The American's Guide to speaking British.

[Randi]

Cor blimey, it takes you back a bit, eh! I recognise most of these expressions, and I like them too. John used them a lot, and so does our friend Tim, across the road. I've seen Lynne use a lot of them too - where is she, I miss her!!

I remember hearing an old friend of John's using the word Beastly, and he IS a real snob! .... but still a nice guy. I like some of words which are a little less rude than you'd otherwise use, like:

Twit - You twit! Not so rude as calling someone an idiot but it amounts to the same thing. Remember Monty Python's "Twit of the Year" competition? Other versions include "nitwit".

Btw, Chris have you seen AB FAB? I'm sure you know Faulty Towers!