Words & Phrases You Associate with England?
Aug 13th, 2010, 02:07 AM
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The Music Industry.
Beer. Pubs.
A certain vagueness, both in weather or in discussions.
Oxford.
James Bond (the character, not the actors).
A certain preference for minimal clothing on weekend nights among the young female populace.
Mr Bean.
"to fancy s.th."
Gardening (also as in: Parks & Gardens).
A million home improvement & DIY shows on TV.
Scones (not wanna-bee scone-shaped pastry) with marmelade.
Quirky shops for old or new stationary, etc.
The National Railway Museum.
Beer. Pubs.
A certain vagueness, both in weather or in discussions.
Oxford.
James Bond (the character, not the actors).
A certain preference for minimal clothing on weekend nights among the young female populace.
Mr Bean.
"to fancy s.th."
Gardening (also as in: Parks & Gardens).
A million home improvement & DIY shows on TV.
Scones (not wanna-bee scone-shaped pastry) with marmelade.
Quirky shops for old or new stationary, etc.
The National Railway Museum.
Aug 13th, 2010, 05:38 AM
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>>LunaBella on Aug 13, 10 at 2:53am
Not a phrase per se, but ending a statement with "Isn't it?" (or similar), thereby turning the statement into a question.<<
Gordon Ramsay has a habit of adding ", yes?" at the end of statements. I'm not sure if that's a British quirk or just his (and of course he's not English).
I don't believe anyone has mentioned:
maths (which makes perfect sense when you think about it)
boot (for us yanks it's footwear)
schedule, pronounced "shedule" (but you don't go to "shool", right?)
Not a phrase per se, but ending a statement with "Isn't it?" (or similar), thereby turning the statement into a question.<<
Gordon Ramsay has a habit of adding ", yes?" at the end of statements. I'm not sure if that's a British quirk or just his (and of course he's not English).
I don't believe anyone has mentioned:
maths (which makes perfect sense when you think about it)
boot (for us yanks it's footwear)
schedule, pronounced "shedule" (but you don't go to "shool", right?)
Aug 14th, 2010, 07:39 AM
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"Are you being served?"
"Mind the gap"
Tube
fish & chips
mushy peas
tea
Union Jack
Battle of Britain
Robin Hood (and associates)
Merlin (and associates)
British authors: Shakespeare (read because I had to, not choice), Wodehouse, Tolkien, Lewis, James Heriot, Piers Anthony, and Terry Pratchett
too many names, not enough phrases? sorry
bloody (or is that too negative?)
"Mind the gap"
Tube
fish & chips
mushy peas
tea
Union Jack
Battle of Britain
Robin Hood (and associates)
Merlin (and associates)
British authors: Shakespeare (read because I had to, not choice), Wodehouse, Tolkien, Lewis, James Heriot, Piers Anthony, and Terry Pratchett
too many names, not enough phrases? sorry
bloody (or is that too negative?)
Aug 14th, 2010, 10:11 AM
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I'm not bothered.
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
Battenberg cake
Chance would be a fine thing.
orange squash
Ribena
greasy fried tomatoes and mushrooms for breakfast
shrimp-flavored crisps
snogging (not after you've just eaten shrimp crisps, please)
yummy mummy
slimming products
Bless!
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
Battenberg cake
Chance would be a fine thing.
orange squash
Ribena
greasy fried tomatoes and mushrooms for breakfast
shrimp-flavored crisps
snogging (not after you've just eaten shrimp crisps, please)
yummy mummy
slimming products
Bless!
Aug 14th, 2010, 12:28 PM
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>>(but you don't go to "shool", right?)<<
You do if you're a Yiddish-speaker. (But the difference comes from the different Latin root words - scedula and scola; it's just another oddity that both end up spelt the same way in modern English).
You do if you're a Yiddish-speaker. (But the difference comes from the different Latin root words - scedula and scola; it's just another oddity that both end up spelt the same way in modern English).
Aug 14th, 2010, 01:09 PM
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