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Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:22 pm
by Gramsci_Archive
My personal fav is:
All mouth and no trousers.
Translation: All talk, no action.
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:23 pm
by kerble_Archive
Gramsci wrote:My personal fav is:
All mouth and no trousers.
Translation: All talk, no action.
I thought they were talkin' bout your mum.
thanks for clearing that up.
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:26 pm
by jayryan_Archive
HA!
i always go for the old "top drawer!"
and sometimes i like to buy a beigel with my coffee.
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:27 pm
by El Protoolio_Archive
Pissed.
Lend me a fag.
What!
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:31 pm
by jayryan_Archive
what-what?
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:31 pm
by Cranius_Archive
El Protoolio wrote:Lend me a fag.
If you want to sound more english try:
Lend
us a fag.
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:31 pm
by j_harvey_Archive
Bully!
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:34 pm
by Linus Van Pelt_Archive
Erm, here's one I learned from you lot: "It's not big and it's not clever."
Cheers!
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:34 pm
by Cranius_Archive
Gramsci wrote:All mouth and no trousers.
Fur coat, no knickers.
Americans and others! Your favorite British English phrases?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:35 pm
by DrAwkward_Archive
Cranius wrote:El Protoolio wrote:Lend me a fag.
If you want to sound more english try:
Lend
us a fag.
Yeah, i like how the meaning of "bum a fag" in America as opposed to England really demonstrates evolution of language.