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Well, MY take on Steve Jobs is far less generous."Job's a good'un"
"Owt" and "Nowt" are perhaps the most-used Britishisms in my lexicon. The favourites that come to mind are "Bog" for toilet (and so "Bog Roll" for a roll of toilet paper), "Barnet Job" for haircut, and "Septic" for an American.
and "Septic" for an American.
Septic, ah, so where all the shit goes. Sounds reasonable.
The dog's?bollocks
Berk: a term of abuse which is way ruder than anyone realises
Rhymes with "jerk", though it should actually rhyme with "dark"It occurs to me that I’ve never actually heard someone say this one out loud. I’ve heard that it’s a rhyming slang shortening of “Berkshire Hunt,” so do people pronounce it to rhyme with “jerk,” or to rhyme with “dark”?
I am never not amused by the harder, reinforced carry case sold by Games Workshop being called the 'Ard Case."well hard" (the H is silent)
What Brits say | What you think they mean | What they actually mean |
I hear what you say | They accept my point of view | I totally disagree and do not want to discuss this further |
With the greatest respect | They’re listening to me | This is stupid |
I almost agree | They’re not far from agreement | I do not agree at all |
That’s not bad | That’s poor | That’s good |
Quite good | Very good | Not very good |
Very interesting | Wow, they’re impressed with what I’m saying | Boy, this person is boring and talking nonsense |
Incidentally/by the way | That’s not important | That’s the main point |
I’m sure it’s my fault | They think it’s their fault | This is your fault |
I only have a few minor comments | There’s no major issue | Please redo the whole thing |
You must come to dinner | They want me to come | This is not an invitation; I’m just being polite |
Sorry | They’re sorry, but for what? | I simply want to ask a question |
I might join you later | They might be coming later | There’s no chance that I’m coming out |
I’ll bear it in mind | They’ll consider my suggestion | There’s no way I’m doing that |
How are you? | They want to know how I’m doing | Please don’t tell me your life story |
A sensible shortening of Wellington Boots.I recently learned that "Wellies" is a Britishism for rubber boots.