is "hi" and "ok" used in Britain ? Ore just Americanisms ?
is "hi" and "ok" used in Britain ?
The greeting 'hi' is used in Britain, although not as much as in America; 'hello' and 'hiya' (informal) tend to be used more instead here in Britain.
The word 'okay' is used a lot in Britain, often in the context of 'okay then' or 'it's okay'. It is also used in French and in a number of other languages.
The word 'okay' is used a lot in Britain, often in the context of 'okay then' or 'it's okay'. It is also used in French and in a number of other languages.
of course hi and ok are used by british...its part of the english language
"Hi" isn't an Americanism. It originated from older forms of English long before America was founded.
Hi from Scotland....I use that mainly, as do many people but a lot of (mainly) older people here say "hello". "Hey" does not seem to have caught on in the UK the way it has in America in spite of "Friends" and "Will and Grace" on TV where "hey" is the standard greeting. I think hi sounds nicer than hey.......here, when you say "hey" it generally means you're about to tear a strip off someone.
Talking of Will and Grace...Karen....her voice......she doesn't sound a bit like that when she's off screen....she has a really nice voice normally. That's a relief to all around her I would reckon.
Talking of Will and Grace...Karen....her voice......she doesn't sound a bit like that when she's off screen....she has a really nice voice normally. That's a relief to all around her I would reckon.
That'a a myth, Larissa.
Karen is my favorite character on there, Damian! I'm scandalized that she doesn't really sound like that! Why, next we'll be hearing that the actor who plays Will isn't really gay -- oh, wait....
Karen is my favorite character on there, Damian! I'm scandalized that she doesn't really sound like that! Why, next we'll be hearing that the actor who plays Will isn't really gay -- oh, wait....
Uriel: I've learned to live with Karen's voice.....I love her to bits, she's a star. No, she was interviewed on the UK's GMTV one morning when she was in London.....if I couldn't see her and listen to what she was saying I would not believe she was the same person.
Actor Will? He's not gay? Get away....you're kidding me.....he is!! ... it takes one to know one....on the other hand I guess he DID go to drama school...
Actor Will? He's not gay? Get away....you're kidding me.....he is!! ... it takes one to know one....on the other hand I guess he DID go to drama school...
Well, I hate to break this to you ... sit down, Damian, preferably on something soft ... not only is Eric MCcormack straight, he's MARRIED ... to one Janet Holden. And, horror of horrors, he's really Canadian, born and raised, although he now holds dual US/Great White North citizenship.
Now Jack, on the other hand....
Now Jack, on the other hand....
Thanks. Uriel.....not surprised really. Not the Canadian bit though. I will have to listen carefully when he says "when I came out".... I always assumed he was born and bred (sorry, raised) in somewhere like Stamford, Connecticut.
But Jack? Who could possibly make a mistake.....
Great White North? Is that the unofficial American name for Canuckland?
But Jack? Who could possibly make a mistake.....
Great White North? Is that the unofficial American name for Canuckland?