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Let’s Speak British

09/21/13 | British Vocabulary, celebrity

Lately, I have been having England on my mind.  After reminiscing about my amazing trip to Bath, England yesterday, seeing this post of Kate Middleton a week ago in her drop-waist, floor-length, pale gold sequin gown by Jenny Packham at the Royal Society in London, and with Mel B as a judge on America’s Got Talent my favorite country across the pond seems to be popping up everywhere.  It has been two and a half years since my last visit and I am eager to go back!

One of my favorite things about visiting England is listening to people talk.  Not only are the accents amazingly attractive, I like the different words Brits use for things we, in America, call something completely different.  First, the British words and then our American equivalents:

Did you know all of these phrases before are some new to you?
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Comments

  1. Abby says

    September 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    I’ve only ever heard a few of these phrases, but I find them all very amusing. 🙂 I love learning new little tidbits from other cultures and countries.

    p.s. Love Kate’s dress! She always looks amazing.

    xo, Abby @ Always, Abby

  2. Rebecca Eaton says

    September 22, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    I’m from England and now living in America so I’m trying to get to terms with going the other way around. Having a young girl I use the term dummy a lot for her pacifier. People look at me a bit gone out when I say it, but I equally share that look when they refer to it as a Binky haha
    Nice post 🙂
    Beki x

    http://www.adayinthelifeofcalleighemma.com

  3. Misty {Handbags & Handguns} says

    September 22, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    I knew almost all of these. Anti-clockwise? That’s a new one.

  4. Heather Nixon says

    September 22, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Being english I know all of these phrases, we have some strange phrases! x

    ofbeautyandnothingness

  5. Sophia M says

    September 21, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Never heard these but others yes!!!
    xoxo Sophia

    http://styleofsophia.blogspot.it

  6. Lily Garay says

    September 21, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    hmmmm never heard of those. Definitely calling my sneakers trainers now

  7. Jade alittlepersonal says

    September 21, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    I’m from England and actually live quite close to Bath, but I have never heard anyone say the pukka- genuine/ first class one. Although I remember at school how everyone compared what they called bread cobs with the people from london (who, if I remember rightly called them bread cakes). America seems to celebrate more things and more extravegantly than England though 🙂

  8. BlushandBarbells says

    September 21, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    I watch EastEnders so I think I have a pretty good handle on British slang!

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