What Language is Spoken in Britain

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What Language is Spoken in Britain ‘British English’ Good morning…(correct) Hi/ howdy/ G’day (incorrect) Different ways of speaking/ can guess origins by accent & words (e.g. Welsh) Slang words e.g. Chuffed/gobsmacked/gutted/jammy/ scrummy/skint

The Differences between the American and the British English Vocabulary: e.g. British American trousers pants waistcoat vest nappy diaper cozzy bathing suit flat apartement chemist drug store

Some British sayings Every cloud has a silver lining. A stitch in time saves nine. Out of the frying pan and into the fryer. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. The grass is always greener on the other side. Bob’s your uncle.