british people read this and reply!!!

Okay for the record, I'm from the states. And I have no idea what he
just said.

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pop off will ya, this thread is so daft.

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Huh?

🙄

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I'll have an orangina please.

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Try this.....

http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

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jagur said:

*pop off will ya, this thread is so daft. *

I wasn't going to respond to this thread (should really be in JC,
habbywall), but jagur's [censored] Van Dykism kept coming back to me.

Am I the only Brit who's only ever heard the expression "pop off" spoken
by an American with a comedy British accent?

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s7ev0 said:

*with a comedy British accent? *

You're trying to tell us you really...

...oops...

...nevermind.

I'll just pop off now.

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habbywall said:

*okay, if you are British could you please simply add some phrases
that you people say and what American folks say instead of your terms,
thanks to anyone who responds *

Interesting question. I sometimes include translationsin some of my
posts.

Several people have mentioned "pop"already. Remember a few years ago,
the English nanny and the shaken baby? There was a big court case
(murder trial) and the nanny said she had "popped"the baby in its cot.
The prosecution lawyer tried to make somethign of this because
"pop"sounds like it means "burst".

To "pop": verb, intransitive, often followed by "over"or "into". To
make a short quick journey that presents no difficulties. Verb,
transitive, to place something quickly and easily, usually into
something.

As for unicycling terms: you say sidewalk, we say pavement. Can't think
of many others.

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A couple of things that spring to mind that would not be condsidered
amusing or rude in Britain would be

Can I borrow your rubber? which means... Can I use your erasure.

Can I bum a [censored]? means.... Can you give me a cigarette..

a few more I can think of...

Where's the Bog?.......Where is the Restroom (why do you call them
restrooms anyway?, I don't go there to rest)

Dustcart......Garbage Truck

Bin.......Trash Can

Nappy......Dyper

Lorry/Van.....Truck

[censored].....George W. Bush

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Mikefule said:

*To "pop": verb, intransitive, often followed by "over"or "into". To
make a short quick journey that presents no difficulties. Verb,
transitive, to place something quickly and easily, usually into
something. *

Absolutely. But I think (could be wrong of course) that jagur meant,
"pop off" (jocularly - but you can never tell with jagur...) in the
invective form as a command.

Brits don't tell someone to "get lost" by saying "pop off" to them. We
might say as a suggestion, "Why don't you just pop off to the shops for
some biscuits?", or " I'm just popping off to the shops for some tea",
but not, "Oh, just pop off will you!"

Well, [censored] Van Dyke might....

And now I'm on the subject - American actors who have "done" a good
English accent? Gweneth Paltrow in that Shakespeare film, and I loved
Johnny Depp as Keith Richards' long lost son in "Pirates of the
Carribean".

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MattPH said:

*[censored].....George W. Bush *

😄 😄 😄 PMSL!

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