Words BRIT critics would use but US crits wouldn't

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"frightfully good"
"reminiscent of Boney M"
"Harkens back to those Halcyon days when Shakespeare's Sister ruled the charts"
"cor, blimey! wudja lookat the bum on that bird..."

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 17 March 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"reminiscent of Boney M"

hey! i say shit like this all the time.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 17 March 2003 14:56 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ponce".

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:03 (twenty-three years ago)

"A record to smoke fags to".

I thank you.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Also..."brill", but you'd never read that in the NME.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

using "right" as an adverb?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

arse.

― Mr Binturong (Mr Binturong), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:06 (twenty-three years ago)

lurverly

― bucky wunderlick (bucky), Monday, 17 March 2003 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

muso

― Jesse Fox (Jesse Fox), Monday, 17 March 2003 16:33 (twenty-three years ago)

jacko

― girl scout heroin (iamamonkey), Monday, 17 March 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Shite
Spot on
"Prefab Sprout" and "genius" in the same sentence.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Monday, 17 March 2003 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Same words as Americans except with 10,000 qualifiers. Also 'bollocks', 'rubbish' or 'toss' without ever saying why.

― dave q, Monday, 17 March 2003 20:43 (twenty-three years ago)

knackered.

― hstencil, Monday, 17 March 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

"If I need to borrow a rubber, can I knock you up?" Golly, those crazy Brits...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Custos this thread was done YESTERDAY

Words British Music Critics Use That Americans Wouldn't

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, I found out about that right after I posted this one.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Cosmic!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 17 March 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

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