I need help of you Americans.

[leftylee]

Okay I'm doing an essay on Kelly Pavlik for my English Assignment in college and the teacher said that I need to use American lexis (American words) in it so could you guys name me some common words used by Yanks which aren't used a lot in the UK, "Dude" for instance.

I need words to do with somebody saying "Stop chatting, bollocks" in American. "Calm Down, brother" would that count ?? haha

Please help Yanks, the essay is in for tommorow

[El Kabong]

"Quit talking shit" would be a proper replacement of "Stop chatting bollocks"

Just un-gay your type of English and blam Americanized English is born


Anything else I can help you with bro?

[leftylee]

"Quit talking shit" would be a proper replacement of "Stop chatting bollocks"

Just un-gay your type of English and blam Americanized English is born


Anything else I can help you with bro?

Lyle, thats perfect thanks

I've used words like Mom and Garbage as well so I should be fine with this American grammar but I'll let you know if I need anymore expressions

Thanks again mate, have some rep.

[Spicoli]

This is great.There needs to be a translation Thread for all of the forum.At times Its a little hard to decipher The verbiage used.

as for your English Teacher.....In the Morning walk in and say "Good morning Peckerwood" a true sign of respect ,sure to Impress him.Might even help your grade.

[RP33]

"stop bullshitting" would probably work too

Lyle hit it on the head "un-gay" everything you say, and you'll have the American jargon.. hahah..

it's like, you guys call your buds or friends "mates" not that i'd EVER say "mate" but if i did, i'd be referring to my girlfriend, the person i mate with.. so if i referred to a male friend of mine as my "mate" it would be a homosexual remark.. So "un-gay" works perfectly..

oh yeah, and bilbo always says "telly" referring to the television, which is really gay.. TV or television work fine..

hmm i'll have to think of some more

[BoxingGorilla]

It's actually a harder question than you think, at least for me. I would need to read the essay and then edit it in order to feel comfortable with my suggestions.