dear americans, please help!!

[PROESL]

hello, i am one of those fonds on your language, so please gimme some words or sntences that can't translate then from the dictionnary , such as *i don't give a damn* *jim_dandy idea* *you leave laughing on the flour...*...
and of course every sentence with its meaning
thanks a looooott
bye-bye

I think the expression "jim-dandy" sounds funny - in my opinion, of course.

fond of - not fond on



Keep an eye on your spelling.

[julianna]

hi, what does this mean?
let's call it aday? and That about does it. ?

[PROESL]

hi, what does this mean?
let's call it aday? and That about does it. ?

Let's call it day. = We've done enough for today. We can stop working now. Let's stop working now.

That about does it. = I think it's okay to say, or safe to say, that this is finished.

[julianna]

jim-dandy idea, i fond it: nice idea. nd i thank you so so much for your help!! take care!

[Abstract Idea]

Last week I was watching the animation movie "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
and recalled this thread a lot.
In this movie, the characters use such American expression, all the time - both the ones listed here and new ones.
Anyone who is interested in learning this kind of American expressions and/or slangs should what that animation.

Besides, the adventures of Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, Marty the Zebra and Melman the Giraffe are amazing.

As an example, I extracted the expression "Break a leg!", which I think means "Good luck". Although formely used mainly by theatre actors I think today this expression has a widespread use in AmE and also in other English variants. Maybe someone could confirm that.

[Offroad]

Anyone who is interested in learning this kind of American expressions and/or slangs should what that animation.

If I am not mistaken, we can't have 'slangs'. 'Slang' is like 'information'. We can have an slang term, a slang word, an item of slang.

Try not to get upset over not understanding slang completely.

[Abstract Idea]

If I am not mistaken, we can't have 'slangs'. 'Slang' is like 'information'. We can have an slang term, a slang word, an item of slang.

Thanks for the remark marciobabalho.
There is also something interesting here:
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/en...vs-slangs.html

[Offroad]

Slang is slang. I don't know of any reason to use slangs.
:)

I'd say there are many different slangs in the UK. You could avoid the issue with something like 'kinds of slang', but the plural doesn't worry me at all. It's that BE singular\plural laxity again.

Different slangs works for me. It's about the same as (or at least close to) different languages.

:)

Agreed.

Interesting.

Very nice, thank you for the link.