And especially relevant as I’m travelling through Europe at the moment, and every time I ask someone if they speak English, they reply “no” or “only a little” and then proceed to talk to me in fluent or almost fluent English! Makes me embarrassed about the handful of words I know in French and German
Taking part in discussions on the internet allows you to learn about some of the differences between American English and English English. I caused confusion a long time ago by using the term “Taking the piss”. I suspect that many from the US might know what this means now, if not, it means to mock or make fun of some-one. Also “Pissed” means angry in America, what the English refer to as “Pissed Off”. In England pissed means drunk.
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And especially relevant as I’m travelling through Europe at the moment, and every time I ask someone if they speak English, they reply “no” or “only a little” and then proceed to talk to me in fluent or almost fluent English! Makes me embarrassed about the handful of words I know in French and German
Eddie Izzard’s freaking awesome
Taking part in discussions on the internet allows you to learn about some of the differences between American English and English English. I caused confusion a long time ago by using the term “Taking the piss”. I suspect that many from the US might know what this means now, if not, it means to mock or make fun of some-one. Also “Pissed” means angry in America, what the English refer to as “Pissed Off”. In England pissed means drunk.