30 Things British People Say Vs What We Actually Mean. #9 Is Perfect.
i fully identify with 2, 14 and especially 16.
i fully identify with 2, 14 and especially 16.
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30 things brits say vs what they actually mean
I do not relate to any of these double meanings and I do not think your welcome is at all english but I am old and maybe the young use it .. one word I use as a double meaning is nice which is often depeciating and the other is quite .
It is so strange that awfully nice is a positive statement and that quite right is positive yet quite nice is depreciating . I have always used nice shot on the golf course ..it seems to be laughed at these days
It is so strange that awfully nice is a positive statement and that quite right is positive yet quite nice is depreciating . I have always used nice shot on the golf course ..it seems to be laughed at these days
yes, i do say 'you're welcome, when the person does not say thank you......sarcasm.
yes i do say 'perfect, or 'brilliant' when something is not good. usually when someone has not done something right.
and as a chef, the best compliment anyone can give me is to say 'not bad'......
yes i do say 'perfect, or 'brilliant' when something is not good. usually when someone has not done something right.
and as a chef, the best compliment anyone can give me is to say 'not bad'......
Some American condensations are usefully making inroads into British dialect.
One I particularly appreciate is:-
"I understand entirely what your dilemma is and also understand that you would appreciate my complicity in helping to resolve the matter in question but am unwilling to participate as my opinion may not be the ideal response that you require and is unlikely to have a meaningful impact."
= "Whatever"
One I particularly appreciate is:-
"I understand entirely what your dilemma is and also understand that you would appreciate my complicity in helping to resolve the matter in question but am unwilling to participate as my opinion may not be the ideal response that you require and is unlikely to have a meaningful impact."
= "Whatever"