Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThis one goes out to the guy who said made up British words is his least favorite meme genreimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1620arrow-down134
arrow-up1586arrow-down1imageThis one goes out to the guy who said made up British words is his least favorite meme genreReturn_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square90linkfedilink
minus-squaredomusaltera@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 days agoI will admit, as a brit, that my automatic reaction to being startled is “Good Lord!”… 🧐
minus-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoAs a Briton, I appear to use either the traditional “fuckin’ 'ell” or “shittin’ 'ell” or the somewhat nonsensical “shit the fuck”. I’d be interested to see if I could train myself to switch to “Good Lord!”, like some sort of gritty Northern “My Fair Lady”.
I will admit, as a brit, that my automatic reaction to being startled is “Good Lord!”… 🧐
As a Briton, I appear to use either the traditional “fuckin’ 'ell” or “shittin’ 'ell” or the somewhat nonsensical “shit the fuck”.
I’d be interested to see if I could train myself to switch to “Good Lord!”, like some sort of gritty Northern “My Fair Lady”.
Northern: “Flihhhliipin’ 'eck!”