tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post3330206282354815773..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: Ten for Tuesday: My Favourite British WordsTalli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-35491387650226040702010-08-10T05:12:39.376+01:002010-08-10T05:12:39.376+01:00This is just dandy! I myself am headed to London f...This is just dandy! I myself am headed to London for a Semester in about three weeks, and your little list will come in quite handy. I am also a fan of "wanker."Miss Rosemaryhttp://disgruntledwriterscircle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-64025194175174851892010-08-09T09:09:41.362+01:002010-08-09T09:09:41.362+01:00Hi Talli,
I just found your blog and I must say ...Hi Talli, <br /><br />I just found your blog and I must say that I love it. This post cracked me up. I know quite a few people from England who have got me into saying 'reckon.' I'm one of your newest followers and looking forward to reading your posts! <br /><br />Feel free to check my book/coffee themed blog at www.coffeetalereviews.blogspot.com in your spare time.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Ms. CMs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696361624961230380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-83292429944649933332010-08-05T17:52:40.549+01:002010-08-05T17:52:40.549+01:00Hi Talli ..
full stop ... period in the States
...Hi Talli .. <br /><br />full stop ... period in the States<br /><br />knocking up as in tennis and squash .. warming up before a game .. not good in Americanese!<br /><br />Bristols ... well you guessed it - another version of bap ..<br /><br />The words and language can become tricky .. but amusing - if we know there are differences ..<br /><br />Love your choices .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-78370876641510000652010-08-05T17:12:26.114+01:002010-08-05T17:12:26.114+01:00A couple years ago I was over in London on a trip,...A couple years ago I was over in London on a trip, and we were on a coach with a driver/tour guide. He said the word "higgledy-piggledy" and I cracked up and LOVED it. So that's my favorite foreign word :)Alexandra Shostakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517091878608894496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-62025008322601583032010-08-05T02:35:23.756+01:002010-08-05T02:35:23.756+01:00Talli,
Couldn't help posting a gentle riposte...Talli,<br /><br />Couldn't help posting a gentle <a href="http://spellmaking.blogspot.com/2010/08/ten-americanisms.html" rel="nofollow">riposte</a>.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-19565275337320617062010-08-04T15:43:39.778+01:002010-08-04T15:43:39.778+01:00Some I knew, but BAP is totally new to me. These a...Some I knew, but BAP is totally new to me. These are fun!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-90985360699538396312010-08-04T14:07:31.241+01:002010-08-04T14:07:31.241+01:00Love these words, Talli. Thanks for sharing. <3...Love these words, Talli. Thanks for sharing. <3Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-84220769208324485452010-08-04T14:05:46.991+01:002010-08-04T14:05:46.991+01:00I really like Gobsmacked too. AND the phrase, &qu...I really like Gobsmacked too. AND the phrase, "can't be bothered." Ashley Cole is rubbish. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607291218714097810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-25671733457743450252010-08-04T13:32:21.418+01:002010-08-04T13:32:21.418+01:00Those are great! Some of them I knew, but some of ...Those are great! Some of them I knew, but some of them I've never heard before. Now if I go over there and someone asks me for a rubber, I'll know what they want. :)<br /><br />I'm going over to Jen's right now!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-47567028243259096932010-08-04T12:43:11.926+01:002010-08-04T12:43:11.926+01:00This is actually quite useful to me right now sinc...This is actually quite useful to me right now since I'm writing a British character!Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-11768729906960321442010-08-04T10:50:36.312+01:002010-08-04T10:50:36.312+01:00Gotta love the Brits and their gift of the gab. Th...Gotta love the Brits and their gift of the gab. They all make sense to this Aussie gal, but I love the post all the same :)MultipleMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621170366257326241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-12500906766322709482010-08-04T10:27:20.547+01:002010-08-04T10:27:20.547+01:00@claudia:
nope brits wouldnt call a liutenant &qu...@claudia:<br /><br />nope brits wouldnt call a liutenant "loo", because we pronounce it "lef-tenant"<br /><br />I also forgot my favourite insult for my ex - Wanker. the fact that the producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was called Thomas B. Wanker still cracks me up.Elizabeth Bramwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693182585136055698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-77324139083468096252010-08-04T10:16:26.229+01:002010-08-04T10:16:26.229+01:00Oh, and for the Brits in the audience, "anti-...Oh, and for the Brits in the audience, "anti-clockwise" is said "counter-clockwise" in the US.India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-49938387990554926772010-08-04T10:12:32.893+01:002010-08-04T10:12:32.893+01:00I like some expressions that may be uniquely Scott...I like some expressions that may be uniquely Scottish.<br /><br />Wobbit: woozy/wobbly As in: I feel a wee bit wobbit today. <br /><br />Stramash: Can mean a racket (as in noise) or an argument.<br /><br />Handbags at 50 paces: a meaningless argument.<br /><br />Tatties: potatoes (pronounced ta'eez)<br /><br />I cannae be bothered/cannae be arsed: Indicates one thinks something is too much trouble. :D<br /><br />FET: pronounced "fet". F***'in English Tourist. :DIndia Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-58620650620534349122010-08-04T08:56:56.928+01:002010-08-04T08:56:56.928+01:00I actually had to read the comments to find out wh...I actually had to read the comments to find out why anti-clockwise would seem strange. <br />Most of these are used fairly commonly in Australia although rubber is definitely something that the teens are getting rid of and replacing it with eraser.Cassandra Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515442718374750674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-62717962825607485312010-08-04T08:23:49.381+01:002010-08-04T08:23:49.381+01:00Great list to make me look at our expressions afre...Great list to make me look at our expressions afresh, from someone else who loves semicolons!Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-9407800720312763122010-08-04T04:34:14.777+01:002010-08-04T04:34:14.777+01:00I learned one about a week ago on a British writer...I learned one about a week ago on a British writer friend's blog. She talked about a "hose pipe" in her backyard. Hose pipe? I asked. Yeah, she said. Don't you have those in your backyards too? I had this vision of a big, cement cylinder thingy in her yard. Then I found out it was a garden hose. It was the pipe part threw me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-12733273564240254082010-08-04T03:13:11.192+01:002010-08-04T03:13:11.192+01:00whoa--some of these are really foreign to me. (No ...whoa--some of these are really foreign to me. (No pun intended) LOL<br /><br />Gotta love "loo" though. :)Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-43924840561945137642010-08-04T02:41:50.356+01:002010-08-04T02:41:50.356+01:00Hey Talli, i never shared this story with you or a...Hey Talli, i never shared this story with you or a lot of people and thought you might like it and share your thoughts. x<br /><br />http://shahlarveek.blogspot.com/2010/06/feminine-intent.htmlWild Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260455210731142858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-48556074267466660092010-08-04T01:51:50.189+01:002010-08-04T01:51:50.189+01:00I love this list! I have a friend who's Britis...I love this list! I have a friend who's British and she uses these words all the time. Very helpful since they show up very regularly in the British mysteries I like to read :)Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-71190870096794352072010-08-04T00:29:43.800+01:002010-08-04T00:29:43.800+01:00This is such a fun list! I love "boffin"...This is such a fun list! I love "boffin". I didn't realize that you haven't always lived in the UK. Where did you move from, and was it a culture shock?Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-53253277632343757302010-08-04T00:26:55.196+01:002010-08-04T00:26:55.196+01:00Talli,
Knackered is an expressive word, very suita...Talli,<br />Knackered is an expressive word, very suitable for a lot of occasions!<br /><br />I didn't know that you gave aluminum an extra i. Now that I look at it, makes sense.<br /><br />Trousers is more formal than pants. More expressive, too. I know you use knickers for underwear, too.<br /><br />Thanks for the new words: boffin & bap! Always like learning more English! :)notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-45403004657290672882010-08-04T00:23:01.279+01:002010-08-04T00:23:01.279+01:00I love britishisms. Most of mine I picked up from...I love britishisms. Most of mine I picked up from Harry Potter, so there is a lot of name calling and the like, but I love several of them you've mentioned. My friend Tara (who's Welsh) has also corrected me on the different MEANING of a lot of words and they crack me up, My favorite is 'Pants' (which literally is UNDERpants) as 'crap'... my first draft is pants.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-70573082984956495912010-08-04T00:11:05.574+01:002010-08-04T00:11:05.574+01:00This is a great post. Thanks, Talli. Always great ...This is a great post. Thanks, Talli. Always great to hear a Canadian's perspective of the Brits.<br /><br />I also found some great bloggers from your comment section too.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-6097464726099527042010-08-03T23:43:21.532+01:002010-08-03T23:43:21.532+01:00I never say 'boffin' and I'm English. ...I never say 'boffin' and I'm English. As English as they come. Tabloids use it though. A LOT! <br /><br />But no one who isn't a tabloid newspaper says 'boffin' ... do they? <br /><br />No anti-clockwise in US? That's just wrong. Is it widdershins there?<br /><br />Thanks for this.<br /><br />JxJane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.com