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English in UK
Words: sob off/bog off
Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK?
I was told here to sob off and bog off. In books we usually have get lost as a main example. Therefore, I would like to go into details. Concerning the rules: any humorous situation with the usage of those words.
I am doing my best to keep to the topic of this list and cannot see any reasons why this post could be called irrelevant.
Regards,
Pawel
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I was told here to sob off and bog off. In books we usually have get lost as a main example. Therefore, I would like to go into details. Concerning the rules: any humorous situation with the usage of those words.
I am doing my best to keep to the topic of this list and cannot see any reasons why this post could be called irrelevant.
Regards,
Pawel
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At 21:52:43 on Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Pawe³ Piotr Stawski (Email Removed) wrote in : [nq:1]Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK? I ... off.
- At 21:52:43 on Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Pawe³ Piotr Stawski (Email Removed) wrote in : [nq:1]Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK?
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- In books we usually have get lost as a main example.
- [/nq] If you were told to sob off, that was either a typo or a euphemism for sod off.
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At 21:52:43 on Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Pawe³ Piotr Stawski (Email Removed) wrote in
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[nq:1]Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK? I ... off. In books we usually have get lost as a main example. Therefore, I would like to go into details.[/nq]
If you were told to sob off, that was either a typo or a euphemism for sod off. Bog off is a
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[nq:1]Could you tell me what changes in usage of words meaning "get lost" you have observed in the UK? I ... off. In books we usually have get lost as a main example. Therefore, I would like to go into details.[/nq]
If you were told to sob off, that was either a typo or a euphemism for sod off. Bog off is a
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http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/EFFOFF
pretty nasty then
pawel
Uzytkownik "Molly Mockford" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
pretty nasty then
pawel
Uzytkownik "Molly Mockford" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
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As asked I worked it out:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=24848&dict=CALD
there is however a difference between your F word F off and eff off. On the scale if 1 is go away and 10 F off, where would you put eff off? 8?9? Regards,
Pawel
U¿ytkownik "Pawel Pio
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=24848&dict=CALD
there is however a difference between your F word F off and eff off. On the scale if 1 is go away and 10 F off, where would you put eff off? 8?9? Regards,
Pawel
U¿ytkownik "Pawel Pio
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U¿ytkownik "Pawel Piotr Stawski" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
eff off Exclam. Go away. Euphemism for '*** off!' See '*** off'.
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/e.htm
Still I hanker for more ethymology. I am using www.onelook.com, but it is not enough. Sara corpus with endless sentences: S
eff off Exclam. Go away. Euphemism for '*** off!' See '*** off'.
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/e.htm
Still I hanker for more ethymology. I am using www.onelook.com, but it is not enough. Sara corpus with endless sentences: S
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