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emilyb · 04-23-2007, 05:29 PM

To all English speakers from the UK, I am extremely jealous of your use of the word "rubbish". In the US we generally only use it when referring to yard sales, or "rubbish sales". Another English word that I like very much and don't get to use in the US is "brilliant". Do you use this everywhere in the UK to mean cool? I have heard it used by the Irish, but again would love to use it myself. Oh, also "the tube" for the subway. In boston we call it the "T".

sabrina · 04-27-2007, 07:28 PM

I am not a native English speaker, but I have lived in the UK and what I�ve observed is that "brilliant" is usually used as a synonym of "excellent".
"Tube" is also an interesting word, but it seems that in the US you have different options for my friends in NY and Washington use "subway", not "T"...Well, languages tend to have neverending surprises in store, I guess...

elmeromero · 05-11-2007, 02:57 PM

I'm a big fan of the exclamation, "Rubbish!" But "rubbish" to mean ordinary "trash" I could take or leave.

04-23-2007, 05:29 PM	#1
emilyb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 397 Rep Power: 258	Rubbish To all English speakers from the UK, I am extremely jealous of your use of the word "rubbish". In the US we generally only use it when referring to yard sales, or "rubbish sales". Another English word that I like very much and don't get to use in the US is "brilliant". Do you use this everywhere in the UK to mean cool? I have heard it used by the Irish, but again would love to use it myself. Oh, also "the tube" for the subway. In boston we call it the "T". __________________ Emily B Last edited by emilyb : 04-23-2007 at 05:33 PM.

04-27-2007, 07:28 PM	#2
sabrina Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 366 Rep Power: 318	Rubbish I am not a native English speaker, but I have lived in the UK and what I�ve observed is that "brilliant" is usually used as a synonym of "excellent". "Tube" is also an interesting word, but it seems that in the US you have different options for my friends in NY and Washington use "subway", not "T"...Well, languages tend to have neverending surprises in store, I guess...

05-11-2007, 02:57 PM	#3
elmeromero Contributing User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 181 Rep Power: 127	Rubbish! I'm a big fan of the exclamation, "Rubbish!" But "rubbish" to mean ordinary "trash" I could take or leave.

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