tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5223698240981930555..comments2024-03-29T09:53:45.879-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: English-English versus US-EnglishPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63655428419307051132009-12-14T11:13:30.051-06:002009-12-14T11:13:30.051-06:00I've had to correct my friends for some time. ...I've had to correct my friends for some time. They say "That sucks'", to which I reply "That good, is it?"<br />"Sucks" is always good. "Bites" is bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79854864163189111592009-12-13T18:38:49.465-06:002009-12-13T18:38:49.465-06:00The double and triple ententres are what usually g...The double and triple ententres are what usually get us in trouble overseas... WE know what we're laughing at, but the host doesn't... Sometimes even after an explanation, they still don't.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89637462691797510922009-12-13T06:43:04.252-06:002009-12-13T06:43:04.252-06:00Ahaha! Nope! The term "It sucks" is a ve...Ahaha! Nope! The term "It sucks" is a very negative in Australia & England too. We appreciate the play on words - the double meaning really tickles us. The triple meaning is even funnier - that sexual connotation provoking images of some bloke with his penis caught in the hose. <br /><br />Mikael...there are plenty of ads here with double ententre and ironic references.Tamara Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937084122093850715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12267113615918559232009-12-13T00:15:49.600-06:002009-12-13T00:15:49.600-06:00I wonder if there's similar commercials for le...I wonder if there's similar commercials for leaf blowers... "It really blows!"Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894602732468692375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49009794190357251132009-12-12T23:18:41.897-06:002009-12-12T23:18:41.897-06:00Dyson neatly sidestepped the "sucks" / &...Dyson neatly sidestepped the "sucks" / "doesn't suck" dilemma for vacuum advertisements by declaring that their vacuums "never lose suction". :Dskreidlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213887949057408692noreply@blogger.com