http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/south-african-words-in-english-then-and-now-part-3 Global English and language change Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/south-african-words-in-english-then-and-now-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-6953 Grail Hartdegen Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:28:47 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=5495#comment-6953 How wonderful to find your blog Jean! It has been so many years! All those lekker South Africa phrases make me homesick. We are coming back for a visit this Christmas and look forward to familiarizing ourselves with the vernacular again! Grail:) How wonderful to find your blog Jean! It has been so many years! All those lekker South Africa phrases make me homesick. We are coming back for a visit this Christmas and look forward to familiarizing ourselves with the vernacular again! Grail:)

]]> http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/south-african-words-in-english-then-and-now-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-3482 George Phillips Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:13:35 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=5495#comment-3482 Fascinating stuff! I'm a close working colleague of Penny Roberts (nee Branford) and share your interest in words, phrases and their origins. Aside from a well-known few (boer, biltong, etc) most of the SA-specific language you shared was new to me. Thanks for the enlightenment! :-) Fascinating stuff! I’m a close working colleague of Penny Roberts (nee Branford) and share your interest in words, phrases and their origins. Aside from a well-known few (boer, biltong, etc) most of the SA-specific language you shared was new to me. Thanks for the enlightenment!

]]> http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/south-african-words-in-english-then-and-now-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-3474 Malcolm Venter Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=5495#comment-3474 Jean Branford - interesting as ever! Nice to see her still posting information on her favourite subject. Jean Branford – interesting as ever! Nice to see her still posting information on her favourite subject.

]]> http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/south-african-words-in-english-then-and-now-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-3461 Stevie Godson Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:52:51 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=5495#comment-3461 Great article from Jean Branford. I put together a mini guide to South Africanisms (well, a Top 10 list) for World Cup visitors to South Africa when, after reading one of my recent posts, a British reader wanted to know if "vuvuzela" was "an obscure gynaecological condition". Of course, this was just before the World Cup started - I think everyone knows what vuvuzelas are by now. Great article from Jean Branford. I put together a mini guide to South Africanisms (well, a Top 10 list) for World Cup visitors to South Africa when, after reading one of my recent posts, a British reader wanted to know if “vuvuzela” was “an obscure gynaecological condition”. Of course, this was just before the World Cup started – I think everyone knows what vuvuzelas are by now.

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