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To: the scotsman
Possibly the best medium-to-harsh swear terms: bugger it! and bollocks! The latter can be pronounced "bollo" (after an old joke about gateaux).
59 posted on 09/27/2012 7:01:12 AM PDT by Riflema
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To: Riflema
One of the funniest outtakes I've ever seen was of the show House M.D., where Chase (an Australian) flubbed a line and exclaimed, "Oh, bollocks!!!"

That said, the Britishisms that bug me the most are "pins" (referring to a woman's legs), "heavily pregnant" and "fell pregnant". Come on, how do you "fall" pregnant? (insert smart@$$ comments here) And what if you're only 2-3 months along? It's not "heavy" yet, unless you're carrying an elephant or something. Sheesh.

108 posted on 09/27/2012 10:29:32 AM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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