I’m back in the UK!
No, I’m not looking for my phone.
I’m attending a conference and visiting friends.
More about that later.
Plus, I still owe you the final Commandment for Awesome English.
We’ll get to that later, too.
But first, let’s start the week with a lesson in…
How To Speak English to a British Person
Before I arrived in London last week, the organizers of the event sent every some helpful tips on where to stay and what to do.
And, although everyone attending the event is fluent in English, they sent us a short guide on how to speak English to a British person.
Here you go:
1: The word ‘subway’ means a tunnel for pedestrians under a busy road in British English. It’s not the same as the tube. Look for the sign for ‘underground’ when you want transport.
2: When a British person says ‘sorry’, it means ‘get out of my way’.
3: When a British person asks ‘you alright?’ or ‘alright?’, they are saying hello. The answer is ‘good, thanks – you?’.
4: In British English, it’s not necessary to say ‘you’re welcome’, when someone says ‘thank you’.
Have you ever visited London or the UK?
Did you learn any British English?
Share your favorite British English tip below.
When I was in England, I learnt: “I’m pulling your leg”, very strange for Italian people.
I’ve just learnt it during meetup in Warsaw in March this year .. during Sightseeing Juish Getto in Warsaw from ww2, and Marni was teaching it us in chats . I know British culture, it’s just culture, not American approach „do business” where person can be treated like unnecesary thing.. needed only to using , nothing more
I have never been In UK long enough to learn strange words there. But it would be interested in visiting this country for a little longer period of time. The differences in speech between people is very interesting to me.
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