[VermiciousKnid]

Remember that British cooking show “Two Fat Ladies” or something?

They were simmering some onions, but they called it “suffering.” I kind of dug that — I bet if I was sitting in a hot pan of butter, I’d be suffering too.

Regards,

[Ditter]

Instead of saying something is expensive I hear people say it is “pricey”. Where did that come from?

[Above My Pay Grade]

My favorite...I mean favoUrite Brittishism is “dodgy”, particularly when talking about a person. It expresses a vague, but strong feeling that something is not quite right about an individual better than any “American” word.

[tomkat]

Good thread .. end of !

(but behave in here .. you're surrounded by armed bastards !)

[untenured]

I hearing a lot more “Spot on!”lately. I think it is an Anglicism, with Americans in recent decades preferring “exactly right” or “dead on.” I have in the last few years heard a few (not many) Americans use “queue” instead of “wait in line.”

[Excellence]

“Gone Bodmin” from Doc Martin is my favorite. I also rather liked the show “Wisdom,” but it was canceled.

[Ditter]

Just remembered something Mr Ditter hear all the time on the weather channel and the news stations. They use the term “hunker down”. We hate to be told we need to hunker down, where did that come from. People in Texas never said that.

[tnlibertarian]

I like watching the English car fix-up show Wheeler Dealers. When there is a lot of work to be done, Edd says that he “best crack on.” But he probably won’t have to if the car “is in pretty good nick.”

[dead]

Whingers is more British than whiners, and it sounds better.

Cheers!

[hosepipe]

Funny thing about the British mind....
They think Monarchy is “Cute”...
and Democracy is sacrosanct..

The truth is Monarchy and Democracy are both MOB Rule by mobsters..
The British mind has not figured that out yet..
You know... HOW Monarchy and Democracy are sisters..

And since Democracy is the political disease that has socialism as a symptom they are Gobsmacked politically..
The British mind cannot understand the American Constitution..

They are quite dumb politically..

[gattaca]

I love to watch the British shows on Netflix, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War, Inspector Lewis, etc.

They say had a row(rhymes with cow)for an argument, sod off, straight away, muck about???. It just doesn’t right when I say it!

[Riflema]

Possibly the best medium-to-harsh swear terms: bugger it! and bollocks! The latter can be pronounced "bollo" (after an old joke about gateaux).

[Paddyboy]

And if you ever go carpet shopping in the UK don’t go into the store and say “I’m looking for a shag”

[jda]

Good food is either nice, quite nice, or beautiful. I learned not to apply such attributes to inanimate objects.

[don-o]

What is up with...”he was taken to hospital”?

[Savage Beast]

If the Brits are horrified by the intrusion of Americanisms into their language, how do you think the French feel about la baby-sitter, le week-end, les blue-jeans, and les cocktails Molotov?

For that matter, how do they feel about le djihad, la taqiyya, and la fatwa?

[dfwgator]

I’m all ‘sixes and sevens’ after reading this.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I despise hearing “brilliant” used by Americans to mean “great.” Maybe that’s because my ex-wife used it to try to sound sophisticated.

I, however, am guilty of ending an email with “cheers!” but that’s usually when it’s related to a celebration or drinking.

[Boogieman]

Well, this just takes the piss.

[Trailerpark Badass]

I've been using "manky," for awhile.

I love Britishisms, as they help combat the trend of over-Latinizing American English.

And God help the poor soul who coined "impactful," if I ever get my hands on him!