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Alternative English Dictionary

We have dictionaries like the Oxford English Dictionary and Collins to give the offical definitions of words and their meanings, but what do these words really mean here in England. Here is the alternative, but accurate dictionary of words and their use in the English language.

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Name: Richard Bagnall
Location: Cambridge, GB

I'm a Yorkshireman, born in Leeds, raised in York. Lived in Norwich (UEA), Ipswich (First Job) and Cambridge. Spent 6 months in Ann Arbor on a contract.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Shopping

Verb. The English national sport.

Fishing

Verb. A pastime in which a person will spend hours in freezing cold and blinding rain in an often fruitless attempt to outwit a fish, when dead fish are readily available in nearby shops at a fraction of the cost of the fishing equipment. Coarse Fishing: Swearing at being outwitted by the fish.