I watched the British version of 'Big Brother' recently. This is the TV show that is a human hamster cage. Viewers go 'ooh' and 'aah' about what they like or dislike, and vote to decide who leaves the house. Meanwhile, contestants do tricks for the amusement of the audience. The last man earns £ 100,000. The production company makes millions. All contestants lose any shred of dignity and anonymity.
The 2005 version had a boy and a girl Essex Essex on it; modern Cockneys. Their speech was full of annoying, redundant phrases, verbal fillers, if you like. This 'has the balls' (nerves) so much that I decided to compile a list of these phrases. Now, every visitor to London and surrounding areas can understand the natives.
- Respect: high demand by those least deserving of it, street thugs, wide boys, guys, Z-list celebrities and rap acts from Chipping Sodbury.
- Àow Roight?: Hello, so good (between us)?
- Right?: Questions used to punctuate sentences. A trick to ensure the public is listening to what is probably trivial example: "I went Inna coffee on the highway, right? Geez and I look weird, right?, A 'I Wasn' nuffin doin ', right? So I told 'im, I says ...
- Health: Thank you. Derived from the greeting of the drinkers'.
- At the end of the day: Meaning 'when all is said and done'. A cliche. Emphasizes what comes after, which is also trivial example: "At the end of the day, you look after yourself, know woh average?"
- Know what I mean: It emphasizes what comes before it, usually trivial. A verbal trick, to get the attention of the listener. Used by those who are not sure whether they express themselves clearly. What is the most time.
- Seriously: Another 'emphasiser'. It means 'I am serious about following' for example, "Seriously, I'm pissed off with you, Craig. Or as a question: "My mate (friend) Sandra had a boob job (breast enhancement). To which you reply: "Really?".
- To be honest with ya: Meaning, I'm not usually. They are, rather, to be serious. An overused phrase. What follows is not guaranteed to be sincerely say, or trust.
- What is good: a suggestion on an exaggeration, and in bad faith. for example, "I won a big yesterday, on a scratchcard. Which is good."
- Scary: could scare two years. Used by women or gay forward faux distress. A bad haircut can be 'scary'. A spider making a dash for the sudden discharge is 'scary'.
- How 'appens: a hint of exaggeration here, for example, "I was down the dogs (dog track) yest'day as' appens (happens).
- 'F th' pronounced as' how to 'Wan Foo, Fwee, Foah' (One, two, three, four). There is a definite sense that this is done deliberately. A return to a child-like speech-impediment.
- Abaht nuffin dan't Oi kna 'it: I know nothing. He said with an air of complaint, as ...
- Oi know, I?: You must somehow be aware of my ignorance, perhaps by telepathy. This phrase is key. If you can penetrate his rebuke, heart complaints, English or understand the modern woman.
- No disrespect to: I'm about to criticize the next person, but do not want to assume the responsibility to do that I AM disrespect so and so.
- Sweet, or 'sweet as' (a nut): response to a successful operation, or an unexpected bonus. It is often said when you have gained something that is not you for example the right to robbing a shop than two hundred cartons of Benson & Hedges cigarettes, and got away. 'Sweet!'.
- Sha p! (Shut up): I agree with what you say, but not the spirit, patience or vocabulary to divorce, so you'll tell 'ap Sha' instead. Repeatedly.
- I am not 'Appy (around ...): I am a Lord of Creation, hear my wrath.
- End (End of story): I made a final statement, there is no need to say more on this topic.
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