http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672
My own personal favourite.
He said, "That is a very brave proposal".
What he meant. You are insane.
What johnny foreigner thought he meant.
He thinks I have courage.
What we British say and what we mean.
http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672
My own personal favourite.
He said, "That is a very brave proposal".
What he meant. You are insane.
What johnny foreigner thought he meant.
He thinks I have courage.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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Re: What we British say and what we mean.
Bugger. Looks like I've been had.
Curse the perfidious language of Albion! Been leading me on all along.
Re: What we British say and what we mean.
Well I'm sure that the French have some of those of their own. Obligatory example: “You are the only one”.
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Re: What we British say and what we mean.
That is accurate.
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Re: What we British say and what we mean.
Re: What we British say and what we mean.
Very interesting.
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