Oi Friends! It's Friday and I am feeling especially British this morning! I have compiled a list of English words with links that I have found myself incorporating into my own vernacular! Enjoy!
Any favorites of your own? Do you find that you pick up slang from your friends who are from other parts of the world? What you guys have going on this weekend!?
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Those words are funny to me, living in Las Vegas. I work with an English guy, he says "do you have to go to the toilet" instead of bathroom.
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I love british accents and words like 'shag' which I realize is a dirty word there but here in the states it isn't so I can say (type) it. ;-)
I also like that aluminum is pronounced al-U-min-ee-um and not alu-MIN-um like it is over here.
Aii of ya'll, sure have sum crazy slang from us'n!
I picked up 'lovely' from my friend Sharon in London. And the phrase 'knocked up' (awakened) from my friend Kathleen. I love having friends from all over. :)
When I visit back by my parents, it's all too common to hear "uff da" all the time - a Norwegian term - and a high concentration of them in the area I grew up in. And it means whatever you want it to mean - something good, something bad, it works for all of it!
Have a great weekend Rupal!
Hey Rupal,
Thanks for the link love! I lived in England for 3 years and grew fond of words like "brilliant" and "knackered" and "daft". Miss hearing those words!
I've used, 'eh', from my former Canadian neighbors [grew up on the border] for years.
My favorite is from a friend in London 'Big Macs'. I thought she was talking about hamburgers. LOL
I tend to pick up slang from t.v. programs rather than mates from other countries, just because you can hear what they're saying rather than just read.
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