What Briticism does your head in?

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A lot of British phrases are fastly creeping into Irish vernacular more and more.

"High Street" instead of Main Street

"Mum" / "Mummy" instead of the good old Irish "Mam" / "Mammy" / "Ma"
Is there anything more English sounding than Mum?

"Bollocks" - Used so much by the Irish now that they probably think it's Irish.
As British as Yorkshire pudding.


What Briticisms does your head in?

Dozen Wicked Words

Main Street? You're having a facking larf.

blackcard

Cheers, mate

RayM

That's it. I'm joining the Real IRA.

wp_rathead

Bearla

Mint Sauce

That it seems cool to slag the British.

HeidiHeidi

Best crack on.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Go on my son.

super_furry

Does anyone have any flags we could burn?

buried

Ahh da enduvv da daayyyy

Links234

U wot m8?

stehyl15

Queing

blackcard

He got great purchase on that ball. He frigging kicked the ball hard

The Backwards Man

Calling the ground the floor.

I'm a mild mannered guy by nature, but this makes me really really angry.

lc180

OP you SLAGGG!

Galwayguy35

Innit

Summit

Bacon buttie

kneemos

OI ! You spilled my pint !

buried

Put da fahkin kettle on

Mr_Muffin

Oi m8 i wil smash ur gobble naught in m8t boy

ButtersSuki

Cor blimey!

Westernyelp

Get in!!!

DEFTLEFTHAND

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Cor blimey!

That's my favourite.

The Backwards Man

Are there pockets of Ireland filled with locals mimicking Essex accents?

SmilesInMass

Everything to do with the lad culture that spread over here like a virus.. #cheeky #bants

DEFTLEFTHAND

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Are there pockets of Ireland filled with locals mimicking Essex accents?

Oh my Days

mikemac1

OP is a facking cant

Grayson

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Innit

Makes me want to punch someone.

kneemos

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Are there pockets of Ireland filled with locals mimicking Essex accents?

I don't beliiiieeeeeve it.

KungPao

None really. I love the way they speak...very colourful. I much prefer stuff like Oi, mate, guvnor over ****e like hey, man, awesome.

I could listen to a "Del Boy" character all day.

buried

vote Ukip

Junkyard Tom

Cor Blimey Guv'nor, took a flounder and dab down the Frog and Toad and had a pleasant pint of pig's ear.

The Backwards Man

Bob Hoskins will never be dead

Smidge

God, its like I've wandered into a really bad episode of Steptoe and son :eek:

LordSutch

I say Jeeves old boy, be a good chap and warm my slippers beside the fire while I lite my pipe . . . .

Harry Palmr

Innit?

Fred Swanson

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These are all peculiar to the English, not all Britons, just to be picky. And I've never heard anyone besides Danny Dyer say most of them.

I'm a Brit btw.

Grandeeod

I think we should put this thread in the press...sorry, I meant cupboard.

Grandeeod

Grandeeod wrote: »

I think we should put this thread in the press...sorry, I meant cupboard.

With the messages, and the pan.

OiL RiG

mikemac1 wrote: »

OP is a facking cant

'Facking cant' sounds more Australian to my ear.

Personally, I enjoy Briticisms. They're so mellifluous, like 'sod off.' Delightful!

Aidric

Sue Barker's soggy tits.

LordSutch

Grandeeod wrote: »

I think we should put this thread in the press...sorry, I meant cupboard.

... Hinerno English is of course a whole other subject

Crimsonforce

You slaaaaaaaaaaaggggggg

Paramite Pie

Sambo.

*cringe*

I've actually started hearing some Irish people saying it recently. I've seen it on boards too but I hope they were using it for a laugh. Clearly someones watching too much Coronation St.

Otherwise I quite like a lot of Briticisms.:)

Smidge

Candie wrote: »

With the messages, and the pan.

To be fair this one has a point

Its like when told to get a towel from the airing cupboard and vice versa when I used hotpress to my English pals. I like the differences(the slang Im not terribly fond of but that goes for any dialect for me, I'm a purist like that )

buried

Candie wrote: »

These are all peculiar to the English, not all Britons, just to be picky. And I've never heard anyone besides Danny Dyer say most of them.

I'm a Brit btw.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, innit?

NotYourYear20

'Bird' as in 'his bird'

Unfortunately its use has become endemic back in Ireland.:(

mikemac1

Paramite Pie wrote: »

Sambo.

*cringe*

I've actually started hearing some Irish people saying it recently. I've seen it on boards too but I hope they were using it for a laugh. Clearly someones watching too much Coronation St.

Brennans bread have ads on bus shelters around Dublin last year about having a sambo

Robsweezie

daddy = daddeh
morning = mawnin
off license = offeh

WesternZulu

Twat.

Just sounds awful in anything but an English accent.

mikemac1

Rock shandy, glass of red lemonade and two bags of tayto please

You wot mate? says the barman