I love British slang

[GPDP]

I can't even a finger on why that is. I just love it. It's music to my 'murikan ears.

[scarletghoul]

bare peng innit

[El Rojo]

like innit larrr

[bricolage]

Dunno what you mean by british slang though, most americans just think of cockneys I reckon. Obviously though London slang is going to be different to Birmingham slang or Glasgow slang, fuck it you arent even going to get the same things in various bits of London. I saw this thing on the news once about how this guy located the point at which people stop saying cob and start saying batch for bread roll, it was two villages either side of a motorway or something.

Either way this shit is dench.

[Quail]

The slang where I'm from seems to confuse people. I never realised that the East Midlands had its own slang until I came to uni and people wondred what I was on about when I said certain things.

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

The slang where I'm from seems to confuse people. I never realised that the East Midlands had its own slang until I came to uni and people wondred what I was on about when I said certain things.

wonce kayl, what the fuck?

[brigadista]

do you like Bobbies on bicycles too? and bowler hats ?

[Quail]

wonce kayl, what the fuck?
There's nothing wrong with my pronunciation of "once" and jitty is a real word :crying:

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

There's nothing wrong with my pronunciation of "once" and jitty is a real word :crying:

Your rediclous East-midlands accent is stupid. With your made up words, and its a ginle

[Bandito]

You mean this? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx49T5WJ3vI)

To be honest, I prefer Northeastern slang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSHHbfY6MVc).

[Os Cangaceiros]

Dunno what you mean by british slang though, most americans just think of cockneys I reckon. Obviously though London slang is going to be different to Birmingham slang or Glasgow slang, fuck it you arent even going to get the same things in various bits of London. I saw this thing on the news once about how this guy located the point at which people stop saying cob and start saying batch for bread roll, it was two villages either side of a motorway or something.

Either way this shit is dench.

In the minds of most Americans, British slang = Guy Ritchie-esque mockney.

[Dr Mindbender]

theres no such thing as 'British' slang. That term is one of my pet hates. If by that you mean cockney slang, then GTFO. I hate the way North Americans think that the space between Lands End and John O Groats is 300 mile extension of London of Del Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy) esque market traders and commuting bowler hatted arseholes being shephered onto tube trains like sardines.

Every part of the UK has its own unique coloquialisms.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Doesn't everyone in Britain look just like Andy Capp?

[Dr Mindbender]

Doesn't everyone in Britain look just like Andy Capp?

Not for the last forty years at least, no.

i thought the thread was about how they sound?

[Os Cangaceiros]

When I think of Britain, I think of 'er majesty the Queen, Andy Capp, cockney accents, fish & chips, funny hats, and booze-besotted soccer hooligans who will punch me in the face if I dare speak ill of their favorite team.

Please don't spoil my illusions.

[Leonid Brozhnev]

theres no such thing as 'British' slang. That term is one of my pet hates. If by that you mean cockney slang, then GTFO. I hate the way North Americans think that the space between Lands End and John O Groats is 300 mile extension of London of Del Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy) esque market traders and commuting bowler hatted arseholes being shephered onto tube trains like sardines.

Every part of the UK has its own unique coloquialisms.

This.

Noo, oot ma face ya bams afore a burst ye.

[ZeroNowhere]

Can return back, lah?

[Kamerat]

theres no such thing as 'British' slang. That term is one of my pet hates. If by that you mean cockney slang, then GTFO. I hate the way North Americans think that the space between Lands End and John O Groats is 300 mile extension of London of Del Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy) esque market traders and commuting bowler hatted arseholes being shephered onto tube trains like sardines.

Every part of the UK has its own unique coloquialisms.


Doesn't everyone in Britain look just like Andy Capp?


Not for the last forty years at least, no.

i thought the thread was about how they sound?


When I think of Britain, I think of 'er majesty the Queen, Andy Capp, cockney accents, fish & chips, funny hats, and booze-besotted soccer hooligans who will punch me in the face if I dare speak ill of their favorite team.

Please don't spoil my illusions.


This.

Noo, oot ma face ya bams afore a burst ye.
Oh stop complaining you guys. Be thankfull for that the yanks has even heard about a place called England/United Kingdom. It would be to much to expect them to realize that there are lots of different accents depending on geographic location and class with in England/UK. Usually the knowledge of the outside world consists mainly of "over there", "over seas" or maybe some have heard of a place called Europe. Be glad the place you live don't get confused with the capital of Sweden or the nation of Scandinavia.
:laugh:

[Os Cangaceiros]

usa! usa! usa!

[Tavarisch_Mike]

Brittish slangs are cool.

[Quail]

What slang do you even like?

[Pretty Flaco]

lol (http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/recordings/index.shtml)

I think American slang is funny and fun to say. makes me feel G yo

[Lyev]

This thread is full of stupid corksuckers and southern wooleybacks. :lol:

[Pirate Utopian]

Which is better north or south England?

[Aloysius]

I think American slang is funny and fun to say. makes me feel G yo
This, if only because I say "fo'rizzlez" daily. And "straight-up."
I was actually called Mr. Yo in 5th grade because every other word out of my mouth was "yo".

Frankly, I'm only fairly familiar with Canadian slang such as "hoser"...but that's about it. Strange Brew is a strange fuckin' movie.

[scarletghoul]

this is the best example of my local dialect/slang i can find
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[bailey_187]

Which is better north or south England?

South.

[Jazzratt]

Which is better north or south England? This is like mentioning Krondstadt on the main boards. Mainly because the fucking northerners get all uppity about it.

[Quail]

I'm from the Midlands, so I don't really care. I do tend to prefer Northern accents though.

[scarletghoul]

I'm from the Midlands, so I don't really care. I do tend to prefer Northern accents though.
midlands accemts are as unpleasant as northern ones tbh theyre all the same imho

[Quail]

There are slight differences, but I sound more Northern than Southern. Derbyshire accents are okay I think, but then I'm used to them.

[Nolan]

USA rules, everyone else is communism. As a teabagger I am qualified to speak of these things

[the last donut of the night]

Which is better north or south England?

it all sucks

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

it all sucks

You can talk. At least none of our cities are anything like Detroit.

[Devrim]

The slang where I'm from seems to confuse people. I never realised that the East Midlands had its own slang until I came to uni and people wondred what I was on about when I said certain things.

I remember my younger sister aged five, who was born and brought up in County Derry, Ireland, informing some visiting relatives that "People from Derry don't have accents".

Devrim

[Os Cangaceiros]

You can talk. At least none of our cities are anything like Detroit.

Detroit's old news, man. Only a matter of time before enough hipsters/art students move up there before the place becomes totally gentrified.

If you want to namedrop a good U.S. hellhole, Camden New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey) is a good bet. Hell, Chicago is more dangerous than Detroit is.

[LeninBalls]

I've nothing really to contribute, I just thought I'd mention I hate Birmingham

[Os Cangaceiros]

I hate Birmingham, too.

Birmingham, Alabama that is.

[bailey_187]

I'm from the Midlands, so I don't really care. I do tend to prefer Northern accents though.

midlands is North. Once you get to Northampton, its the North.

[Il Medico]

I hate Birmingham, too.

Birmingham, Alabama that is.
Oh god. Birmingham is the worst city (major anyways) that I've been to in the south. Fucking horrible.

[Bilan]

theres no such thing as 'British' slang. That term is one of my pet hates. If by that you mean cockney slang, then GTFO. I hate the way North Americans think that the space between Lands End and John O Groats is 300 mile extension of London of Del Boy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy) esque market traders and commuting bowler hatted arseholes being shephered onto tube trains like sardines.

Every part of the UK has its own unique coloquialisms.

Shut up, colonialist.

[El Rojo]

people seem noticably more friendly in the north. if you randomly speak to someone on the streets in a southern city people will look at you like a dangerous lunatic. Not so further north, ive found

[Bandito]

As the movie line goes:

"I hate these northern monkeys"
.....
"I hate these southern fairies"

[Nolan]

Detroit's old news, man. Only a matter of time before enough hipsters/art students move up there before the place becomes totally gentrified.

If you want to namedrop a good U.S. hellhole, Camden New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey) is a good bet. Hell, Chicago is more dangerous than Detroit is.

Bullshit. It's worse than ever in Detroit. A lot of our cities are going in that direction, probably.

[Pretty Flaco]

when solicitors call me on the phone, I put up a fake geordie accent and repeatedly shout random things about how they should try speaking English

[Os Cangaceiros]

Bullshit. It's worse than ever in Detroit. A lot of our cities are going in that direction, probably.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/americas-dangerous-neighborhoods-areas-violent-crime/story?id=11803334&page=4

[bricolage]

midlands is North. Once you get to Northampton, its the North.
I used to think living in Sheffield was proper northern until some people from Edinburgh spoke about going there being hard as it was so far south.

My dads friend from Newcastle calls Durham south.
I've been at football matches and called QPR fans 'dirty northern bastards'.

Its all relative really.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I used to think living in Sheffield was proper northern until some people from Edinburgh spoke about going there being hard as it was so far south.

My dads friend from Newcastle calls Durham south.
I've been at football matches and called QPR fans 'dirty northern bastards'.

Its all relative really.

Absolutely. Which is why anywhere north of Watford is a howling wasteland inhabited by brutish troglodytes. :thumbup1:

[Leonid Brozhnev]

I find it funny when I hear people talking about Manchester or York being so utterly North... yeah, you see, in reality the UK ends after Yorkshire, the A1 and M6 just launch cars into the sea.

[bricolage]

Absolutely. Which is why anywhere north of Watford is a howling wasteland inhabited by brutish troglodytes. :thumbup1:
Mate you wont even catch me north of the river if I can help it.

[Wanted Man]

I used to think living in Sheffield was proper northern until some people from Edinburgh spoke about going there being hard as it was so far south.

Well, even in Scotland alone, there's plenty of ground south of Edinburgh. ;)

[Leonid Brozhnev]

Well, even in Scotland alone, there's plenty of ground south of Edinburgh. ;)

Bah, nobody gives a shit about Dumfries or the Borders... I should know, I used to live there :P

[black magick hustla]

Detroit's old news, man. Only a matter of time before enough hipsters/art students move up there before the place becomes totally gentrified.

If you want to namedrop a good U.S. hellhole, Camden New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey) is a good bet. Hell, Chicago is more dangerous than Detroit is.

yea duuuuuuuuuuuude this is so true so much hipster trash is moving in detroit. the best thing was like some kid was well we are doing something good to detrpit. yea some kids listening to alien music and doing a bunch of drugs and jacking up prices will do any better

[Patchd]

I remember listening to the radio one time and Doctor Fox (or I think it was him anyway) pranked called some airport in America asking if they've found his bollocks in the Lost and Found. Bless em, they didn't know what he was talking about, they thought it was a type of bag at one point :tt2:

[GPDP]

Christ almighty, I post a dumb thread while drunk, and I get serious business and a wealth of knowledge on the diversity of dialects in the UK.

I suppose I should say... well done!

[Jimmie Higgins]

Apples and pears, up the stairs.

British slang hella rulz! Can't stand most text slang though. I like antiquated slang, like pre-war tough-guy slang in Hollywood movies. 1960s counter-culture slang too - not the common ones that people mock now, but the more rare and specific ones. American hip-hop slang is good too.

[4 Leaf Clover]

i dont now about the slang but the accent is a winner

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as well as

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[Wanted Man]

Bah, nobody gives a shit about Dumfries or the Borders... I should know, I used to live there :P

I didn't say anything about their value, mind. ;)

[Quail]

Why does everyone equate British with Cockney?

We're not all fucking Cockneys!

[Jazzratt]

Why does everyone equate British with Cockney?

We're not all fucking Cockneys! Yeah we are. The various non-cockney accents, dialects and slang vocabularies are just something we put on are just to confuse the tourists.

[Aeval]

Why does everyone equate British with Cockney?

We're not all fucking Cockneys!

Does anyone in London even speak cockney any more? My impression of London is that everyone either speaks in that really meh generic southern accent or like the kids out of Kidulthood :lol:

[bailey_187]

Does anyone in London even speak cockney any more? My impression of London is that everyone either speaks in that really meh generic southern accent or like the kids out of Kidulthood :lol:

only older people.

[Patchd]

Northerners have a tendency to think all Londoners are cockneys, but thats cos northerners are eegits. The blue line is the Watford line, anything above that is northern.

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9627/watfordline.jpg

[Quail]

Northerners have a tendency to think all Londoners are cockneys, but thats cos northerners are eegits.
Oi. Just because you're a cockney!