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Translations of Common British Phrases That Are Baffling to Americans

  • E.D.W. LynchE.D.W. Lynch
  • July 3, 2014

Siobhan Thompson explains “How to Speak British”, translating “away with the fairies,” “swings and roundabouts,” and other British colloquialisms that are likely baffling to American ears. We previously posted about Thompsons’s verbal tour of the British Isles.

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