British phrases

Sundae · 12-01-2006, 07:49 AM

I knew there was a valid one I couldn't remember...
Of course I've heard plenty of made up ones, my favourite being, "A punch up the bracket for making a racket"

chrisinhouston · 12-01-2006, 08:12 AM

My wife and I have visited England twice in the past few years. Her favorite expression was the one you see and hear in the London Tube stations, "Mind the gap".

She gave me a Tom Tom GPS for my car for my birthday this year (like a Magellan or Garmin but made in the UK). I chose the voice of "Jane". She has a nice British accent, easy on the ears like one of those BBC news readers. I like when she instructs me to "Keep to the left and then enter the motorway" which we would refer to as the freeway here in the US.

12-01-2006, 07:49 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I knew there was a valid one I couldn't remember... Of course I've heard plenty of made up ones, my favourite being, "A punch up the bracket for making a racket" __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-01-2006, 08:12 AM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	My wife and I have visited England twice in the past few years. Her favorite expression was the one you see and hear in the London Tube stations, "Mind the gap". She gave me a Tom Tom GPS for my car for my birthday this year (like a Magellan or Garmin but made in the UK). I chose the voice of "Jane". She has a nice British accent, easy on the ears like one of those BBC news readers. I like when she instructs me to "Keep to the left and then enter the motorway" which we would refer to as the freeway here in the US.

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