I disagree. If somebody told me something was "really quite good" that means it's ace.
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and
depends how it is said - if said with deadpan face and flat voice, probably an insult. If said with even mild enthusiasm, strong endorsement
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Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and
British English is carefully constructed around allowing Brits to feel superior by making sure nobody else knows what's going on in convo
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Replying to @blahah404 @LisaDeBruine and
Yep. French people dropped the end off every word to confuse the poor. Brits just mock them mercilessly with words dripping with classism.
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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and
As I said above, already, watch Blackadder (not the 1st) to get a caricature of what we're thinking of. It's hilarious but also accurate.
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and
Ah sorry missed that part (grr twitter threads)
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Replying to @blahah404 @LisaDeBruine and
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted Joe Simons
No worries! It's epic how you endorsed the same comedy suggestions!https://twitter.com/JoeSimons84/status/878241217737138178 …
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and
this one is nice for illustrating how even between Brits the ambiguity of the language is weaponised https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX45hc0aZt0 …
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Replying to @blahah404 @LisaDeBruine and
Sometimes I genuinely worry that Americans think UK people are just polite versions of them cos they fetishise our accent (???). LOL NO M8
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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and
Indeed, not just a polite version: "That idea is quite interesting" = if I had lighter on me, I'd set fire to it
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I feel like that about _quite_ a few ideas — see that I did there?
[Also I removed ppl who don't want to be in convo.]
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