have really taken off with ESL speakers who want to sound cool.

Hey! We do speak English in America.

[Sheilbh]

I quite like them 

Especially platty joobs which I think nails the appropriate level of solemnity.

[Jacob]

I get genny lec, platty joobs, and cozzie livs... but what's menty b?

[Sheilbh]

Mental breakdown. As in (via that Guardian article) "I'd better go home before I go full menty b".

[HVC]

After reading these I've realized that I've finally reached the age where young people make me irrationally angry   

[Syt]

[Jacob]

Mental breakdown. As in (via that Guardian article) "I'd better go home before I go full menty b".

 

[crazy canuck]

Back in my day full menty would be avoided for fear of it being heard as full monty

[HVC]

With deforestation finding wild non-internet porn is harder for teens.

[Valmy]

At least that might motivate the kids to read more.

[crazy canuck]

What do you do? Perhaps thank the teacher for making so much reading material available their students?

[Valmy]

What do you do? Perhaps thank the teacher for making so much reading material available their students?

It is so weird with all the fucked up shit online that conservative groups are trying to create moral panic over books. Did they finally move on from perversities that can be found on clay tablets? Dirty telegrams?