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What would be more realistic British slang for, "Oh darn."? (But no curse words please.)
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Evasion of "damn" which would of course be the normal British equivalent.
Could you give me the British version of these phrases and slang? Some of them might be the same, and if they are, just let me know. He's a "jerk" She was "screwing around on him" "Friend" (as in a woman's friend-- do you use mate or friend?) That guy...
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I suppose you could always use.
Jerk in itself is also a curse word as it's slang for masturbation.
British PBS Hit Using American Slang I'm Just Sayin': There Are Anachronisms In 'Downton' by NPR STAFF February 13, 2012 PBS's hit series Downton Abbey has been praised for its subtle and witty dialogue. But a few anachronisms have slipped into the characters...
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(Didn't watch that shit myself) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...on-Schama.html Downton Abbey has failed to impress Simon Schama, who has launched a scathing attack... .
Historians ripped this apart when it was on TV over here, had loads of holes in it .
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And you wonder why I don't understand you Gits half the time. abdabs Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. Also very occasionally 'habdabs'. [1940s] absobloodylutely Adv. Absolutely. Abysinnia! Exclam. A jocular and intentional...
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Best of British - If someone says "The best of British to you....
Bender the travel agent creates an itinerary around your exact requirements .
It's the British for shut up.
Belt up - For some reason I heard this quite a lot as a kid .
DOCTORS' SLANG, MEDICAL SLANG AND MEDICAL ACRONYMS "C" C/C- "Cancel Christmas" (dead) C2 - a "can't c**t"; lazy physician who passes off work to colleagues and often whine C&T Ward - Coma ward - "cabbages and turnips" Cabbage - heart bypass i.e. CABG ...
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Re: DOCTORS' SLANG, MEDICAL SLANG AND MEDICAL ACRONYMS "D" D&D - Divorced and Desperate (middle) Dagenham - (psychiatry) or "Three Stops Beyond Barking": severely disturbed/mad (based on British train Like to F*** (Fornicate with)....
Hi, Does anyone know of a library or bit of code that converts British English to American English and vice versa? I don't imagine there's too many differences (some examples that come to mind are doughnut/donut, colour/color, grey/gray, localised/localized...
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Britain is very Americanised anyway, we accept silly slang, but appears to handle non slang too..
To British English, I personally wouldn't bother.
British tourists arrested in America on terror charges over Twitter jokes | Mail Online This article explains how two British kids (about 20 years old) were denied entrance to U.S. for "tweeting" a couple of messages... 'Free this week, for quick gossip...
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Years ago a British satirist answered the question "do appeared under the Daily Mail banner, I would not worry about how DHS appears in the British Press.
On earth did they think two kids were going to do .
Hi all, First off, I'm quite new to this forum, so I hope I'm putting this topic in the right place. If not, I apologize. So I've been trying to write a story, and it includes a large variety of characters. I've decided that one of the more important ...
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There are many many many different types of British accent - and for a start....
Or slang that would differentiate between an American character and a British character is 'British' sounds like either Liz Hurley or Michael Caine.
Still dishing out numbers?! I'll have 5 I'm that British!
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'I'm going to destroy America and dig up Marilyn Monroe': British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes By Richard Hartley-parkinson Last updated at 1:08 PM on 31st January 2012 Two British tourists were barred from entering America...
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What an idiot.
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