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Post by zed on May 10, 2013 8:23:29 GMT
Oh, what a shame Are there no trains there?
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Post by koffipot on May 10, 2013 11:11:14 GMT
I live in the sticks, so first I'd have to get to a civilised place with a station. It would be time to come back by the time I got there!
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Post by zed on May 11, 2013 8:57:02 GMT
That must be so disappointing. You should go for a day out to World of Wool to make up for it when you can or Hebden Bridge arts festival.
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Post by koffipot on May 11, 2013 19:21:02 GMT
I may just do that zed, though I haven't given up on asking around to see if I can beg a lift!
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Post by han on May 15, 2013 18:05:09 GMT
This is totally off-topic (if too much, I will delete it), but I am browsing the forum a little (nono, go back to study!) and was reading this thread. I love the expression "I live in the sticks"! It had me puzzled for a bit where on earth you lived, or what you lived in Things that have crossed my mind: a hut made of sticks, some strange themepark, or a forest. I sincerely hope it is the last
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Post by Karen on May 16, 2013 0:29:08 GMT
LOL Han , we use that expression here in Australia as well, it usually means that you live out in the country and not central to anything lol you made me laugh though
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Post by koffipot on May 16, 2013 6:20:39 GMT
Expressions can be so confusing to speakers of other languages! As Karen says, "in the sticks" means in the countryside rather in a city which we may refer to as "the smoke", from the days when cities were very smoky places. This site is so useful, it even includes language lessons!
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Post by zed on May 16, 2013 10:50:01 GMT
You made me smile, Han We don't half talk weird at times! 'don't half' = 'really do'
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Post by Shepherdess on May 16, 2013 13:14:07 GMT
I am so glad I am bilingual in at least two English languages. In the hicks and the back and beyond work for out in the country too. and in the middle of nowhere for way out in the country.
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Post by jufergu on May 16, 2013 16:46:25 GMT
We have a saying out west that I had to park in the North 40. In other words, at the far edge of the parking lot. Probably came from the time when cattle ranchers had 40 acres of ground for their cattle. I use this expression a lot.
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Post by han on May 16, 2013 18:58:30 GMT
How great are all those different expressions in different languages It is indeed a great extra feature of this forum koffipot, language lessons And Zed, I imagine we Dutch people also don't half talk weird at times, haha
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Post by Karen on May 17, 2013 6:02:38 GMT
lol Judith we call the city the Big Smoke here and use the expression out the back of beyond to, or when we cant remember the name of place its up whoop whoop lol
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Post by zed on May 17, 2013 8:13:33 GMT
Ha, I'm sure you do, Han
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