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The British people have a different type of English language. In some ways it's the same as yours,
but in other ways it's quite strange. Learn here how to communicate with British people.
You may have heard some British people talking in movies. The men are the posh baddies who often
drink
to much; the women are the posh ladies who live on their own and have too much money. You may not think so, but your Americans have got 100% right! We are like that!
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We also spell a lot
of words differently from the standard American English. Here are a few examples:
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Correct spelling
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British spelling
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Why so different?
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color
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colour
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We like putting "u" in lots of our words
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aluminum
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aluminium
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Your word was a bit too short for us. so we added an i
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esthetic
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aesthetic
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We love Greek, and have to spell all our words like they would
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meter
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metre
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We're new to metric measurements, and always get this wrong
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labor
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labour
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We're not used to working hard, so we can't spell it
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Greetings are often different to yours, too. Instead of saying "hi" when
we meet, we will say something like "I say, old chap, it's awfully kind of you to pop by". When we answer the telephone, we tend to say things like "Hello, this is London 392. May we help you?".
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You will find British people very polite. Here are some of our quaint phrases; if
you learn them before visiting Britain, you will be able to understand us much better, and soon will be talking "like a native"!
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Phrase
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Meaning
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Efforf
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Would you like to join me?
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Bleadenyanx
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I'm so glad you've come to visit our country!
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Shaddi
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Please repeat that
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Getstaft
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Won't you sit here a minute?
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