Common words used in posh RP (Standard British)

Major Cuthbert Trumptup-M   Sun May 25, 2008 4:27 pm GMT
Ruddy good show old chaps. Whatwhat.
Skippy   Sun May 25, 2008 6:47 pm GMT
lol by "blighme" I think you mean "blimey."

When Americans think of stereotypical English people, that's pretty much what shoots through our head: campy accents, silly names, bad teeth, pale, and constantly scoffing as they speak... And saying their names with reverence like "I am Colonel Reginald Butterfeather Pendragon, 12th Duke of Uptonshire on Warwick" I don't know... I made it up on the spot, but it looks good to me.

Sorry if I'm offending any Brits, I'm sure ya'll do the same to us...
Guest   Sun May 25, 2008 7:22 pm GMT
Actually, " bligh me" googles much better.
Not without a reason, I say old chap.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=blimey&searchmode=none
Now, off you go, chop-chop.
Skippy   Mon May 26, 2008 12:57 am GMT
I thought chop-chop was American terminology?
Russconha   Mon May 26, 2008 6:27 am GMT
Here's one that gets used in Britain more than by United Statians.

HUMBLE
KC   Mon May 26, 2008 10:36 am GMT
by the way, what does 'egad' mean? 'By god' or something?
Sebastian Cricketwhites   Mon May 26, 2008 11:00 am GMT
This thread is rather spiffing.
Skippy   Mon May 26, 2008 4:40 pm GMT
"egad" is like "oh God."
Rene   Tue May 27, 2008 1:09 am GMT
That spoof was so funny up until the dude at the end.

Catherine Tate has been mentioned several times on this forum as representative of British humor and she didn't do much for me at first, but thanks to youtube, I've gotten a taste for her. This clip reminded me so much of something she would do. (And you want to talk about bad accents- her American Dr. Annie, is just about the worst I've ever heard, though the British people commenting on it seem to think it's really good)
Guest   Sat May 31, 2008 10:53 am GMT
Oopsie-Daisie!
Barmy in Missouri   Sat May 31, 2008 5:05 pm GMT
I find it odd that uppercrust Brits would use the word "whippersnapper," while here in America it is only used by the elderly and those with Southern dialects.
guest   Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:13 pm GMT
<<This thread is rather spiffing. >>

It's also rather "smashing"