What is your favourite British saying?
Aug 22nd, 2008, 04:12 AM
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Bollocks is an almost universal word.
It can be used to express frustration - Oh bollocks, not bloody Cliff Richard again
Anger: Bollocks!
Disbelief: You are talking bollocks
Nonsense: You are talking bollocks (subtle difference in intonation)
Testicles: I kicked him in the bollocks.
Tedious nuisance: "It's the end of the month so we have to fill in our timecards. It's a right load of bollocks."
It can be used to express frustration - Oh bollocks, not bloody Cliff Richard again
Anger: Bollocks!
Disbelief: You are talking bollocks
Nonsense: You are talking bollocks (subtle difference in intonation)
Testicles: I kicked him in the bollocks.
Tedious nuisance: "It's the end of the month so we have to fill in our timecards. It's a right load of bollocks."
Aug 22nd, 2008, 04:58 AM
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..unlike the dog's bollocks (somewhere in the previous 700 postings, but God knows where), which are - well the cat's whiskers, really.
And not to be confused with being on the dog. Which can be bollocks or the dog's bollocks, depending who's on the other end.
And not to be confused with being on the dog. Which can be bollocks or the dog's bollocks, depending who's on the other end.
Aug 22nd, 2008, 09:04 PM
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Okay, I just got back from the UK, and I can't read all 700 posts, but I did post earlier on this thread 2 years ago...
But let me just add, will never, ever, for the rest of my life, use the word fanny, after watching the show "The Perfect Vagina" last week. During said show, they detail and described, and finally showed, what I have now realized is a FANNY in the UK. Wow, that was a lot to take in during holiday.
But let me just add, will never, ever, for the rest of my life, use the word fanny, after watching the show "The Perfect Vagina" last week. During said show, they detail and described, and finally showed, what I have now realized is a FANNY in the UK. Wow, that was a lot to take in during holiday.
Aug 22nd, 2008, 09:15 PM
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Sorry, one more thing to add, one day, the weather forecast was simply "fine"-- that was it, no more, no less, just FINE. I sat there wondering what that meant. I was afraid to leave the house, but eventually, took an umbrella but wore shorts and just hoped for FINE weather all around.
Aug 22nd, 2008, 09:28 PM
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I love this threaad but I believe alot are not just British. I've been saying Shit faced for years
and several other things mentioned here long before I visited England .
One word I did adopt because I love the sound of it, when a friend does something I don't like or it's stupid, I say, You 'twit"
and several other things mentioned here long before I visited England .
One word I did adopt because I love the sound of it, when a friend does something I don't like or it's stupid, I say, You 'twit"
Aug 23rd, 2008, 01:48 AM
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I agree with some of the others from Australia and NZ. I think many of these are what we would call "strine" if you try to say "Australian" in a really aussie drawl you might figure it out. Particuarly the set that were referred to as "cockney slang". We Australians are justifiably proud of our strine and I'm happy to claim them as ours! 
It's a fine post 'old chap', thanks for starting it!
It's a fine post 'old chap', thanks for starting it!
