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October SA word challenge! (Nominations)
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Lol I just remembered when my cousin from Canada came here I had to remember to rephrase my sentences and talk slower. Did anyone ever notice how fast Jhb people talk? If I remember right the one sentence that completely got him baffled was "Kassam that laarnie is such a cake" and he gave me a skeef look when I asked him for the whatchya-macalit.I nominate izit
What's a 'cake'?I was hanging out with an American friend recently and I mentioned the move Hot Fuzz. I said 'the fuzz' was slang for the police. He said, "Oh, like the popo?"
I thought it best to warn him against ever calling a South African policeman that.
Indian slang for idiot.Lol sweet of you to warn him.
Ok, I nominate CAKE then :)It's kind of like being a chop, hahaha.
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So... let them eat CAKE! I know, I know a totally lame joke, particularly for a first post. I'm not sure about the rules of this word nomination, but I suppose if there is anything that exemplifies and encompasses "truly" South African perhaps the word for the month should be MANDELA?M
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Well if you're a cannibal... i guess so
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IZIT
CAKE
MANDELA
JAMMIE
CHOP
Poll will go up tonight, so you still have a bit of time to nominate :)
Please check if I have everything!
Then we take the word we voted on and read a book starting with a letter in the word, or a author's name/surname that starts with the letter.
For example:
Z -
U - Uglies
L - Lover Eternal
U -
Nominations will be open until 10th of September.