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Horns (or horn section) means brass as in trumpets and saxophones, JanL, to Americans anyway. Also a bull or a goat has horns, same word (though not a musical instrument.)
Big breasts are known as a rack in American slang and that's what our good friend, benrand, I think has mistaken for horns. [img]smile.gif[/img] But it's been a long time since I've been to Michigan and their slang may differ. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Yeah, in America, horns refers to trumpet, sax, and trombone, usually.
Breasts are refered to as "cans", as are drums sometimes. You can bang on the cans, or say "Nice cans, baby!"
Learn English the easy, fun HOD way! [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img] [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]
"No, breasts." hilarious
I always thought 'horn' was a giant hormonal, forehead zit. I learn so much on this board. [img]eek.gif[/img]
English is a funny language, JanL, full of many contradictions. American English and British English are not 100% the same. In American English 420 doesn't always mean a number; bad sometimes means good; and fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing.
There ARE two words in English that mean the same thing all over the world: Vinnie Colaiuta.
English is one of the hardest, if not THE hardest languages to learn(it's being added to constantly not to mention word usage and pronunciation as discussed before) next to Mandarin Chinese and Russian. I think it's pretty outstanding that even though sometimes there may a language barrier, the language of music can always be understood and communicated between like minds. By the way, Vinnie is the BADDEST in the BEST since of the word.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up. It thought english wasn't too hard, at least the grammar and that stuff. The difficult thing is that the english language has a lot of words (and i heard that about three new ones are created every day (?)).
In America you can wake up with an aching joint that'll put your nose out of joint, eat breakfast in a greasy little joint, have a joint meeting at work, lunch at a topless joint, supper at a swanky joint and go the joint for having a joint.
Solly, Cholly, back on point: I ask again does anyone know what snare Cobham used with Mahavishnu?
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Sounds like dere's a joint venture in da woiks, 5... [PS...the "2" words"...VC...hardeehar]
...[& if ya listen to too much Tower of Power with your girl in da room, it'll make ya horn-y]
...right now I need to get on the horn [phone]...[can I, benny?]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 12, 2003 01:58 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]</font>
You the man, p.c.
Fuse, is your PM in HOD on the fritz? Now THAT's a good German-American word.
Whutz da mame of dis thread ag'in?