I've noticed a lot of American phrases which just have an extra unnecessary word, usually a preposition. Examples:
We visit friends, you visit with friends
We close a bank account, you close out a bank account
We say every way, you say every which way
We say WHAT, you say SAY WHAT (capitals just for clarity here)
and then there's reach out to, where we just say ask
and the bring/take thing, that gets me every time.
English speakers are truly divided by their common language. Even without considering spelling.
@rookie54 said"Going walkabout" doesn't mean the same as "walk". It means: abandon your everyday environment and life pattern, including your home and job, and go to a place where your culture is. Sometimes a birthplace, sometimes a place sacred to your tribe or clan.
lol
"going walkabout"
"walk"
I live close to an aboriginal "keeping place". One day the regular host "went walkabout" and the centre couldn't open to tourists. He was in the scrub immediately behind the centre, not wearing his regular clothing. Walkabout is a state of mind, not a location.
@kewpie saidI walked the Pennine Way, along the ridge of uplands and mountains that form the spine of Britain. I did it alone; it took over two weeks. It was something akin to going walkabout.
"Going walkabout" doesn't mean the same as "walk". It means: abandon your everyday environment and life pattern, including your home and job, and go to a place where your culture is. Sometimes a birthplace, sometimes a place sacred to your tribe or clan.
I live close to an aboriginal "keeping place". One day the regular host "went walkabout" and the centre couldn't ope ...[text shortened]... behind the centre, not wearing his regular clothing. Walkabout is a state of mind, not a location.
@kewpie saidI don't "need to know" this.
Why do you need to know this?
Just curious, it looks a bit like stalking to me. But perhaps you have a legitimate reason for asking.
Just wondering where it fits in with all his other brags.
Perhaps @divegeester can glean some relevance from this.
He's always chasing my skirt, or haven't you noticed?
@kewpie saidAbout five years ago, I made a joke on this forum about being in the Yakuza and being in charge of all of Japan's pachinko parlours. Suzianne didn't get it and she's been traipsing around after me ever since bringing it up 2-3 times a year.
Why do you need to know this?
Just curious, it looks a bit like stalking to me. But perhaps you have a legitimate reason for asking.
@kewpie saidI don't give two hoots about Suzianne not getting the joke nor about her still trolling me about it years and years later.
Joking in a group is a hazardous exercise. The joke may be obvious to you, but there's always someone who doesn't get it at the water cooler. Or you may unintentionally step on an unrevealed prejudice or wound. You can only joke safely among close friends - and even then, not always.