Apropos of nothing: What's your favorite British saying?

[Twitchy]

What's that got to do with the price of cheese - That's got no relevance to anything.

I always say it as fish...not cheese......

Thats the only saying I know.
AND I'm bittish. XD

[Twilight]

cheeri-o? Am i right?

[Sugarinii]

I quite like the word bonkers. And the phrase stark raving mad.

But my favorite has to be "Ooer!"

[Pixa]

I've tried to steal 'taraa' from Cilla Black - however, it fails to work well when online due to the lack of... something.

[Igg]

"On a bit of a sticky wicket" - to be experiencing problems

You do realise that nobody says that, right? You learning British sayings off Jeeves and Wooster or somthing?

I like,

"That just takes the pee right out of me!" -- Someone finding something hilarious.


My brother-in-law's cousin from England said that while watching Friends.

Your BIL's cousin is weird. Where's he from?

What's that got to do with the price of cheese - That's got no relevance to anything.

I say fish. Maybe it's a borders thing.

OR

"TUNE!" (followed by a T-sign), meaning a song is good.

It's pronounced 'CHOON' and only used in a non-ironic way by chavs

Are you a chav? :O

[pipsqueeek]

I was wondering, is a'ight a southern US word, or is it more national? Most people have probably heard that one, but it's a shortened/slurred way of saying "all right."

Must be southern. I'm northern US, and I've never heard it said.

[Anoohilator]

I was wondering, is a'ight a southern US word, or is it more national? Most people have probably heard that one, but it's a shortened/slurred way of saying "all right."

Must be southern. I'm northern US, and I've never heard it said.

Used a lot in the music I've heard too.

[Kugetsu]

"A'ight" is a "gangsta" term, and I dont think I've ever heard anyone but wannabe "gangstas" saying it. It doesn't know a specific area, though, (unless you live in the middle of nowhere), since it's basically a rap word. It's probably not heard too much outside of the US, though, unless it's in music or something, as Anoohilator pointed out. Could be, but not very often, I would think.

[Mongrel]

A'ight is definitely not limited to "gangstas" as I specifically remember noted redneck Jeff Foxworthy using the term in one of his routines as something rednecks say. He talks about two rednecks in conversation:
Redneck One: J'eat yet? (Did you eat yet?)
Redneck Two: Naw, J'you? (No, did you?)
Redneck One: Naw. Y'ontoo? (No. Do you want to?)
Redneck Two: A'ight.

My mom's friend(with whom we've taken many long car trips) had a few Jeff Foxworthy tapes. We used to listen to them every time we made a trip together. That's why the bit above is permanently lodged in my brain.

[Asthaloth]

Mmmm Dialect's.
Did a year on the subject at College. Forgotten most of it now ofcourse.

Although I do recall that Donkey is a Dialect word (Originating from the Devon / Cornwall area I think) and that "Bottom"* is the correct term.



*Should have known aye.

[shapu]

"On a bit of a sticky wicket" - to be experiencing problems

You do realise that nobody says that, right? You learning British sayings off Jeeves and Wooster or somthing?

I have no idea where I heard it. I actually always thought it was "<i>in</i> a bit of a sticky wicket," but in thinking about it I realized that being inside of a wicket would be kind of difficult.

[May]

One of my favorite British sayings is "I'm going to the loo". I just find the word "loo" an entertaining way of saying "bathroom".

[Rachel]

One of my favorite British sayings is "I'm going to the loo". I just find the word "loo" an entertaining way of saying "bathroom".

but unless you're going to a room with a bath or a shower in it you're not going to a bathroom! you're going to the toilet or the loo.

[Mongrel]

Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.

[Twilight]

I saw a'ight ALL the time....?