It's quiz time again! This is a fun one, so check it out and post your answers in the comments section. If you fear that your answers will be used by others for evil purposes, you can email us privately. Prizes* available.
We've been amused by the English love of abbreviation. Or perhaps not even abbreviation, but the tendency to halve a word and add '-ie' or '-y' to it. You've heard them. Telly? That's television, right? Let's see if you** can figure out what the author/speaker was referring to in the other items listed below. I won't guarantee that all of these are commonly used or country-wide (the Northeastern locals have a language of their own), but I do promise that I have heard or seen published every single one of them in the last few months.
Alright, contestants, you have one week. Un-abbreviate away.
We've been amused by the English love of abbreviation. Or perhaps not even abbreviation, but the tendency to halve a word and add '-ie' or '-y' to it. You've heard them. Telly? That's television, right? Let's see if you** can figure out what the author/speaker was referring to in the other items listed below. I won't guarantee that all of these are commonly used or country-wide (the Northeastern locals have a language of their own), but I do promise that I have heard or seen published every single one of them in the last few months.
Alright, contestants, you have one week. Un-abbreviate away.
1. TELLY (a freebie :))
2. UNI
3. RESI
4. PREZZIE
5. CHOCI
6. RELLIES
7. BROLLY
8. BUTTY
9. POSTIE
10. SARKY
11. ADVERTS (OK, doesn't fit, but I still like it)
12. LOLLY
13. FOOTIE
14. TOASTIE
15. TRACKIE
BONUS ABBREVIATION: PRAM
*Previous prizes have included a cup of Darjeeling tea in Darjeeling and a real English cuppa in England. Travel expenses are not included and the prize is only redeemable in person. Only one prize has been claimed thus far, although perhaps not the one you are thinking of.
**'You' may have to not include any English folk this time. Then again, a few of these are local, so maybe... Nah, you'll just argue with my answers probably. Enter if you must.
12 comments:
Ok - got them all - for my prize I want a trip to visit you!
1. Television
2. alone
3. residence
4. present/gift
5. chocolate
6. relatives/family
7. type of store
8. trunk of a car
9. post-it-note
10. type of fish
11. advertisements
12. wandering
13. sock
14. toaster
15. train track
bonus - buggy/stroller/praminator
This is a collaborative effort of Matt and Beth.
That's so funny! I know them all but then I do have a slight advantage being a native. But the answers from Matt & Beth were even funnier... particulary from 7 onwards!
Not sure what a "praminator" is - is it like Terminator?? Or perhaps you mean preambulator?
emma, i'm sure you meant "perambulator".
Dear anonymous,
Comments like that do us no good on posts like this. We are looking for a full set of answers. Emma is exempt; she's English.
Sincerely,
The management
1. television
2. university
3. residence
4. president
5. chocolate
6. relatives
7. umbrella
8. butt
9. postman
10. sarcastic
11. advertisements
12. lollipop
13. football/soccerball
14. alcoholic drink
15. running jacket
BONUS: sailboat
These were hard. Way harder than identifying dried sea cucumber. I'm so proud to have collected on the Darjeeling tea in Darjeeling. Despite loosing the last contest badly thanks for the cuppa and scones in England :)
1. television
2. uniform
3. reservation
4. present
5. candy bar
6. boots
7. umbrella
8. bacon sandwich
9. post office
10. sarcastic
11. advertisements
12. lollipop
13. slipper
14. grilled cheese sandwich
15. track suit (pants)
baby stroller or buggy
OK I promise that we did not look at other posts. But perhaps we should have since we don't have a clue about over half of them. Is this a language other than English?
1. Television
2. Uniform
3. Renter
4. Present
5. Hot chocolate
6. Related to wellies but smaller
7. Umbrella
8. Bacon (English style) sandwich (we had them at BK in Edinburgh)
9. Mailbox
10.Shirt
11.Advertisements
12.Cab
13.Footpath
14.Bagel
15.One who tracks (well....)
I think we have already collected on the tea and scones (in the shape of the State of Michigan) so we send our grand prize on to the next highest winner.
Mom and Dad F
Oh - the last one - I know that one!
It is a perambulator - known in the USA as a buggy or stroller.
Mom F (again)
Oh my goodness this is funny! Emma are you checking these all because you should be!
I think all together you might have gotten them all (maybe...), so take heart! :)
Yes, I am watching these! I think that I am definitely going to adopt the use of the word "footie" to refer to my slippers. Honestly, you don't think us English are that crazy, do you?!
1. TELLY Television
2. UNI University
3. RESI Residence hall
4. PREZZIE Gift
5. CHOCI Chocolate
6. RELLIES Family
7. BROLLY Brother
8. BUTTY Cigarette
9. POSTIE Post office
10. SARKY Snarky
11. ADVERTS Advertisements
12. LOLLY Lollipop
13. FOOTIE Football (or Soccer)
14. TOASTIE Warm
15. TRACKIE Track suit
BONUS ABBREVIATION: PRAM
A baby buggy, like the one I
want to get for the
burgeoning parasite in my
gut.
Did I do it in time????
Emma--I have to respond to your comment about footie being slippers (my guess). I don't think calling your slippers would be crazy, I think that's an adorable way to refer to slippers--even if it isn't right! I may adopt it. For footie I couldn't beleive the English would shorten the name of a game so important to the national idenity as football. Alas, I was wrong.
Jennie
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