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Post subject:  Posted: March 28th, 2007, 8:06 pm |
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I'll make 2 sets of the list. One I'll post here and the other I'll send to you with some of the more "inappropriate" terms. 
Goodness... I feel downright naughty doing this. 
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Post subject: Posted: March 28th, 2007, 8:49 pm |
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I'm 1/2 British! Could I join? My relatives are in Liverpool and Kent.
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Post subject: Posted: March 29th, 2007, 4:18 pm |
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Hehe, welcome to this very picky club!
Where exactly is the Martial arts Fellowship?... _________________  Secret Evil Twin of Aranel Faelwen .World Domination since 2008.
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Post subject: Posted: March 29th, 2007, 4:38 pm |
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^Thanks ^_^
My cousins are British and they come once or twice a year and they always freak out when my dad drives them because to them he's driving on the wrong side of the road. And they haven't even seen half of the things we have in Canada. lol It's funny.
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Post subject: Posted: March 29th, 2007, 5:26 pm |
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'ello fellars  (<- me trying to act british)
can I join you? I'm not british, and the only part of britain I've seen is three days of london, but I do love you.
my british quote thingy would have to be "mind the gap", cause the lady voice on the tubes nearly drove me crazy saying that all the time... _________________
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Post subject: Posted: March 29th, 2007, 6:12 pm |
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Larael wrote: I always stick to my British English when typing. It's the only way I know really. As eowyn said, 'tis extremely hard to not to correct ever American spelling I see! A quick update on my list-- I'm almost done! But I've a question... are we doing original British words, phrases, and slang or what? Some of them wouldn't exactly be forum appropriate.  Im a staffy Lad, but I do knwo soem geordie slang if a list is ever compiled. Some wouldnt, but ya knwo, most of the americans wouldnt know what they meant lol But most staffy slang really relies on a local accent or it just looks a bit mispelled
btw the martial arts fellowship is on the first or second page Padawan
Oh and welcome to Miluel and Silme. Hiya n all that
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Post subject: Posted: March 29th, 2007, 6:26 pm |
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welcome to miluiel and silme! nice to have you with us.
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 5:08 am |
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Why, thank you
I love Britain  _________________
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 5:13 am |
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and here i was thinking the whole world hated us! it never ceases to amaze me how much non-brits on here love britain.
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 5:26 am |
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I can't see why you would think that, the world loves you
And although I love Britain and British and all that, I actually find it easier to talk to Americans and Canadians. I'm not sure why, I suppose it's because my English is more American-like than British-like... I do try to write in British, though _________________
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 5:49 am |
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^ sadly, a lot of people don't love us. i mean, we've warred with/invaded most of the world at some point in our history, so practically everyone has a grudge against us. a lot of people still see us as stuck-up violent oppressors, and they hate us for it.
i love my country and i don't believe we're worse than any other, but somehow we're the ones that get the flack - we're still beating ourselves up about slavery, despite the fact that we didn't start it, we weren't the only ones doing it at the time, and we were the first to abolish it; and we're still made to feel guilty about the empire, even though no one holds the roman empire against the italians, the french have been forgiven for their empirical conquests, and it's almost a crime to say anything to a german about germany's attempts at building an empire. it seems that the rest of the world can be forgiven its sins but britain can't, and that's not fair.
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 11:21 am |
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I totally understand that. But to be honest, I thought more people had a grudge against the US, for starting all the bad trends and for making themselves leaders of every single war in the world... Maybe I'm wrong _________________
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 11:23 am |
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I totally understand that. But to be honest, I thought more people had a grudge against the US, for starting all the bad trends and for making themselves leaders of every single war in the world... Maybe I'm wrong _________________
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Post subject: Posted: March 30th, 2007, 10:51 pm |
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Nah... I do believe we may not be the most popular country, but I don't believe we're the only ones in that regard. 
And here be our lovely list compiled by JF [in white] and myself [in italics]. If you'd like to add something to it please PM me and I'll edit the post. Let's see how big of a list we can get!
EDIT: eowyn of ithilien's britishisms in bold
Quote: Ace - another way of saying something’s cool or brilliant
All right? - commonly used as a greeting down south. Always posed as a question!
*A-r-s-e*- basically means your backside [“can’t be arsed” “pain in the *a-r-s-e*”]
Article - someone who is being a pain "pain in the article"
As well - usually said in place of also; too can be used as well
Aye - yes; I agree
Barking - someone who is mad
Barmy – when you call someone barmy, you mean that they’re crazy
Beak it – shut up
Belt up – British equivalent of shut up
Biscuit – cookie
Blimey – an exclamation of surprise
Bloke – similar to “guy” or “dude” in America
Bloody – used to replace swear words; very commonly used
Bobby - policemen (not commonly used)
Bog – lavatory, toilet
Bogey – a booger!
Bog off – get lost[/color]
Boot – trunk of the car
Blouse – shirt
Bonkers - someone who is mad
Bonnet – car hood
Bosting - great, fantastic, etc. [mildlands slang]
Brilliant – [i]sometimes shortened to “brill”; means that something is cool
Budge up – move over
*B-u-g-g-e-r* – used to replace swear words [think Captain Jack]
Buggy – baby carriage
Bum – refers to your backside or a tramp
Button it – be quiet
Car park – parking lot
Cheeky – basically you’re being a smart aleck
Cheerio – a greeting; pronounced churrar up north [I've only heard it pronounced cheer-ri-o myself]
Chivvy along – move along; hurry up
Chips – fries
Chuffed -- pleased [You can also use the well in front of chuffed = well chuffed]
Chuff/Chuffing - used in place of a swear word as in 'what the chuff?' or 'chuffing hell!'
Cinema – movie theatre
Clear off – get lost!
Cockney rhyming slang -- butcher’s hook=look
Cookie – chocolate chip cookie
Crank/y – someone in a bad mood
Crisps – potato chips
Daft – stupid; when someone is a daftie they’re acting stupid
Dodgy – not to be trusted
Dozy – someone being a bit thick
Duff – useless; rubbish
Easy peasy – childish way of saying something’s easy [You can also say eay peasy lemon squeasy]
Fagged – you can’t be bothered
Fancy – a desire or liking
Father Christmas - Santa Claus
Filch – to steal
Flat – apartment
Flip/Flipping - used in the same way as chuff/chuffing
Football -- soccer
Fortnight – refers to 2 weeks; short for 14 nights
Frock – woman’s dress or gown
Give us a bell – call me!
Gobsmacked – amazed
Get knotted – get lost or yeah right
Hanky panky – Brit version of making out; not commonly used [can also refer to trouble]
Heck - used instead of 'hell' in exclamations of shock or confusion e.g. 'what the heck?' or 'blooming heck!'
Holiday – vacation
Jam – jelly
Jelly – Jello
Jumper – sweater
Kip – a short sleep; a nap
Knackered -- tired
Legless - someone who is drunk
Lift – elevator
Loo – bathroom
Mark – school grades
Mate – a friend or chum
Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays
Mobile phone – cell phone
Motorway – high way
Nappy – diaper
Narked – when someone looks as though they’re in a bad mood you’d say they look narked [Narky can also be used]
Nelly - someone who is scared
Nick – to steal
Nicked – has been stolen
Not my cup of tea – not my liking
Nylons – tights
Off your trolley – mad; crazy
On your bike – clear off
Pants -- underwear
Pavement – sidewalk
Petrol – gasoline
Pie-eyed - someone who is drunk
Pinch - steal
Pipe down – be quiet
Porkies -- lies [also called porkie pies]
Posh – higher class
Post – mail
Pram – baby carriage
Prat – an insulting name for someone [Can also be used for someone who is behaving stupid manner]
Puddled - someone who is confused
Put a sock in it – shut up
Row – an argument
Rubbish bin – trash can
Sanitary towel/napkin – pad
Scallywag - mischevious person, normally a child
Shag – to have sex
Smart – to look sharp; sophisticated
Snog – to make out
Sod off – go away!
Sozzled - someone who is drunk
Supermarket - grocery store
Sweets – candy
Swotting – to study hard
Ta – thanks! Commonly said up north
Ta-ta – goodbye
Tart, chav – often characterised by the clothing they wear [usually designer; Burberry], how they act [stuck up; slutty]
Terribly - can mean 'very' in phrases such as 'terribly exciting' [normally only used by middle/upper classes]
Throwing a wobbler - having a tantrum
Toff - someone of a higher class
Torch – flashlight
Tram - streetcar
Tramp – homeless person
Trainers – tennis shoes [sneakers]
Tret - past tense of treat e.g. 'he tret me badly' or 'I tret myself to some chocolate' [Yorkshire dialect]
Trolley – shopping cart
Trousers -- pants
Uni -- University
Wonky -- unstable
Wuss - someone who is a wimp
Zip it - shut up
Zonked – exhausted; tired
Enjoy my non-Brit friends. And don't forget to check back for updates.
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Post subject: Posted: March 31st, 2007, 12:17 am |
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Oh my goodness.... *goes to save list to compy...*
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!
This will definitly help us non-Brits...
And welcome to Slime....enjoy!
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