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Bloody - One of the most useful swear words in English. Mostly used as an exclamation of surprise i.e. 'bloody hell' or 'bloody nora'. Something may be 'bloody marvellous' or 'bloody awful'. It is also used to emphasise almost anything, 'you're bloody mad', 'not bloody likely' and can also be used in the middle of other words to emphasise them. E.g. 'Abso-bloody-lutely'! Americans should avoid saying 'bloody' as they sound silly.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 16:46, archived)
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Memorise: www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 16:47, archived)
# Thank you Mu. :)
*bookmarked*
(IshiatamaMoggy is recuperating, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:06, archived)
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"Blow off - Who blew off? Means who farted? Constant source of amusement to us Brits when you guys talk about blowing people off. Conjours up all sort of bizarre images!"

Eh?


"Blunt - If a saw or a knife is not sharp we say it is blunt. It is also the way most of us speak! In America the knife would be dull."

Eh? Americans have a reputation for being fucking rude not least because British English is anything but blunt. Only in British English can you say something like "Excuse me, do you think you could give me directions to the chippy?"
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:34, archived)
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" Pardon me - This is very amusing for Brits in America. Most kids are taught to say "pardon me" if they fart in public or at the table etc. In America it has other meanings which take us Brits a while to figure out. I thought I was surrounded by people with flatulence problems! "

Eh?
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:38, archived)
# Why must you pick holes in everything I do?
do find on the internet
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:39, archived)
# BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU DO IS COVERED IN SCABS
AND SCABS ARE FUN TO PEEL OFF
(I helped save b3ta! arrangedletters, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:41, archived)
# I'm an enormous jerk
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:44, archived)
# because everything I do, I do it for you
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:11, archived)
# Waspppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
(I helped save b3ta! mr horrible up yours, dickface, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:41, archived)
# How rude! It's
"Excuse me, do you think you could give me directions to the chippy, PLEASE?"
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:38, archived)
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"Excuse me, sir, but do you think you might be able to possibly provide me with directions to the chippy, please?"
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:44, archived)
# Excuse me, sir, I'm terribly sorry to be a bother, but do you think you might be able to possibly be kind enough to provide me with directions to the chippy, please?"
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:53, archived)
# "Thank you everso much, I'm very much in your debt."
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:01, archived)
# Needs more
Sorry to bother you
(I helped save b3ta! Yo 'Ho of Charlie mass-market saucetrepreneur, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:04, archived)
# "Thank you everso much, I'm very much in your debt. Sorry to bother you, I hope you have a nice day."
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:31, archived)
# But less of the "nice day" - too American.
More "good day to you"
(I helped save b3ta! Yo 'Ho of Charlie mass-market saucetrepreneur, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 20:09, archived)
# What can I say? I'm a post-modern revisionist.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 21:21, archived)
# That is a cracking site, Mu!
I have forwarded it to my colleagues in our US office as they get very confused with some of my colloquial-infused rants. Ta.
(I helped save b3ta! Skotzmun Blah blah secret passage blah blah diamonds., Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:36, archived)
# Excellent, but clearly written before question mark rationing was introduced.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:23, archived)
# Those were happier times :(
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 18:30, archived)
# Fuck, I meant exclamation mark.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Wed 20 Feb 2013, 19:03, archived)
# You can tell those are rationed too - in the past that would be "Fuck! I meant exclamation mark!"
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 19:06, archived)
# innit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEWT6pdjON8
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 16:54, archived)
# The poem, Bloody Orkney, is worth a look too.
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Collared doves are shit., Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:33, archived)
# haha....can't beat a week in Orkney
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 17:42, archived)
# The 'Bloody' in the middle of words...
...has always struck me as more of an Australian thing.
(Megamoss, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 3:43, archived)