Brittspeak (was Re: Wotcher)

[annemehr]

> Iggy here:
> 
> Personally, the only "Britspeak" words I tend to use (and have for a
LONG
> time) are "bloody", "bloomin'" and "git."  (Usually when describing
someone
> as a bloody git, or a bloomin' git.)  Dunno where I picked it up,
since I
> grew up in central California... probably from a book somewhere.
> 
> Of course, in the US, the last thing a straight guy wants to ask
someone is
> "Can I pinch a fag?"   Over here it has an ENTIRELY different
meaning.  (And
> it just might get you laughed at, slapped, or propositioned by some
guy.)
> 
> 
> Iggy McSnurd

The year I lived in England, my Dad said "bloody" *all* the time --
because he could swear without really (to him) swearing, especially in
front of us kids (I was 11 at the time).  I do hope he managed to
control it at work, though!

Annemehr
who does not remember using much Brit slang that year -- except for
"beezer" (or was it beazer), which was also the name of a comic book.