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BritishSpeak

http://www.britishspeak.blogspot.com

One American's quest to understand British English. British euphemisms, British slang, British idioms. Finding and highlighting the differences between American English and British English. Also includes research on Australian and South African words and phrases.

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  • It has been real. Surreal, in fact

    Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 01:31 in hiatus

    Max is taking a hiatus from blogging. Blogs will no longer be updated. You people have been outlandishly amazing.Max has some projects that need to be finished up, including this one.A hiatus is not forever. I will return and track you all down and f...

  • Correction

    Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 14:52 in end1

    Okay. Abby Road, not Abby Lane. London, not Liverpool. Got it. Thanks....

  • Some Britishfolk have really long names

    Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 01:07 in names

    Americans who are used to short pithy names as Anferny Jones, Ant'waan Xi or John Adams, are on occasion amazed (often for several seconds on end) at the incredible length of the epithets British parents sometimes bestow on her majesty's newborn subj...

  • Best song of all time?

    Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 20:25 in music

    Wow. That would be a challenge wouldn't it?In the world of Rock and Roll, however, they have come up with the title to that special song. Probably some of you serious fans/music collectors know what it is.After extensive interviewing and poll-taking,...

  • Goodbye Grumpus

    Posted on Saturday January 10th, 2009 at 15:05 in friends

    It is with sincere regret that we bid farewell to one of the blogosphere's brightest and most talented stars. The final post is up at "When Things Get Dark". Danielle is off to pursue other writing interests. I wish her well. She leaves behind a la...

  • American humor: Benny Hill, only without the plot

    Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 01:11 in american humor

    Statutory warning required by the World Blogging Authority: "This post assumes that the reader is at least passingly familiar with American kvetch art, camp culture, Depression-era movies,  early television comedians, and the Three Stooges. Be warne...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.

mhanan

5 stars Hanan

great

Posted: August 5th, 2009 | More Reviews From mhanan | Report This Comment

WoFat

5 stars Jack W.

Understanding English, as opposed to American, is always a problem. As is the food.

Posted: February 3rd, 2009 | More Reviews From WoFat | Report This Comment

ryanbaros

5 stars ryanbaros

hmm..cool stuff in your blog.

Posted: November 27th, 2008 | More Reviews From ryanbaros | Report This Comment

Caromie

5 stars Caroline

A fabulous blog, full of fun, wit and erm a little dog named max.

Posted: August 11th, 2008 | More Reviews From Caromie | Report This Comment

qelqoth

5 stars Qelqoth

This person is obsessed with the British. Why, I have no idea. We have bad teeth, we're guilty of in-breeding and we love reality television.

Having said that, there may be SOME similarities. Hello Kentucky!

Posted: June 2nd, 2008 | More Reviews From qelqoth | Report This Comment

belovedeleanor

5 stars Alison

We love Max and his britishisms obsession, so you will too.

Posted: May 9th, 2008 | More Reviews From belovedeleanor | Report This Comment

cacoles

5 stars Carla

yes if you live where english is spoken then you should have to speak it good page

Posted: May 6th, 2008 | More Reviews From cacoles | Report This Comment

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