Does anyone, apart from William Regal, say besmirch? That is one of my all-time favorite words. I have no idea why it's not in the American lexicon.
Perhaps only in academia and at high table at Oxford/Cambridge universities.
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Does anyone, apart from William Regal, say besmirch? That is one of my all-time favorite words. I have no idea why it's not in the American lexicon.
Would Dick Van Dyke's cockney-chimney-sweep be a good ambassador for Londoners?
Rey C, no chance in heck. Try Natasha Kaplinsky instead. :thumbsup: :wave2:
Thanks for the answer! I really had a great time training with the Regiment. I had hoped to return later to visit but I guess I will have to go further north now!
Eh? Kaplinsky's lovely!No Katy, huh? Damn! But if she'd had enough ****, I bet I'd sound really British! :1orglaugh
I had to look up this Natasha Kaplinsky. Hmm, not really my cup of tea. :dunno: Talk to Katy again for me. See if you can put in a good word and help me out.![]()
Jonathan Creek is written by Brit David Renwick, the guy wot wrote One Foot In The Grave.^^^ All three are a bit milfy for my taste, but I am quite partial to Premium Link Upgrade .
Anyone else noticed the amount of American stuff on British T.V lately? For example, on a recent episode of WWTB A Millionaire four of the first five questions were about America. Same with many other quiz shows, and even comments and language on other programmes are becoming Americanised.
I often wonder if many of these so called British shows are written by Americans, Jonathan Creek being a good example. It seems every episode contains a U.S reference, whether it be a key character or the country being somehow integral to the plot. Many other shows seem to be going the same way. :wave2:
***I've got nothing against America, big fan of the sports and many comedies, I just think British stuff should actually be British.***
^^^ But that's my point: it still contains an inordinate amount of American culture and references, when there is no apparent reason for it.
Same thing is happening in the high street, American shops popping up everywhere. It used to be Burger King and KFC, now we've got Staples, Subway, Domino's, UPS, FedEx, a whole host of companies coming in over the last few years, What gives? :dunno: :wave2:
It's called globalization. :hatsoff:
The reason for so many references in our shows in regard to American culture is the fact that so many of their products, TV shows, films, music and other crap is exported over here. Of course that's going to have an impact on our culture.
Would Dick Van Dyke's cockney-chimney-sweep be a good ambassador for Londoners?
Try Natasha Kaplinsky instead. :thumbsup: :wave2:
Eh? Kaplinsky's lovely!
But she's no Emily Maitlis! :lovecoupl