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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2003, 09:08:47 PM »
I don't think anyone mentioned one of my favorites . . . calling a place a "tip" when it's a mess.  Also the phrase "bits and bobs" makes me smile.  
As for dislikes, I am also irritated by "cow" to describe a woman but find it ever-so-slightly less offensive to be called a "silly moo" instead.  
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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2003, 09:51:09 PM »
I don't mind "cow" but I love "pants" and "can't be assed" and use the latter two almost daily!

I can't deal with sentences ending in "yeah" or "doyouknowwhatImean".

I will never ever ever say rubber instead of eraser or plug hole instead of drain.

I'm sure there's tons more.


Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2003, 02:02:51 AM »
Well here I go cross-posting ;)Like I said I got in the habit of saying "yeah" or "you know what I mean" too at the end of a sentence,lol.My hubby says yeah soooo much.

Also another cross post is "taking the Mick" that sounds  ;D to me too hehehehe

"plug hole" thats too funny!How about bloody :o
 Anyone a rugby fan here?Iam now lol
 "try" for our touchdown
 " Whimping out" going to the ground so you wont be tackled .
 Yeppers I know there are many more but I cant think right  now.


Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2003, 04:54:23 AM »
Favs:
-Feck
-Cheers
-Peckish
-Knackered
-Anything shortened to "y" Biccy, Prezzy, Brekkie
-Gobshite
-Nicked - something was "nicked" from the shop
-Loo
-High Street.. it sounds so.. elegant or something
-Clickity-Click
-Pissed up
-Mingin'
-Eejit


Hate:
-Bog (for toilet)
-The way they say pasta
-Gendarmes - what a horrible sounding word.  I know it's french but still very often used by brits so it counts ;)

-"What are you like"
-"The lurg"
-Mens names being abbreviated with z (Gazza, Bazza) I absolutely DETEST that one more than any other
-"Mug's game"
-A brace - instead of braceS
-Mint <-- "That's well mint, that is"
-There's another one, the fact that they repeat the last two words.  "You're a right pillock, you are", "It's bloody cold outside, it is".  Like, yeah.. I get it, I heard you the first time.  ;D

-Bladdered
-Constant use of "Indeed" at the end of every sentence
-Pet Hate (noooo it's PEEVE)

Sillier ones:
-Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles  hahaha
-Snakes and Ladders
-Opal Fruits
-The way Sean calls CDs, tapes, and mp3s, "records"


I really could go on here..  ;) ;D







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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2003, 04:54:53 AM »
Some of my ones are:

Bung...
grotty....
scrummy...
and kit....
:)
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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2003, 10:58:59 AM »
When l was living in Scotland a lot of women would say "How ya doing, hen?" The first time someone called me that l just about fell over "Where's the bread hen?" I had to as DH about that one! Then the other was PET "Hi Pet!  :-/

One of my favorites is "Pack it in" l love it! We say it to the cats when they start "messing about" The cats will stop, they know we mean business when we say it too!  ;)  ;D  Cheeky b*ggars just move it to another room!  


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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2003, 05:16:05 PM »
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I like muppet.  What an endearing way to call someone a fool.


Teh drama....

Right before I came over we (my family and I) started calling David a muppet.  In fact, my sister even gave me a going away present, a small Grover doll, so I "...can have a Grover in your bed every night!"

Little did we know...

That muppet is actually an insult in England.  And now my last name is Grover....sigh.

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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #22 on: November 06, 2003, 05:19:35 PM »
I love when my MiL calls me flowerpot or petal.

And my boss cracks me up saying "You're a lil chuchy (choochy?  dunno) face aren't you?"

hehe
and of course, my all time fav is
BOLLOCKS
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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2003, 05:41:35 PM »
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One of my favorites is "Pack it in" l love it! We say it to the cats when they start "messing about" The cats will stop, they know we mean business when we say it too!  ;)  ;D  Cheeky b*ggars just move it to another room!  


hehe...I wish I could say it was something that mild I was screaming at my cat this morning when he woke me up at 5:00 am. ;D

Elle can my cat join your insomniac club? lol :P Actually he's not an insomniac...he just sleeps all day and decides to be a little a$$ and keep me up at night. >:(  


Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2003, 06:12:16 PM »
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hehe...I wish I could say it was something that mild I was screaming at my cat this morning when he woke me up at 5:00 am. ;D

Elle can my cat join your insomniac club? lol :P Actually he's not an insomniac...he just sleeps all day and decides to be a little a$$ and keep me up at night. >:(  


lol  sure, why not!


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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2003, 07:43:51 PM »
lol elle, every club needs a mascot huh?

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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2003, 07:51:22 PM »
Lol great topic! I first learned massive does of Brit Slang from "Sugar" magazine when I was still in middle school, I pretty much love it all--and here in America my family actually says "loo" for Bathroom/WC. You could call me a trend setter ;) lol

but here is one I simply cannot get used to:

"TWIGLET"---wtf.... [smiley=mad.gif]

Not to say "pretzel" is the greatest of words but really... :P

I first heard this word on "MI-5" ("Spooks") and I figure if Matthew Mc.Fadyen (Tom Quinn [smiley=iloveyou.gif]) says it, and I still don't like it, I may never.

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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2003, 08:05:23 PM »
"When l was living in Scotland a lot of women would say "How ya doing, hen?"

How about  "Di ye ken?"  Hear this in Perth, Scotland a lot. Ken= understand

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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2003, 09:33:01 PM »
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"TWIGLET"---wtf....  
Not to say "pretzel" is the greatest of words but really...  


A twiglet is not a pretzel.  It's a marmite flavoured snack that is very twig-like in appearance.  It's possibly what evil might taste like.  

It's the snack of the devil.
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Re: Favourite Brit Speak?
« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2003, 12:25:48 AM »
One thing that annoys me is the London slang of adding "idn't it" (isn't it) on to the ends of sentences- especially cause it rarely makes any sense like:

"I'm going over to the rugby match, idn't it"
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I REALLY love "pressurized" and I use it all the time, My husband and I are always accusing each other of pressurizing each other to do things, tee hee!!

At work I picked up "knackered" and "shattered" pretty quickly and usually at the end of a shift everything would "go pear shaped" haha!
Poo? .... Poo!!
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