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Some of my favourite words & phrases

apparently am a grumbler slash mumbler slash grunter
my vocab is rather basic to say the least but here are some of my most favourite words & phrases in the language my ancestors learned under the gun
in no particular order of usage or importance

  • Okay
  • K
  • Hmmm
  • Mmmmm
  • If you say so
  • Uh huh
  • Uh uh
  • Huh
  • Right
  • Sure
  • Oh
  • Serious
  • Not really
  • I don’t know
  • Am fine
  • No
  • Not really
  • No not really
  • No no
  • Naah
  • Tell me more
  • No I don’t agree
  • That’s my opinion
  • You don’t have to believe me
  • I know
  • I don’t feel like talking
  • I don’t know why
  • I’ll be fine
  • Don’t worry
  • See you later
  • I’ll be fine
  • Sweet baby jesus
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2 responses to “Some of my favourite words & phrases”

  1. petchary Avatar
    petchary

    Haha! I like the last one… Jamaicans also have a range of similar phrases, including “Not bad” (response to “How are you?”) or “So far” (meaning well things look OK, but you never know) – often kind of negative.

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      admin

      sweet baby jesus! not bad and so far or so so mean the same thing here

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