British language question

mezzrow · February 23, 2014

Here's a question submitted from the Southeastern United States, after listening to far too much football commentary this weekend:

"Can there be a little argy-bargy without a bit of hurly-burly involved?"

Please discuss and elaborate. We wish to be educated further on this point.

nigelcoyb · February 23, 2014

I say yes!

Argy bargy includes a bit verbal jousting not necessarily anything physical whereas hurly burly is deffo wrestling, pulling and pushing with perhaps a bit of fisticuffs thrown in.

I vote yes.

Whitebootman · February 23, 2014

As long as it leads to hanky panky, then argy bargy & hurly burley is hokey dokey.

Deleted member 28206 · February 23, 2014

YOU HAVING A TIN BARTH?

mezzrow said:
Here's a question submitted from the Southeastern United States, after listening to far too much football commentary this weekend:

"Can there be a little argy-bargy without a bit of hurly-burly involved?"

Please discuss and elaborate. We wish to be educated further on this point.

Ignore it mate, some guardian bellend trying to be funny.

mezzrow · February 23, 2014

YOU HAVING A TIN BARTH?

only about a #3 washtub full. (teehee)

That said, I found nigel very responsive and informative. The distinction is important.

royalblue66 · February 23, 2014

A bit like hand bags

roydo · February 23, 2014

The first is a row. The second is a fight.

While we are on the subject, Color? Center? FFS.

TheBlueGibbon · February 23, 2014

roydo said:
The first is a row. The second is a fight.

While we are on the subject, Color? Center? FFS.

Aluminum and Sulfur too.

EFCNIK · February 23, 2014

Fanny means arse? What the actual hell?

mezzrow · February 24, 2014

EFCNIK said:
Fanny means arse? What the actual hell?

Yes, actually. Study this, nik. Everything old is new again, eventually. This brings some fond memories back to some of us oldsters. Good luck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Annie_Fanny

Degs62 · February 24, 2014

It's the English Language FFS not the British Language should be negged for the OP, in fact I think I will.

degsy · February 25, 2014

Not Individually of course but the Americans are just as one eyed, fundamentalist, barmpots, and thus So different than 'Us' as are the Iranians.

And don't even get me started on Frogs and Krauts

Degsy: Slightly Xenopobic since? well since that long he can't remember, It's my right, being English ( mongrel ) to look down on all the others who aren't 'Us'... just like the rest of the world really ( again collectively, not Individually ) present company excepted ( mostly )

Glad that's sorted.