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Special words/sayings
Hello!! Okay well i just wanted to know like all the sayings and words that people say in the United Kingdom. I am going for a special school thing and i would like to fit it in a little better. Like do they really say "Hiya" and "wicked" and their is like a word like "pity" idk..but wat are some other words,sayings?? I know they have the beautiful accent and stuff but i just want to know the usual words that they speak. Oh and what words they like NEVER say!! Thankyou soo much for all your answers<3
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We have something called Cockney rhyming slang in England usually associated with London) - for instance: Apples and pears = stairs, a titfer is a hat as in tit-for-tat. Try googling Cockney Rhyming Slang. We also say 'spot on' if something is correct. Cor blimey is old-fashioned but still gets used. Not many people speak the good old 'Queen's English' any more unless they are out to impress someone. Personally I hate it when talking to someone who misses out the 'S' in words, for example yea instead of yes. We also have street talk which I really don't know much about. The youth seem to talk a completely different language. I try not to swear, especially in front of my children.
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I was always fond of the way they use the word "spot".
Such as "Let's have a spot of tea" (A bit of tea)or
"I'm in a spot of bother, here..." (A bit of trouble)
Whereas I would say something like "Hey, Jed, lookit that there spot on that wall there yonder!"
(See the spot? It's over there.)
or
"I thought my ol' coon hound Cleetus had himself a tick, but turns out it was a danged'ol spot."
(That's right. I said Cleetus.)
I don't know what they would never say. They may not call another person a poop stain, whereas I would. :)
See? British people are so cool!
ygs-29/f
P.S. You may ask isis. She's awsome, and she's from England, so she may be able to help you if you need further assistance. :)
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google it and you should find some lists of vocabuluary and stuff, plus you could listen to interviews from YouTube of sexy english actors like Orlando Bloom, Domonic Monaghan that might help and its fun 2
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