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The Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British...
Some of these words are priceless.
Mutt's nuts - If something is described as being "the Mutt's" then you'll know it is fantastic or excellent. "The Mutt's" is short for "The Mutt's nuts" which is clearly another way of saying the "Dog's Bollocks"! All clear now?
My new saying:
Your win Eejit was the Mutt's nuts.
I love it
Rofl.
The Bee's Knees means the same.
Toodle pip - This is an old expression meaning goodbye. However, I only hear it when Americans are doing impressions of Brits as it has fallen into disuse, along with steam trains and gas lights.
This is the worst phrase I ever heard.
Goodbye my love
Toodle pip my love.
sounds like you going to the Loo
Guv'nor Slang term for a man
Dog and Bone = Phone
Fanny- It means vagina for those of you wondering.
I totally found this out by watching Daniel Radcliffe, aka, Harry Potter on Inside the Actor's Studio.
It was a great watch by the way.
I did enjoy it.
Dan Radcliffe is cool. Without even trying. And enjoys getting his **** out in Equus on stage. Must be hung like me!! (lol)
Luv What all men call women. "Yes luv, no problem"
Just wondering what is up with the Brits using the ou in words when it is not needed?
You know what I mean.
Color > Colour
Favorite > Favourite
That kind of stuff.
If you want to explain it to us yankees.
Please do.
You now have permission.
I'll stand up for eejit on this one, lol. We're the ones who got the language from the Brits in the first place, remember? So we're the ones who decided it's not needed and unnatural and decided to change it.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaciBlakely
As to why though, I'm not sure.
I know we decided it, Tay.
I was just wondering why.
Other than to use up more space in their works of writing.
Maybe it is feel space.
Maybe not.
But eejit is a brit and I think it'd be better for him to explain to us.
Rather than just google it myself.
I'm wondering if he give it to us better than some random newsrag.
That's what the Brits call Newspapers?
Right? lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaciBlakely
In the 1700's the new pioneers hated everything about Great Britain.
They indocrinated everybody to think and talk and write differently that the Brits. It is now like Apples and Oranges in every comparison you can think of. Mutt's nuts
Ringo is kinda right.
As for everything else....
Newspapers = Newspapers, or just "the papers"
As for why you americans were "lazy and took out the ou", its because your lazy. Thats why 95% of Americans are fat and full of cheese:)
That is not an accurate statement.
I am neither fat nor lazy.
And I think saying ninety five percent of Americans are obese and don't apply themselves is just wrong.
Do we need to give you swats Eejit?
We don't insult your Queen do we?
lol
I resent thatQuote:
Originally Posted by eejit101
I'm not full of cheese
I'm full of cheeseburgers and fries.
Sorry,
95% of Americans are fat, and full of cheese AND fast food. Better?
And the other 5% are either fake or ugly.
(And yes, im saying this to wind you up, and i dont care:))
LOL.
Eejit can wind me up any day.
I think the numbers are more like 80%.
And there are fat people in europe too.
America just has a bad image for obesity but we are not the only ones.
So why don't we get this thread back on topic.
ERMOK.
ill regret this, but ERMOK?
Oh that meant nothing actually.
It's kinda a KTHXSTFU, conjunction.
It's just ERM, like umm.
And OK, as in okay.
So it's ERMOK.
It just means I'm done with this thought.
ERMOK.
Get it?
Quote:
Originally Posted by eejit101
yall are some funny people! :)
It all started when Navuta introduced us to Methabolic spice.
I swear it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by *KYLEE'SMOMMY*
That would make a great signature for you.
click on user cp then edit signature:wink:
Anyone who says "Y'all" has no right to call anyone else funny:)
And methabolic spicy on the brain is the bomb
What is wrong with saying Y'all? I use it every day when talking with people. Does it make me fat and lazy?
Why didn't you respond to my ERMOK post eejit.
I figured you would like to make fun of that one.
What if I started using ERMOK after every post instead of LMFAO.
Would that be better for you.
At least you know know I am just finishing my thought.
Wtf is ERMOK tho??
hence the question.
Read this again, Eejit.Quote:
Originally Posted by eejit101
https://www.nodepositneeded.com/foru...html#post57248
I don't think you did.
If you don't I guess you could ask again, but you are smart and should be able to get it.
ERMOK.
Id love to hear why "dog and bone" means phone? That one def escapes me. Only british slang i know is from guy ritchie movies, i definately like "proper f**ked". And i dont know why, but i love the word "quid". "give ya 5 quid for that gov'nor" is a lot coller than "ill give you for dollars for that sir". Hands down the coolest thing about the brits is the language or colloquialisms.
- Cheers Mates!!
I wonder if Eejit would know American slang better than British slang.
It seems to me he would but I don't know.
Interesting question, me thinks.
It is known as ****ney Rhyming Slang.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0maxpower0
From Wikipedia:
Rhyming slang is a form of slang in which a word is replaced by a rhyming word, typically the second word of a two-word phrase (so stairs becomes "apples and pears"). The second word is then often dropped entirely ("I'm going up the apples"), meaning that the association of the original word to the rhyming phrase is not obvious to the uninitiated. For example: "Sherman" for an American (Sherman tank = Yank),[1] or "septic" for an American (septic tank = Yank).
Here are some examples, also from Wikipedia:
Complete rhyming phrase Meaning
Apples and pears Stairs
Barney Rubble Trouble
Bees and honey Money
Berkshire Hunt c*nt
Billy lids Kids
Boat race Face
Boracic lint Skint
Bowler hat Chat
Brass cart Tart (prostitute)
Bristol City Titty (breasts)
Bubble bath Laugh
Butcher's hook Look
Chevy Chase Face
China plate Mate (friend)
Cobbler's awls Balls
Dog and bone Telephone
Duke of York Fork
Dutch (for Duchess of Fife) Wife
Eartha Kitt ****
Farmer Giles Piles (hemorrhoids)
Frog and toad Road
God forbid(s) Kid(s)
Hampton Wick Prick (penis)
Hobb Ten bob
J. Arthur Rank Wank (to masturbate)
Jam jar Car
Khyber pass Arse
Merchant banker Wanker
Piccadilly Silly
Pig's ear Beer
Plates of meat Feet
Pony and trap Crap (both to defecate and of poor quality)
Pork pies or porkies Lies
Raspberry tart Fart
Gypsy Rose Lee Tea or gypsy
Ruby Murray Curry
Saucepan lid Kid
Skin and blister Sister
Tom Tit Sh*t (both to defecate and of poor quality)
Tomfoolery Jewellery
Trouble and strife Wife
Water bottle Throttle
Whistle and flute Suit
Rhyming slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Very nice information Tay.
Thanks for showing it to us all.
Talking about other peoples cultures, even if it's just the way they speak, is very, very fun.
I dont click links
That link that Tay posted did not even lead to anything bad.
Just in case you were worried about getting a virus or something.
I do not worry about viruses.
I was quoting. Nvm.
Okay okay.
I didn't get that because it wasn't in a quote.
But it was the same thing for me on the Harry Potter thread, so nvm and we're even on that mistake.
Oops.
What mistake?
And you realise you dont need to reply to every thread right?
When I misquoted or missed the quote and you missed mine.
And yes I realized there are threads I don't have to reply to but felt I should because we are talking about different subjects.
I'm going out for the day and won't be here, so I won't be here, to reply or make new threads, oh joy.
You guys have fun.