| Thirteen Very British Words I'm just finished reading and sighing over The Little Lady Agency...again And I'm waaay late with this one... |
1. knickers...how is that not better than 'undies'?
2. biscuits...so much more posh than 'cookies'
3. take-away...more cosmopolitan than 'take-out'
4. on holiday...sounds so much more festive than 'on vacation'
5. loads...as in plenty
6. knackered...it's just fun to say...saying tired is actually a little tiring
7. cheeky...it makes rude seem just charmingly mischievous
8. bloody...okay, actually sort of a curse word...it sounds very sophisticated
9. nicked...another of those charmingly mischievous words
10. the loo...seems to make a fun little excursion of going to the ladies room
11. proper...ah, those by-the-book Brits
12. nip...as in hurry
13. Mummy...so cozy and comforting sounding
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7 comments:
I love this!! I did a similar one not too long ago and recently realized there were so many other words and phrases I like that I almost made another list. The Brits rock!
Seriously, why haven't some of these words caught on in this country? Especially knickers. Way better than undies!
Another very British word...SHAG. :-)
Definitely, Julie--and I forgot snogging!
I love British Lingo! I also love to say Bloody Hell!
The brits have some of the best expressions out there. I love this! There is an online Test The Nation language quiz you can take from BBC. They have all sorts of fun sayings. :)
This was such a fun book!
I am going to be using these now lol
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