Why...

[The Ken]

I wasn't being serious about art gallery visits Neil

We used to go to the pictures when I was a kid too but we did go there to watch a film and not a movie.

 

[stewlewis]

Going to the pictures to see The Artist, a 'movie' it is but a 'talkie' 'movie' it isn't, it isn't even a coloured, is it? Is that racist.

 

[Neil]

I wasn't being serious about art gallery visits Neil

We used to go to the pictures when I was a kid too but we did go there to watch a film and not a movie.

Agree entirely - I don't remember using the term, much when I was a kid - nor it being used much.

 

[tintin40]

do people call films movies?

Gets right on my tits.

al.

Agree

 

[dyna-ti]

I dont know if the saying 'going to the pictures' is UK wide but probably so :?
Interesting that we use the latter and the Americans use the former to describe it.


Bloody tomatoes :evil:

 

[Neil]

Bloody tomatoes :evil:

"Let's call the whole thing off..."

 

[tintin40]

Squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg.

I'm sure you can squeeze your own lemon.

 

[Easy_Rider]

I find that the Americans generally speak English more correctly than we do.

For example you won't hear an American say "John and myself went to...."
they will always say "John and I went to...." and you won't hear them say "less" when "fewer" is the correct word.



But they do have funny spelling

 

[dyna-ti]

I find that the Americans generally speak English more correctly than we do.

For example you won't hear an American say "John and myself went to...."
they will always say "John and I went to...." and you won't hear them say "less" when "fewer" is the correct word.



But they do have funny spelling

Let them invent their own language then they can pronounce it however they please.

 

[Easy_Rider]

True
How's your Gaelic?