The difference between a 'wanker' and a 'tosser' is a subtle, but very important one.
Will Self (pictured above) is, for example, a classic tosser, but he falls short of being a complete wanker by dint of his having produced some worthwhile bits and pieces in the past. Yes, the past, I'm sorry to say. He has swallowed quite a few dictionaries since then.
'Tossing' is - to all intents and purposes - pretty much the same thing as 'wanking', but that is the beauty and subtlety of the English language as spoken in the colloquial - you have to learn the difference.
God bless again.
I am going to redress the balance of the last few posts by posting up some all-time 'heros' and role-models, and - right now - they all fall into the religious category, for some reason that God only knows (what I'd do without you).
ReplyDeleteGood one! This was a lesson in English which I still needed. I will try to use both terms in the near future. This should not pose a problem as there always seem to be plenty of both kinds of people around. Nobody should complain; I'm just furthering my education!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a charming German accent? I was playing cards with a young, female Japanese friend, and we were all quietly arranging our cards after the deal, when she must have considered herself to have a bad hand.
DeleteShe quietly said to herself, "Borrocks".
WS does take himself extremely seriously; is that an essential part of being a 'tosser'?
ReplyDeleteIt certainly helps, I think.
DeleteI detest this man.... I really do.... I hate everything about his slow, careful , pompous verbal delivery and supercilious approach to life
ReplyDeleteTosser....? naw that's not strong enough
f*cking tosser more like
If ever I feel as though I am being to negative about my fellow humans, or think that I spend too much time sneering at them, I listen to Will Self and suddenly feel a lot better. It's called 'Self Help'.
DeleteNegative on the charming German accent. I have mastered the English 'th'. When I speak my native German dialect, I sound like a pig farmer. No charm there, either! ;)
ReplyDeleteIf you describe ourself as sounding like a pig farmer, then I think there is plenty of scope for charm...
Delete11 + 1 'English' tossers ( millionaire thugs) just won a match against another lot.
ReplyDeleteTee hee - I saw the first half in a pub, and thought the state of play good on both sides.
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