To the average American, British English can be as difficult to decipher as Swahili
or ancient Aramaic. Suppose, for example, a Londoner instructs you to "pin
back your lug-holes"; how would you perform such a task? Or suppose a Liverpudlian
invites you to share his "jam buttie"; should you turn away in disgust
or thank him for his hospitality? The answer to these questions and more await
you in this informative and amusing deck of Knowledge Cards by Andy Swapp.
Each of the 48 cards features, on one side, a bewildering British colloquialism,
epithet, or expletive and, on the flip side, its definition, origin, and equivalent
in American slang. Language lovers on both sides of the Atlantic will enjoy
this pithy romp through the Queen's English.
