For those struggling with British idioms.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/british-sentences-that-will-confuse-the-f***-out-of-everybod?utm_term=.muRYgE9aN#.voe7B0bdL

[jimduncanuk]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle/british-sentences-that-will-confuse-the-f***-out-of-everybod?utm_term=.muRYgE9aN#.voe7B0bdL

Dead Link

[Leon]

The swear filter killed it unfortunately, here's a working one:

http://bzfd.it/2e4IKYD

[Leman]

Being a bit clever, I looked for it myself on the Buzzfeed site; renders as, you are lazy and stupid.

[Fenton]

I struggle with British idiots all the time

[Fenton]

Ack! Stupid autocorrect

I meant...

Maybe the autocorrect isn't that stupid after all

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[fsn]

I struggle with British idiots all the time

Hello! 

I think I should stand up for the British Idiot - Finest Idiot in the World!

[Fenton]

Hello! 

I think I should stand up for the British Idiot - Finest Idiot in the World!

I presume that you are currently sitting down

[d_Guy]

As far as idiots go you have some of the best ones!

In our part of the world, on the other hand, we are currently beset by a flock of morons.

[d_Guy]

Thanks for the link and correction, ML and Owl-who-never-sleeps.
Reading through the list puts an entirely new light on the responses I get to many of my posts.

[fred.]

That's fine.

[Subedai]

Thanks for the link and correction, ML and Owl-who-never-sleeps.
Reading through the list puts an entirely new light on the responses I get to many of my posts.

But do you understand them, that's the question?

MickS

[jimduncanuk]

Can't say I agree with most of the interpretations. Most of the people whom I deal with say what they mean and mean what they say.

I take this article as an attempt at humour which has failed miserably.

I spent more than 40 years working in a high class educational institute communicating with a wide variety of people and I've also spent a similar amount of time communicating with people in the real world. However you will always find a poor comedian somewhere.

Now and again a 'real' comedian will come to the surface.

[d_Guy]

But do you understand them, that's the question?

MickS

No, of course I don't understand them. Now what is the question?