Not One-Off Britishisms
British words and expressions that have got popular in the U.S.
- By Ben Yagoda
- Based in United States of America
- Roughly one post per month
- First post on
Posts per month
| Month starting | Posts |
|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | 4 |
| Oct 2022 | 1 |
| Nov 2022 | 2 |
| Dec 2022 | 3 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 3 |
| Mar 2023 | 3 |
| Apr 2023 | 1 |
| May 2023 | 3 |
| Jun 2023 | 4 |
| Jul 2023 | 4 |
| Aug 2023 | 2 |
| Sep 2023 | 2 |
| Oct 2023 | 1 |
| Nov 2023 | 1 |
| Dec 2023 | 4 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 |
| Feb 2024 | 3 |
| Mar 2024 | 1 |
| Apr 2024 | 1 |
| May 2024 | 2 |
| Jun 2024 | 0 |
| Jul 2024 | 1 |
Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.
Most recent posts
When I saw in headlines that soccer/football commentator Gary Lineker had called England’s national team “shit” or “s—” (the two main variations I saw), I knew I had to find the exact wording. The quote …
On May 7 of this year, the New York Times reported the conversation of some Chicago grade-schoolers: “Some people think cicadas can suck your brains out,” said Willa, a red-haired 8-year-old in a Star Wars …
In the very early days of this blog, I did a post on “erm,” which I took and still take to be the British version of the American “um,” with similar pronunciation. (That is, the …