tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post4661716190103306020..comments2023-07-16T10:55:15.788-05:00Comments on expateek: Whilst I traveled, by plashy brink of weedy lake...expateekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-50979972517065973662009-07-17T17:57:49.829-05:002009-07-17T17:57:49.829-05:00There are jacarandas all around my place but when ...There are jacarandas all around my place but when those flowers pelt your car, you have to get them off before they discolor the car. And my car is the same color as the flower!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361775888847203043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-34754954630484804222009-07-09T21:12:20.297-05:002009-07-09T21:12:20.297-05:00Oooh, Brit Gal! Thanks for visiting! And so glad y...Oooh, Brit Gal! Thanks for visiting! And so glad you enjoyed Chicago. Your photos were marvy. You've done a lot more in Chicago than I have; you've shamed me :-)expateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-40759188070386617692009-07-09T18:14:04.688-05:002009-07-09T18:14:04.688-05:00I refuse to change to the american spelling, well ...I refuse to change to the american spelling, well except at work that is heehee, but then as a Brit I'm excused!<br /><br />Congrats on your lovely grad, the lei was well worth the joke and the piccies.<br /><br />And those trees are really magnificent, I would miss them too if I'd ever actually lived near them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-86251660195262280912009-07-09T08:48:19.587-05:002009-07-09T08:48:19.587-05:00Wow -- so many comments!
Eternally Distracted --...Wow -- so many comments! <br /><br />Eternally Distracted -- GSM! Now that's a new one. I do find I weirdly slip back and forth, ending up with a vocabulary mix that makes no sense at all. I'll come visit over at yours... never been to the Middle East. I could use a virtual holiday!<br /><br />Jocelyn -- yes, I try not to think about that too much.<br /><br />Mme DeFarge -- thanks, and <i>your</i> lovely comment is encouragement of the very nicest kind!<br /><br />David -- now I guess I'll have to get to India to see the jacarandas there... My travel bug is insatiable. Thank you again for the POTD mention!<br /><br />Rider -- don't get me started on French. I love the language but spelling it? Phew. Those dictees were murder in French V.<br /><br />ee -- the "proper" way? Looks like I'll have to come to Australia now too, if only in order to pummel you.<br /><br />prima -- I still say "cheers" all the time. Who knows what people think? Probably better fix the "half four" thing... no American knows <i>what</i> to make of that one!<br /><br />cheffie -- thanks to you and Denise for the heads-up on the POTD. I didn't realise it until you guys mentioned it. I'm to'ally chuffed!<br /><br />expatmum -- I agree. Audience is everything. I was wondering if my Brit readers don't notice my "poser-y-ness" -- if it sounds normal to them and only the Americanisms stick out? I should alternate "zeds" and "esses" and see if I can drive everyone nuts!<br /><br />Denise -- yes, and spelling goes out the window too, as you get older. I find I've seen it wrong so many times that "right" doesn't always look right anymore. Total confusion.<br /><br />Willow -- aww, you're just plain sweet to say that.<br /><br />Moannie -- I love that comeback, regarding accents. I think it's funny that so many Brits will say "We love your American accent"... I always think I sound so unsophisticated and hokey. <br /><br />Joanna -- welcome to the blog, and thanks for visiting. And you're so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. I'm envious. <br /><br />christine -- O Canada! The best of both worlds? Probably. Nice to hear from you again, I missed you.<br /><br />iota -- oooh, "dreamt". What a lovely word. It seems so much dreamier than "dreamed". Like fairy tales and magic carpets.... probably because of E. Nesbit and <i>The Five Children and It</i>....<br /><br />Hannie -- I'll say "congrats" again too. I'm so proud of you!expateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-75538603603830067452009-07-08T23:29:00.250-05:002009-07-08T23:29:00.250-05:00Whilst is indeed a lovely lovely word.
Do you say...Whilst is indeed a lovely lovely word.<br /><br />Do you say dreamt instead of dreamed? And leapt instead of leaped? I like those ones too.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-85418226809119121672009-07-08T14:23:21.143-05:002009-07-08T14:23:21.143-05:00Thank you for all the various congratulations!!!!!...Thank you for all the various congratulations!!!!!Hannah Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493195991202583564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-16190937136211486372009-07-07T19:57:04.971-05:002009-07-07T19:57:04.971-05:00Canada is a British colony so I guess I have had t...Canada is a British colony so I guess I have had to learn to spell the British way. Congrats to your daughter.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516090767487411166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-64976536994815579902009-07-07T13:46:33.343-05:002009-07-07T13:46:33.343-05:00Hi, Just found your blog. Nice to meet you and c...Hi, Just found your blog. Nice to meet you and congratulations on the graduation!<br /><br />Jacarandas are one of my favorite things about Southern California. 'd never seen them until I moved here. Glad they were in bloom for you.<br /><br />I'll be back again soon.Joanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-23163333814900370102009-07-06T16:18:46.017-05:002009-07-06T16:18:46.017-05:00I have the problem that sometimes I write for Amer...I have the problem that sometimes I write for American readers and other times for Brits - I never quite know what to do.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-21035731532955707372009-07-06T13:50:41.697-05:002009-07-06T13:50:41.697-05:00Congratulations on the graduation and congrats on ...Congratulations on the graduation and congrats on the Post of the Day mention from authorblog!Cheffie-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568520021347503121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-45932706899926884172009-07-06T12:58:39.130-05:002009-07-06T12:58:39.130-05:00I'm an American expat, too, and I have the sam...I'm an American expat, too, and I have the same problem now that I've come home - calling a trash can the "rubbish bin", saying "cheers" instead of "thanks" or "half four" instead of "four thirty."<br /><br />http://primavera123-inthelifestyle.blogspot.com/?zx=fa34ae4b05be39ccprimavera123https://www.blogger.com/profile/06720217423821640206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-24796347050429415122009-07-06T11:00:57.844-05:002009-07-06T11:00:57.844-05:00When I was travelling in the States someone always...When I was travelling in the States someone always said to me 'Oh I just love your accent' til one day I was compelled to say...'well thank you, but you see I don't have an accent, but you do.' Smiling broadly of course to take the sting out of the quip. Who is to say where when how or why the spelling of English changed-your way really is easier simpler and makes more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-89826965427842928742009-07-06T10:24:57.667-05:002009-07-06T10:24:57.667-05:00I live just down the road a ways from UCSB and hav...I live just down the road a ways from UCSB and have been enjoying the jacaranda trees. They are late blooming this year. Usually they bloom in May but they were waiting for you to come.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-18112709371383859932009-07-06T10:03:35.396-05:002009-07-06T10:03:35.396-05:00I have the Brit to US thing going on. My husband ...I have the Brit to US thing going on. My husband used to say, how did you spell it in England? I used to be able to answer. Now after 33 years I am confused! Great post, congratulations to Hanna Rose and congratulations to you. Also congrats for making POTD over at David's Blog.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-19507330121592108782009-07-05T20:09:06.033-05:002009-07-05T20:09:06.033-05:00we have jacarandas in Australia too. and i'm ...we have jacarandas in Australia too. and i'm always spelling things the 'proper' way. hee, hee.tennysoneehemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999047427848122510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-20136958274832171562009-07-05T17:06:32.025-05:002009-07-05T17:06:32.025-05:00I used to be good at spelling but the U.S,-Brit th...I used to be good at spelling but the U.S,-Brit thing alone would have confused me, without the years spent in France making huge mistakes when words that are spelled and pronounced the same have totally different meanings. (Amongst language challenged ex-pats, they are known as false friends). I too love Jacarandas. How can they not make you smile?English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-79990647013803916342009-07-05T16:07:13.531-05:002009-07-05T16:07:13.531-05:00Jacaranda was very common in India, where I grew u...Jacaranda was very common in India, where I grew up. Great news about the graduation.david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-37087483237433476452009-07-04T10:09:11.845-05:002009-07-04T10:09:11.845-05:00Congrats on the graduation, the assiduous use of c...Congrats on the graduation, the assiduous use of correct spelling and finding the right trees. These are all fine things and should be encouraged.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-37058743609921161612009-07-03T23:34:34.081-05:002009-07-03T23:34:34.081-05:00She's gorgeous! I'm sure, much to your ho...She's gorgeous! I'm sure, much to your horror, a lot of people would like to "lei" her. EEEK.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-3026311564691478422009-07-03T21:54:23.865-05:002009-07-03T21:54:23.865-05:00I have your language problem in reverse. I am Bri...I have your language problem in reverse. I am British but live in the Middle East and unless I change everything to include 'z' I end up with a page full of red lines. I have started calling mobiles GSM and the motorway a highway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-12098038391251971622009-07-03T21:23:44.806-05:002009-07-03T21:23:44.806-05:00You're cute all the time, doll-face.You're cute <i>all the time</i>, doll-face.expateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491622502934668348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663073224655022128.post-12430762533165920272009-07-03T20:03:34.518-05:002009-07-03T20:03:34.518-05:00thanks for only putting up the ugly photos of me s...thanks for only putting up the ugly photos of me so that I don't get an inflated ego.Hannah Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493195991202583564noreply@blogger.com