Language Lessons

I have engaged in many conversations with my American friends about the linguistic differences of our two countries. We speak 'proper' English - the Queens English, whereas the Americans use some weird colloquial version ;-) All this adds to the colourful tapestry that binds are countries together and makes our relationships so close. Well that and Tony Blair and George Bush planning to foster a Taiwanese love child. I digress. Differences have always existed in the language of our two countries. We spell 'Colour' with a 'u', and you spell 'Color' without it. We use an 's' in Optimise, and you use a 'z'. There are merits in both versions. However, I give credit to you Americans, for inventing two words that I feel should be added to every English person’s language forthwith. These are:

• GUNT
• FUPA

Ponder the pronunciation for a while, say them out loud a few times, let them roll of your tongue. Never have I heard a more descriptive way of describing this area in the past. I will try and use these in sentence structure to aid in your understanding.

Example 1
“Oh yes, I know that girl, she is a real gunt!”
Example 2
“Did you see her, she had a huge fupa!”

If anyone needs it, I will elaborate on the true meanings tomorrow. Stay tuned.

(Thank you to my ‘Mauna Loa’ drinking partners on October 14th for bringing this colourful language to my attention.)