How do YOU pronounce Porsche?

[RandallNeighbour]

We colonists do carry an air of superiority, don't we? I've no idea why that exists. We certainly have no room to gloat about anything these days if you ask me. :ah:

[landrovered]

I am 47 years old and in all my days I only know of one woman named Portia, (you know the hot blond actress from Aly McBeal).

How unbelievably pretentious that makes us as a nation.

I will say this though after spending years on the UK Land Rover boards, nobody can prison rape the english language like a Brit. Wot you say? You heard me.

Septic = Septic tank = Yank = American

Defense rests...

[RandallNeighbour]

And all this time I thought your name for us "Yanks" was an abbreviation for yankee... not septic tank!

So where did we get Limey from? (No offense meant, by the way!)

[Gary H]

Wasn't that something to do with Sailors eating Limes to prevent some sort of vitamin-deficient disease...'Scurvy' when sailing?

[landrovered]

I used to live in the UK and still go there quite often on business. I am an anglophile at heart, I love the people and the country but get annoyed with them sometimes.

Septic is an example of Cockney Rhyming Slang, I was frequently refered to as a "septic" on the LRO board.