(Photo: Neil Griffiths)
Innit a shame? The Harris Academy, a school in south London, UK, has forbidden its students from using certain words and phrases while at school. The purpose of the new rule is to teach children to use proper English so that they may be ready to work and interact in professional environments.
David Lammy, a member of Parliament for a nearby constituency, defended the rule. He expressed regret only that “sup blood” wasn’t included on the list.
What does “bare” mean? Apparently not that something lacks covering. Rather, it means, according to the Daily Mail, “very, a lot of.” Extra means “pointless, stupid, weird or just plain dumb.”
-via Dave Barry
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Those kids will never grow up to be interviewed on NPR unless they learn to start saying "y'know" in every sentence. It's a requirement for their guests.
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The one that bothers me in interviews is "I mean." It seems like every response you hear in an interview starts with that. Not sure if that's happening in the UK though.
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My husband and I love British comedy, but often turn on the subtitles because we can't process the slang quick enough.
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It's slang for "something," but it seems there are a few ways the slang is spelled... summat, summut.
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What does "summit" mean in this case?
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