I've been watching on TV (Dr.Who) and listening on the radio (Phoenix KJZZ NPR) to a great deal of BBC lately. I started a running list of vocabulary, that is common on the BBC, but rare (or non-existent) in typical US dialects. Initial observations include:
Rogering / Buggering / Toss Off
Blimey (as an exclamation)
Bullocks
Car Park (instead of a parking lot)
Champion! (as an exclamation)
Clever
Car Park (instead of a parking lot)
Champion! (as an exclamation)
Clever
Daft
Fancy (instead of being 'interested')
Garden (for a yard)
Jolly! (as an exclamation)
Jolly! (as an exclamation)
Lift (instead of an elevator)
Lorrie (instead of a truck)
Lorrie (instead of a truck)
Mad (as in 'crazy' or 'insane')
Poppycock
Queue (instead of a line)
Smashing! (as an exclamation)
Swimmingly
Swimmingly
Torch (instead of a flash light)
Tyre = tire
ReplyDeleteCheque = check
Bonnet = hood (car)
Boot = trunk (car)
Flat = apartment
Snogging = making out
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, grin, grin, eh? Say n'more, squire!
Champion!
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