User talk:Pizik
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[edit]Sorry I haven't yet made the new article on the Necroscope characters/places that were removed here. I'll get to it as soon as possible. Samwb123T-C-E 21:48, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
British Slang
[edit]Hi Pizik, I have removed your definition of blag as I do not think it correct. I believe you were trying to describe 'blague', which is of French origin and would not be appropriate for an article about British slang.
Collins English Dictionary: 3rd Edition. Glasgow GN4 0NB: Harper Collins. 1991. p. 164. ISBN 0-00-433286-5. {{cite book}}
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(help)CS1 maint: location (link) describes blag as, "1. a robbery, esp. with violence. 2. to snatch (wages, someone's handbag etc.); steal 3. to rob (esp. a bank or post office). " It also describes blague as, "pretentious but empty talk; nonsense."
All the best--Ykraps (talk) 15:41, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Ykraps: I am 100% certain it is not what I mean, it is English undoubtedly. I have used it and I am english. The reference I gave was from a right wing, english nationalist-leaning newspaper. "Blagging" without doubt refers to "persuading with nefarious intent". As the linked article displays the usage in the way I described I fail to see what the issue is other than other editors disagree with me. Glad you posted your reasoning here yet I still believe it is incorrect. Thanks, Pizik (talk) 19:42, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
- The problem with the reference you provided is that it does not define 'blagging', it merely says "Penfold blagged his way on to Mirabella". This could mean he hid inside a suitcase; or it could mean he told some bullshit story, which fits with the definition of 'blague', don't you think? I am familiar with the Daily Mail and wouldn't trust them to know the difference. Regards--Ykraps (talk) 08:32, 1 April 2012 (UTC)