Try Smartcat for free! The English language is notoriously difficult to get to grips with. Sure, you can master the basic range of vocabulary to successfully order yourself a portion of fish and chips, but a complex spelling system and seemingly nonexistent rules of pronunciation make sounding l...
Bob (“spare a bob or two”) – a pound; (historically, a bob was slang for a shilling but inflation has raised its value!) Bobby – affectionate slang term for a policeman; derived from the nickname for Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the Metropolitan Police. Often used in the phrase...
建议大家用“接收发音”（Received Pronunciation，简称RP）或“标准英语”来称呼这种口音，而不是笼统地说“英国口音”，因为如上所示，英国口音可不止一种。So I have made a list of what I think in my opinion are the five hardest British accents to understand for people who aren't from Britain.我...
lock-in: a term for late-hours in a pub lolly: money lostthe plot: gone mad (Thatnutter'scompletely lost the plot!) malarkey: stuff and nonsense (What a load of malarkey!) mate: address for a friend mental: crazy miffed: fed up minger: an unattractive girl mint: great condition (Th...
Hen –Head to Glasgow in Scotland and, if you’re a woman, you’ll be called this all the time –“Salt and vinegar on your fish and chips, hen?” Duck/me duck – Another example of a bird-based term of affection, this is one you’ll hear around the Midlands of England, usually...
This means “move over” or “make space for me to sit down”. Say this to someone you know well, not a stranger on the Tube. 4. Skint Of all the things you want to be,skintis definitely not one of them. This British slang term means you have no money. ...
Bespoke- We say something is bespoke if it has been created especially for someone, in the same way that you say custom. Blighty a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad Blighty– Britain 100. mush any soft or soggy mass ...
The famous Victorian chef, Alexis Soyer, also noted in his 1845 cookbook a recipe for “Fried Fish, Jewish Fashion,” a nod to its Sephardic Jewish origins. The first reference to the term “chips” for fries also came from Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities, where he referred to...
The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house. In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US. An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here, so many...
The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house. In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here,so many ...