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Translation table explaining the truth behind British politeness becomes internet hit

Translation table explaining the truth behind British politeness becomes internet hit
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Twelve phrases only british people understand Americans have always had a bizarre fixation with the Queen (a remnant of the empire George Washington couldn’t scrub away?) and her birthday seems to be no different. The Queen is turning 90 this week, and it seems people abroad are more excited than many Britons themselves. But how well do people abroad actually understand Britain? Here are twelve phrases that'll be utter gobbledygook to everyone else but the British: 1. It basically means “there you are!” However “fanny” is also British slang for vagina, and although this ruder context isn’t used, it's still baffling to others. 2. This means someone has lost their temper, but it can also refer to a loss of sanity. For example, "Donald Trump has completely lost the plot." 3. For some reason British people think donkey’s years are really really long, and use this expression when talking about a long period of time. The phrase is believed to have originated from cockney rhyming slang “donkey’s ears” 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. No, it’s not a disease. 9. 10.

Ask the GIF Guru: How to Recover from an Accidental Text Few moments in life are more horrifying than the hour-long second it takes to realize that you sent a text to the wrong person. The first time it happened to me, I had been firing off a whole lot of fury to my then-boyfriend about my close friend Alex. Now, to my own credit, Alex was being really annoying and mean and acting like the Bart Simpson-y brother I never wanted, but I managed to exaggerate and hyperbolize my momentary hatred for him to such an extent that even my own boyfriend would have been like, “Dude, chill.” I say “would have been” because my boyfriend never got the text; Alex did. “Awkward” has never been a more appropriate word. Because I was in front of him and still technically mad (despite my embarrassment beginning to overshadow everything else), I shrugged. “You were being a dick,” I offered. Had he received the text when I wasn’t there, however, the recovery would have been harder. Unless, of course, you follow it up with a GIF Yea girl. TTFN!

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The most difficult words to pronounce in the English language revealed – as well as the world’s favourite English tongue-twisters | Weird News “Worcestershire”. “Choir”. “Sixth”. For some, these words may seem relatively normal and everyday – but to others, they represent an unrivalled linguistic challenge. For almost two weeks, users of the online social platform reddit have been submitting what they consider to be “the hardest English word to pronounce”. After more than 5,000 submissions, the message thread has become a fount of difficult vocabulary, with users from across the world sharing their favourites and personal experiences. There are references to popular culture, some very creative tongue-twisters – and because of reddit’s points system, a rough consensus has emerged as to which are the hardest. Here are the top 10: 10 - Rural Submitted by user ‘mattythedog’, rural appears to cause problem particularly when repeated or put next a word with similar “r” sounds. One user says: “I cannot say Rural Juror - comes out rurrrerr jerrrerr and sounds like I'm growling.” Weather man nails pronunciation of 58 letter Welsh name

Study: Overachieving Isn't Worth It -- Science of Us The real world doesn’t offer extra credit. No one cares if you over-deliver on your promises — but you still lose points if you under-deliver, according to a new study led by behavioral scientist Ayelet Gneezy of the University of California, San Diego. Here’s a breakdown of the research, published recently in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science: (Researchers) asked college students to imagine using an online company to buy concert tickets for Row 10. The participants then were randomly instructed to consider receiving seating that was either worse than, better than, or exactly as promised. The paper focused on what companies can do to keep customers happy, but there are some takeaways here for the rest of us, too.

St Nectans Glen Waterfall Three - St Nectans Glen We are delighted to welcome you back to St Nectan’s Glen. The waterfall will be opened daily from 15th June 2020, from 10am to 4pm with LAST ENTRY at 3.30pm. The café is re-opening from 4th July 2020 with limited indoor/balcony tables to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Our car park has limited spaces. Your kindness and patience with our dedicated staff would be sincerely appreciated during this time of re-adaptation and change. centre culturel britannique Lille - accueil Le Centre Culturel Britannique (CCB) est une organisation bénévole indépendante qui se consacre à l'accueil chaleureux de tout résident anglophone et anglophile de la région lilloise. Le Centre est ouvert aux personnes de toutes nationalités qui veulent lire ou pratiquer l'anglais et qui s'intéressent à la culture britannique. Sachant par expérience qu'il n'est pas toujours facile de s'habituer à une nouvelle façon de vivre, le CCB peut apporter de l'aide dans beaucoup de domaines : prise de contact avec des personnes sachant parler anglais, recherche d'une crèche, recherche d'information sur l'emploi, etc. Le CCB propose aussi un grand choix d'activités culturelles pour tous les âges, une bibliothèque de plus de 8.000 livres en anglais, la possibilité d'emprunter des DVD et de consulter des journaux et des magazines anglais. Les adhérents peuvent aussi bénéficier d'un accès gratuit à internet sur le PC du CCB.

Barbie challenges the 'white saviour complex' Image copyright Barbie Savior Barbie has ditched her riding gear, her ball gown and her ballerina costume and travelled to Africa to help the people there, while still managing to stay fashionable. That is at least according to a much talked about Instagram account, Barbie Savior, which is charting her imaginary volunteer journey. It starts with her saying farewell to her home in the US and wondering if the "sweet sweet orphans in the country of Africa" are going to love her the way she already loves them. The satirical account encapsulates what some see as the white saviour complex, a modern version of Rudyard Kipling's White Man's Burden. The 19th Century Kipling poem instructed colonialists to "Fill full the mouth of Famine And bid the sickness cease". Because of the history of slavery and colonialism, many people in Africa find such attitudes deeply patronising and offensive. "We have seen short-term medical teams do amazing things, as well as act in inexcusable ways."

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