Do the British say...

[Tom M]

... "zed" instead of "zee" for the letter Z like Jeremy Clarkson does?

[danglybanger]

The british also say "blow me" when they're surprised.

I'm not so picky as to when I say it

slade

[coinchief]

The british also say "blow me" when they're surprised.

I'm not so picky as to when I say it

slade

Nobody says blow me (short for well, blow me down) any more, just like nobody's said toodle-pip, cheerie-o, chin-chin, cor blimey or any other weird 18th century chimney-sweep **** van dyke stereotype for a very long time!

[Simon_F]

Cor blimey mate, what a load of old pony!

[Jeffrec]

Cor blimey mate, what a load of old pony!

Right, then!

Bit 'O alright, idn't it?

[Robbiedbee]

As a Brit, I say Zed. I also say 'Zeh-Bra' instead of 'Zee-Bra' like Americans do.

[Jeroen]

As a Brit, I say Zed. I also say 'Zeh-Bra' instead of 'Zee-Bra' like Americans do.

Interesting. In Dutch, it is pronounced 'Zay-Bra'.

[Jocelyn]

As a Brit, I say Zed. I also say 'Zeh-Bra' instead of 'Zee-Bra' like Americans do.

I too say ZED.. thats the way we were taught in school..... Many schools were setup by the British out here.. And so the same trend continues...
But hey neither is wrong I would say.

[Simon_F]

I must say those American chappies Zed Zed Top are a jolly spiffing beat group. Absolutely top hole, what? Toodle pip old fruit.

[Rich_T]

... "zed" instead of "zee" for the letter Z like Jeremy Clarkson does?

Yeah, damn Americans bastardizing our language!

[MikeS]

Yeah, damn Americans bastardizing our language!

I'd say we perfected it... at least until we created ebonics.

[coinchief]

I'd say we perfected it... at least until we created ebonics.

If by perfected you mean homogenised... I mean homogeniZed, taking all the colour, I mean COLOR out of the language. Only thing that really annoys me is when I have to select English on a program or dvd with an American flag! You don't get that horrible compromising and giving way in Japan, damn you Tony Blair, i'm glad you're going, you nation endangering prick

Oops, no politics in the forum!

[Zerberus]

Yeah, next thing you know a bunckh of rednecks are gonna bastardize your Flag and call it their own...

Oh, waitasec..

[daemon barbeque]

Yeah, next thing you know a bunckh of rednecks are gonna bastardize your Flag and call it their own...

Oh, waitasec..

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.zuahauhauhauhauhau

[Zerberus]

"The only british idiom I know is that `Fag´ means cigarette"

"Oh yeah, then somebody tell this cigarette to Shut up"

[Simon_F]

"The only british idiom I know is that `Fag´ means cigarette"

"Oh yeah, then somebody tell this cigarette to Shut up"

Yep. It's perfectly acceptable in British conversation to say "I'm going out to smoke a fag".

[Zerberus]

Yep. It's perfectly acceptable in British conversation to say "I'm going out to smoke a fag".

Wheras saying the exact same thing in the states may well have you handcuffed within minutes

[Jeffrec]

Yep. It's perfectly acceptable in British conversation to say "I'm going out to smoke a fag".

In America, that would translate to "I'm going outside to off a gay guy"

No offense to any gay guys on the forum...

[Tux789]

"The only british idiom I know is that `Fag´ means cigarette"

"Oh yeah, then somebody tell this cigarette to Shut up"

and doesnt a "rubber" mean an eraser over there

[Zerberus]

Can Tony Blair really be considered Politics?? I always thought of him as more the so-la-la stand up comedian