Tuesday, 29 September 2009

English "isms" I like/would like to acquire

"I can't be bothered" (MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE)
"bin" (trash)
"queue" (The English are OBSESSED with queuing - I tried to hail a cab when there was a queue for cabs... bad)
"well done"
"chuffed" (happy)
"toilet"
"loo"
"straight on"
"bill" (not check)
"trousers" (pants mean underwear)
"knickers"
"ground floor different from the first floor" - the GROUND floor is what Americans would call the FIRST floor so the FIRST floor is actually one flight up. This... I do not understand because it results in me having to walk up another flight of stairs.
"pop in/by/across the road"
"gutted" (upset, disappointed)
"mobile" not cell phone
"phone you" (call you)
"ring" (call)

There are many more that I will post when they emerge from my memory and as I come across them in daily life. This is just the beginning.

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