tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post7174519510529168608..comments2024-03-14T04:13:52.274-04:00Comments on Lost in the Pond | British accent. American life.: 17 British Slang Words and Phrases Most Americans Don't UnderstandLaurence Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-53190805407876461882017-02-23T11:51:00.511-05:002017-02-23T11:51:00.511-05:00Borassic Lint is cockney ryhming slang for skint.....Borassic Lint is cockney ryhming slang for skint... meaning only having the skin you stand up in or tge exageration skinned...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-52603194720856560672016-04-19T06:11:42.285-04:002016-04-19T06:11:42.285-04:00Being from Shropshire, that makes total sense to m...Being from Shropshire, that makes total sense to me! The Wrekin (pronounced ree-kin) is of volcanic origin and a highly visible and well known landmark. The Bullring being a shopping centre in Birmingham. "Going around the Wrekin" simply means "a long way round". I'd say this a lot after moving away from the address and confuse plenty of Brits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-42955109678979135532016-03-03T05:35:06.974-05:002016-03-03T05:35:06.974-05:00American me who lives in France loves "naff&q...American me who lives in France loves "naff" because the name of a French clothing company is Naf Naf. I couldn't believe it at first but now, though I am used to it, I just laugh inside.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-38437650225048197592015-11-27T23:13:48.939-05:002015-11-27T23:13:48.939-05:00I'm nearly 60, and Bob's your uncle was in...I'm nearly 60, and Bob's your uncle was in common usage in the Appalachian mountains when I was young. Of course, many of the older Appalachians at that time used archaic British terminology, and they spoke English as it was pronounced in the 1600s, before the Great Vowel Shift. I understood every Britishism in this article. My schoolmates and I didn't even need the modern translations of the works of Shakespeare, as we knew people who actually spoke like that.Jennifer Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919820550306740245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-35444144495287206102015-10-07T09:55:29.627-04:002015-10-07T09:55:29.627-04:00I always thought that 'the bees knees' WAS...I always thought that 'the bees knees' WAS American. I was told that it was from Chicago gangsters, who would talk of giving somebody the 'business' (Bees Knees) or, in other words, doing them harm.<br /><br />Knackered is from the 'knackers yard, where old farm animals (Particularly horses) were sent to be rendered down into glue after being put to sleep.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696880950267758168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-32805977220997720242015-10-06T14:30:27.119-04:002015-10-06T14:30:27.119-04:00I use 'faff about' or 'faffing about&#...I use 'faff about' or 'faffing about' much to the confusion of my American colleagues. I have managed to get a few of them to use the phrase 'nip to the loo' - I think they think it's cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-35994510453620359042015-10-06T14:25:58.025-04:002015-10-06T14:25:58.025-04:00"Bees' knees" is very old-fashioned ..."Bees' knees" is very old-fashioned here in the U.S.---was used in the 40's and before. I like to use the word "knackered" , followed by "as the Brits say!" I introduced my family to "Bob's your uncle" and now they use it all the time to be funny! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246707896469486442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-78083740111414259992015-07-17T17:44:11.367-04:002015-07-17T17:44:11.367-04:00Another good one is ..its black over bills mums. N...Another good one is ..its black over bills mums. Never gets old!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-46598606771112991062015-07-17T08:32:06.869-04:002015-07-17T08:32:06.869-04:00I see the fuckwit spammers have found us.I see the fuckwit spammers have found us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-9993345108302976952015-06-05T01:12:37.713-04:002015-06-05T01:12:37.713-04:00Of course a good certification program should teac...Of course a good certification program should teach most or all of these topics, and it's common for schools to give an orientation before teaching starts. The most critical piece of advice, I think, is that teachers need to research EXHAUSTIVLY so that they understand the ins and outs of teaching ESL students abroad<br /><br /><a href="http://toefl-edu.blogspot.com/2012/12/toefl-reading-questions-for-students.html" rel="nofollow">TOEFL reading questions</a>nancy johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693074677100549710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-64153838896446836452015-05-22T14:47:40.593-04:002015-05-22T14:47:40.593-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Xxx Girl Shilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277546126438982678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-19336418619834848512015-02-24T05:46:00.024-05:002015-02-24T05:46:00.024-05:00The one about brass monkeys is a myth - spare shot...The one about brass monkeys is a myth - spare shot was stored in wooden frames, not brass- and certainly not stacked like Ferrero Rocher. Check snopes.com for details. As far as anyone can tell, it *is* just a bit of deliberate rudery.<br /><br />And I suspect "skint" is just an irregular form of "skinned".Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229607228674862682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43424305258666467792015-02-24T05:40:43.910-05:002015-02-24T05:40:43.910-05:00Both senses of "nicked" essentially mean...Both senses of "nicked" essentially mean "taken".Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229607228674862682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-59665292616632183162015-01-05T15:57:51.012-05:002015-01-05T15:57:51.012-05:00Hugh Laurie and Ellen have a slang off: https://ww...Hugh Laurie and Ellen have a slang off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XxnlQEDgVITom Cullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43875146877479603782014-11-27T07:41:30.268-05:002014-11-27T07:41:30.268-05:00Really enjoyed your post on British slang. I was ...Really enjoyed your post on British slang. I was born in England but haven't lived there in ages but totally understand and use the phrases. I guess it's in the blood! ;)oceanvivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134540292660511037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-69389805261095786632014-11-01T06:06:08.755-04:002014-11-01T06:06:08.755-04:00 Friends and companions that you have is all t... Friends and companions that you have is all that is required to answer all the questions that you give<br /> You must not be a person who is easy to get angry, because if compared, angry people that his heart is a volcano, if it were so, how can you expect to grow flowers in it?<br />Sayings And Quoteshttp://sayingsquote.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-4451518094475185612014-10-17T13:21:01.425-04:002014-10-17T13:21:01.425-04:00I'd love to go to America, especially to see i...I'd love to go to America, especially to see if anyone could understand my Yorkshire accent :pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698430195870920703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-25535309775456812212014-08-20T19:47:46.305-04:002014-08-20T19:47:46.305-04:00There are American's who don't know what &...There are American's who don't know what "hammered" means? I thought that term originated here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-45597155167440778872014-07-28T14:35:10.668-04:002014-07-28T14:35:10.668-04:00I thought "yonks" derived from "eon...I thought "yonks" derived from "eons," as in "I last saw him eons/yonks ago."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-65557889566961032302014-07-16T05:54:14.252-04:002014-07-16T05:54:14.252-04:00Hmm... In Australia, we "get our knickers in ...Hmm... In Australia, we "get our knickers in a knot" and "chuck a wobbley", which is pretty close. (I learnt many of my colloquialisms from my very Australian mother, since my very British father rarely uses many - most of the British colloquialisms I know come from Torchwood and QI). Most of those are common in Australia, though, although I'm not sure I've heard of being skint, wittering on, or No.11, but "stuffed" here refers more to being unable to do something you've tried to do and made a mess of, rather than being "full as a goog". Also, "donkey's years" is for some reason synonymous with "yonks", although the latter is more common and not to be confused with "Yanks".<br /><br />On the matter of being pissed (off), I find it amusing how often non-Australians get confused between screwing up, screwing over, and simply screwing.<br /><br />My giddy aunt (as my mother says), this place looks like a bomb site! Did you do this or are you telling porkies? Chop-chop, clean it up in a jiffy, and bob's your uncle!Rachelhttp://www.coveredrachel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-89155531790172854482014-05-25T02:29:16.880-04:002014-05-25T02:29:16.880-04:00Writing is an art form that reaches a multitude of...Writing is an art form that reaches a multitude of people from all walks of life, different cultures, and age group. As a writer, it is not about what you want. <a href="http://www.coreforceworldwide.com/are-you-trying-to-figure-out-the-words" rel="nofollow">english slang dictionary</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619328155543685238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-84125273098988646732014-05-20T14:40:11.334-04:002014-05-20T14:40:11.334-04:00I love reading different slangs that us brits use ...I love reading different slangs that us brits use and also what Americans use. I hate the term fag for cigarette I say cig but I do say im turking for a cig and use knackered, jog on, run down the road and catch up(my fella hates that phrase) :) lets have a mooch but I cant wait for our jollies to America in a few years and I'll bare in mind that some phrases I say might mean something else hopefully not offensive :)mrs.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422525708822052412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-16202039882705833332014-03-14T21:39:22.232-04:002014-03-14T21:39:22.232-04:00I'm pretty sure "bee's knees" or...I'm pretty sure "bee's knees" originated in the U.S. It was certainly very popular here in the early part of the 20th century. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-61500780504785872932014-03-12T06:24:19.375-04:002014-03-12T06:24:19.375-04:00Hammered-- means drunk into a stupor?
If so, then...Hammered-- means drunk into a stupor?<br /><br />If so, then we Americans use it. <br /><br />Stuffed is also very common phrase.T. Greernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-79295274719618153592014-02-18T18:43:05.422-05:002014-02-18T18:43:05.422-05:00Charlie big potato ... nuclear sub , Aristotle ,Br...Charlie big potato ... nuclear sub , Aristotle ,Britney Spears....Do films like lock stock and two smoking barrels ,Layer cake do very well in the USA ...Do they die on their feet or is there a willingness to understand the rhyming slang..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com