7 American slang expressions that Brits don't use

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This video was definitely NOT for the birds :)

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Well done Nicola. Thanks for that and thanks for watching.

[@JavedAkhtar-qr6vr]

Exectly This Video is definitely not for the birds.

[@ПростоЯ-д6ю]

I like the way Vicki says Britishshshshshhshshshs.

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:-)

[@GrantCareerCoaching]

Great lesson! I'm American and can confirm these phrases are all super common. Your videos are always so fun! Keep it up 👍👍👍

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Thanks Grant. Your input is much appreciated. Thank you for watching.

[@G1AGAIN]

I've never heard of 1, 3, 4, 5

[@志瑜杨]

That's weird because I am also American and hadn't heard of half of those phrases lol

[@alexrafe2590]

I was born in Alabama and mostly grew up in the South. We have an additional perspective on the term carpetbagger. We called the Northerners that came down South to make a buck after the war carpetbaggers because they were often seen using carpet bags to carry their stuff. By the way, I think Hillary actually grew up in Chicago, and then moved to Arkansas when she married Bill, who did grow up there. Not that that’s a hugely important piece of information. I do enjoy your videos very much.

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Thanks so much for this extra background, Alex. Much appreciated.

[@mariachairetakis3756]

They both are so so SO cute! I feel my heart full of peace and warmth when I hear them speaking.

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[@sendatamie8574]

The British accent is so beautiful. Thank you this video! have a nice weekend.

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Hi Sena, this is Jay writing back to you. I think Vicki's accent is lovely too.

[@gabrielmorais7493]

vick I like much your accent.

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Thanks so much gabriel. :-)

[@Wenxuemei]

The more I watch your videos the more I love them. They are certainly not 'for the birds'. I learned a lot from them. Thank you!

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I love these soothing voices.

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[@lauramaria4974]

Your videos are so cool and helpful for learning English ツ

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[@Emily-yr6ie]

They're so pleasant what lovely people!

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Emily, that's so kind of you to say. Thanks for that and thanks for watching our video.

[@ErableBleu]

« Joe Schmoe » is also a synonym I recall for Joe Blow.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

EnableBleu, some dictionaries agree with you. This is Jay writing back to you. However, in my experience growing up in New York, the "Schmo" phrase would be used to refer to someone more down on his luck or not terribly adept at life, than the everyman Joe Blow. It probably comes from a Yiddish word, at least according to the Oxford English Dictionary, and the use of "schm" in front of a word is a way of denigrating it. So, in my view, Joe Schmo is not a direct synonym.

[@paulgutman5811]

I'm American and I like the comparisons between the two national varieties of English. Also, I should hasten to add that the two of you are obviously quite knowledgeable (American quite, not British quite) and you both speak very nicely. Keep up the excellent work.

[@And-yw4hc]

I love your positive energy!! I didn’t know any of these expressions and they are really useful. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Andrea, we are so pleased we were able to provide you with new expressions. Thanks for letting us know and thank you so much for watching.

[@trinhconganh1030]

so fun and no shoot the breeze for a while

[@davidcullipher8551]

Shoot the shit

[@jolenesugarti3989]

Such a lovely couple.

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Thanks so much Jovymemo. :-)

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Good morning mam& sir one of the best English spoken teacher I like really appreciate for online teaching thanks so

[@ahmedshalaby1188]

Well done Vicki :) Thank you for this fantastic video!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Thanks so much Ahmed. This is Vicki. I was rather pleased I did so well. :-)

[@RodrigoSilva-qt7gv]

OMG Vicky, you’re the reason why I love British English! I live in London and I can tell that only a few people here nowadays, talk so beautifully educated and polite like you! You’re both AMAZING! I can’t get enough of your channel! Kudos for both of you! Cheers 🤗

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[@josephinecasamento2175]

Hey guys good idea. Vicky I love how you always smile.

[@mollietai8946]

We can really learn a lot from Simple English.

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Hi Mollie. Good to hear from you as always. Thanks for watching our videos.

[@xandergross8474]

Brilliant! As usual. You two make my language more colourful making videos like this. Thank you! You two are still the best! ✌️

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We're so glad you like this video Xander and thanks for the lovely compliment.

[@giuliacc7613]

I casually found you, and well you're being so helpful to me, I'm an Italian student and I study languages at the university (If everything's gonna be all right I'll get the graduation next year) and being English the first language I've chosen for my entire course well, I constantly need to study. You guys are being very helpful to me, so simple people sweet, pleasant and nice people, I really love your channel not just cause you give important informations but because you've got a wonderful approach to your public, too

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thank you so much! I learn English now, and you are helping me a lot with learning. Greetings from Spain ;)

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You're very welcome!

[@kholmsk20]

Lovely Jay and lovely Vicki, God bless you.

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Thanks so much for watching Domino. :-)

[@leo1907]

Oustanding lesson...thanks so much to both of you!

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Thanks for the kind words, Leonardo. And thanks for watching our video.

[@mamymimma]

Vicky and Jay, I love the way you smile and joke! You are so enthusiastic, you always remember your "fanciullino": an Italian poet, Giovanni Pascoli, said we should give space to the little kid we have inside 😘

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We really do have fun making these videos, and the best ones are where we can be spontaneous with each other. Thanks for watching as always :-)

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Great lesson thanks

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[@hoangphucnguyen3465]

Thank you so much

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[@zahr6358]

I liked this video .. there are a lot of new words😍 I saved it as I did with many wonderful videos in your channel👍🏼.. I liked the word John Hancock😂 and the story that comes from

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Zahrsa, we're so glad you found this and others of our videos meaningful. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

[@dlh975]

American here and loved the origin stories! Hadn't heard about the background for "for the birds". I also wouldn't have been able to define "carpetbagger" (eek!)

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi dlh975, icki here. I had trouble with carpetbagger too.

[@ngocquynhmai4863]

Vicki and Jay, thank you so much for the videos, they are so useful. I really enjoy learning them. Take good care!!!

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We're so glad you liked them Thi. Thanks for writing. :-)

[@ngocquynhmai4863]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos Looking forward seeing your new videos :-) Please stay at home and take good care!! Love from Vietnam!

[@fighterplane2023]

Thanx for ur effort

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You are very welcome Fighter Plane. Thanks for watching.

[@philipmcsimon5759]

Thank you for the video.

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You're very welcome Philip. :-)

[@williamandres9094]

Thanks for this video guys. I haven't noticed that there were some expressions especially to say that someone is annoying us as in the example "backseat driver" I really enjoyed it.

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William, we're very pleased you enjoyed this video and that is was useful for you. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

[@charifeabderahmane6643]

Best channel for learn ❤

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That's such a nice compliment Charife. Thank you, and thanks for watching our videos.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

You two are amazing. I love you after just two videos and will subscribe now. BTW, my Mom used to say, "Getting old is for the birds". LoL

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Ha! That's funny. Greetings to you and your Mom and welcome to our channel!

[@williamgutierrez7986]

Cheers! Guys I love your channel. I prefer British English because I’m went to improve my English in London. But great

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Hi William. We're so glad you love our channel!!! And we're very pleased we're able to help you improve your English in London. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

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I really enjoy your videos. I always look forward when you post a new video.

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We're really glad you liked this video. Thanks for watching, Santiago.

[@steffis4480]

I was about to call this day for the birds -_- My boss is one hell of a backseat driver! 😅(hit my personal top 10 of English expressions :D) But don't count your chicken before they hatch! It's Simple English Video Friday! 😍 It always makes me smile, when I see you both Vicki and Jay, since you don't seem this far away anymore, when I'm about to watch your weekly video 💕 I already knew John Blow and I've heard several other expressions like "John and Jane Doe" or "John and Jane Lunchbucket" ^_^ In Germany we'd say "Otto Normalverbraucher" and the female version "Lieschen Müller" ^_^ My mental walk-in English vocab cupboard definitely needs some new drawers thanks to you ♥ Have a lovely weekend you two and have a blast at the comedy show! 😍 AND I'm sending a loooovely hug to my dear Mamy Mimma! Have a wonderful, sunny weekend as well 😘🥰

[@mamymimma]

How sweet of you, dear Steffi 😘 Have a fantastic Sunday and week, a big hug to you 💓

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

"Otto Normalverbraucher" and "Lieschen Müller". I love it! Thanks so much for sharing this Steffi and thanks so much too for always coming to watch our videos and writing a comment. We really appreciate it.

[@steffis4480]

You both really make it difficult for everyone to NOT subscribe to your channel 😍 It just happened that I just fell in love with your amiable nature and your great sense of humour! ♥ I'm DEAD KEEN on learning more from all your experiences and all those amazing things you've already done in your life 😍 Thank you so much Vicki and Jay 🥺

[@elizabethcaiado4344]

Very good as Always. Thanks Vicky and Jay.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Great to hear from you Elizabeth. We're so glad you liked it. Thanks for letting us know.

[@laxmansethivfcenter5610]

Thanks for taking my request under consideration

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You are most welcome Aishwarya.

[@deryabekdamar744]

It was difficult for me cause i never heard them before 😒but i m gonna try to learn. Thanks for the videos and your unique energie. 🤗❤️Keep smiling...

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Hi Derya. We encourage you to keep at it. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our videos.

[@iwannaleave7596]

Hello! I liked your lesson. I've known many new expressions.

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We're so glad you liked it "I wanna leave." Thanks for letting us know and thank you for watching our video.

[@sajaltarofdar6217]

So sweet couple!

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That's so nice of you to say, Sajal Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@aparecidoferreiravais321]

Hi Vicki hi Jay good work your videos are very useful I learn a lot of new words every time I watch your videos Thanks a bunch and have a lovely Sunday 😉🇧🇷

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Great thanks .

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Thanks a lot for this lesson. Really good job 😘😘😘

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[@ShkarAhmed]

you are both very nice together

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Thank you Shkar. We have a lot of fun making these videos together.

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I love your videos! Thank you thank you thank you!

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[@eledulu01]

Nice video! Here, in Argentina, the equivalents of John Doe and Jane Doe are Juan Pérez and Pepita Jiménez 😆 . Also there's a kind of military word code (police code) used for the same purpose that is "Natalia Natalia" that stands for "no name." I think the later comes from the English phase (no name) because in Spanish this would be "sin nombre" or "desconocido." Well, thanks for your amazing work teaching us English! Keep it up!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh this is really interesting! Thanks so much for sharing this Eduardo and thanks for watching.

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I love your videos!

[@museoflondon6350]

Love your videos!!!!

[@ansehdrb]

Thank you for teaching new expressions :) I expect next video.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

So glad you learnt some new expressions and thanks for watching!

[@barcalonga]

Thank you for another great video - you two are awesome!

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That's so nice of you to say Barcalonga. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@аньенчонынблинкармисандэйимнид]

yess

[@GothicKin]

I'm italian and I've heard of "for the birds", "to be a breeze", "John Hancock" and "average Joe/John Doe". My favourite is John Hancock because I remember many american cartoons I grew up with where references to historical events were common. And a typical one would be John Hancock signing the declaration with an elegant signature.

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Great to hear from you, Jacopo. We're glad you found this video interesting. Thanks for watching.

[@timeover979]

Thnx for making this video . I was waiting for this video .

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You're very welcome Time Over. Thanks for watching.

[@onigonzalez5054]

Thanks a lot guys

[@justusepetrus4155]

I am from Australia and the only one I got was the backseat driver.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi JustUse Petrus. Well, we're glad we've been able to show you some more American slang. Thanks for writing to us, and thanks for watching our video.

[@PerrysWorld]

Love both of you ❤️🥰

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Thank you Perry's World. That's very kind of you and thanks for watching.

[@EspeoniaManga]

I’m from America, Texas to be specific, and knew about half of these. I actually knew more of the British slang lol. Maybe these slang phrases are more common up north than down here in the south? Interesting video, wasn’t expecting to learn new American slang haha

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh that's funny muomo. We weren't expecting to surprise Americans with any of these. :-)

[@DaigoroToyama]

Interesting. I've been living in the US for nearly 30 years, and I only knew a few of the expressions introduced in this video (e.g. "a breeze," "average Joe," "a backseat driver", etc)!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Diagoro. We're glad we could contribute to your knowledge of American slang. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching :-)

[@nadnadya7263]

I love you both! 😊❤

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That's so nice Nad Nadya. Thank you and thanks for watching our videos.

[@nikolaiarnaudov3785]

Oh! I know all of them. I made a project about that a week ago and i got an excellent point. So I'm glad i know them

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Nikolai. This is Jay writing back to you. That's so great that you knew all of them. Well done. I'd send you the tickets to the comedy show but Vicki and I already used them :-) Thanks for watching our videos.

[@marcelomijolovic9439]

That was definitely useful.

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That's great that you found it useful Marcelo. Thanks for letting us know and thank you for watching.

[@bulangacha5400]

Greetings From Indonesia Its Me Bulan Again This video is so usefull Even When i'm talking to my teacher,She doesn't understand some words that i'm saying, Thankyou for teaching me

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

That's great!

[@bulangacha5400]

Yes Vicki :-)

[@志瑜杨]

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, are all phrases I haven't heard of even though I am American lol. This just goes to say that even in one country, there are different regions that may or may not use the same colloquialisms.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

志瑜杨, that is a very accurate observation. We used the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary as our guide for this video. What we've learned, however, is that there are many variations of the phrases and words we've used depending on region, nationality and other factors. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

[@vèIjkoo]

Hurraay! Although I prefer British English, i MUST watch this video! 💕💕💕

[@ruthsallvador1]

I love British and American accent, they're beautiful 🥰 you guys are so adorable! I'M FROM BRAZIL, abraços do Brasil!

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Ruth. We're so glad you like our channel. And greeting to you from Philadelphia. We love Brazil and have visited there many times. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our videos.

[@taherelsayed8044]

God bless you

[@alexandriaking8544]

Another word we use like Joe Blow is Joe Shmoe, right?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Yes, Alexandria, we do, but I think both are probably not used much anymore. This is Jay writing back to you. Joe Shmoe was used to describe someone who was not terribly bright or competent, whereas Joe Blow simply mean the average guy - and these days we are more likely to refer to the ‘average joe’ in American English.

[@haiderps4]

Thank you so much I like slang expressions videos so much cause they make you sound more natural . Ok here are three more expressions for vicki to figure out and Jay could help you 😆. < To ride shotgun , shotgun no blitzes, An ankle biter , The 5-0.>

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh more! Thanks Haider. :-) Vicki here. I think I know to ride shotgun - to ride in the passenger seat at the front, but shotgun no blitzes is new to me. I'm guessing an ankle bitter is a child or baby, and the 5-0 - is that a fiftieth birthday?

[@haiderps4]

@@SimpleEnglishVideosI'm affraid the 5-0 is wrong you may ask jay for it, However great job.👏

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

@@haiderps4 He's just told me it means police. Well I never! :-)

[@ajbpingpooh]

You’re so cute, and learning English is a lot of fun!☺️☺️☺️

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Divine Lang, thanks for the compliment and thank you for watching.

[@elliekim9154]

How about bad apple? Is that any other meaning?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Bad Apple is a good expression, but not exclusively an American English expression. People who speak British English use it too :-) Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching our video.

[@wayne9972]

Improving English by watching your videos is a breeze!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Perfect Wanli Ma. Well done! Thanks for watching.

[@john.andrew.brighton]

The term I use in Yorkshire for average is arr, it’s basically a word for average instead of an average person, but I guess you can use that term for an average person.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Thanks for sharing that John - much appreciated. And thank you for watching.

[@user-bf7td1gn3t]

Yes! I like British english too but I prefer American. Thank you for this video! :,)

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi OniChan. This is Jay writing back to you. I like both, but when I try to speak with a British accent, Vicki laughs out loud. I guess I'll have to stick to American English :-) Thanks for watching our videos.

[@williamwilliam4944]

Canadian here. "For the birds", "John Hancock", "Monday-morning quarterback" and "carpetbagger" are definitely *not* common phrases, at least where I'm from. "Joe Blow" isn't used here; we instead say "Joe Schmoe", which has the same meaning. "Shoot the breeze", "(be) a breeze", "backseat driver", "Average Joe" and "John/Jane Doe" are definitely common phrases here. Keep up your videos!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi William. Thanks so much for adding a Canadian perspective! Awesome! :-)

[@austinnelson396]

I’m an American, yet have only heard of a few of these. Perhaps this is slang that is more regionalized and perhaps isn’t as common where I’m located (I live in the Pacific Northwest). Interesting how there are so many different forms of American English, don’t you all think?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh we do Austin! Indeed! Yes, there are so many variations and thanks so much for pointing this out.

[@charitydotson111]

Nah, these are slangs only old people use. It's Joe Schmo not Joe Blow.

[@saralampret9694]

First tratior hahah, you have some sense of humour, I love this 😊😊😊

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Sara, this is Jay writing back to you. Vicki and I have a lot of fun looking at the American Revolution from our different points of view. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@saralampret9694]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos I believe this, you are very nice couple :)))) Love from Germany 😘

[@dodgermartin4895]

Carpetbaggers were Northern opportunists who descended upon the American South after the American War of Northern Aggression during the 1860s.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Thanks for this background Mark.

[@dodgermartin4895]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos Hi, again.. for a historical context: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger

[@evesdrop1982]

Good job, Vicki! I was rooting for you, I’ll even forgive you for that whole John Hancock traitor thing 🤣

[@TheRealTricky]

I guess she's British through and through 😂

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Kate, and The Real Tricky - This is Jay writing back to you. Vicki and often have fun conversations about our different views of the American Revolution. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@stanislavasuplatovich2826]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos When I was in Canada last summer, the guides that showed us around Ottawa, reiterated that Canadians have always been and still are loyal to the British Crown.

[@krytietv1684]

@GABRIEL GREGORY lighten up

[@blindbookworm8019]

GABRIEL GREGORY It was a joke. I’m an American and I did not take offense.

[@megilo9116]

woow😀Love this video😀♡♡

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We're so glad you like Megii. Thanks for letting us know and thank you for watching.

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@@SimpleEnglishVideos your welcome❤❤❤

[@jayden3926]

Can you make a Video About British Roadman Slang/ Dialect

[@rasapplepipe]

John Hancock wrote his name last and about ten times larger and then said something like see John Bull can read my name. Also carpetbagger can mean any northerner living in the south and it's from the Reconstruction not the Civil War.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Herman, you are correct about Carpetbaggers being in the south during reconstruction. But the term was first coined in 1862 during the war, it related to northerners who moved into areas of the south controlled by the union army and while one aim of carpetbaggers was to take control of political processes in the south, many were actually involved in criminal enterprises (smuggling) while the war was going on. It was during reconstruction that the term was applied more generally to northerners who allied themselves with the Republican party in an effort to seize control of southern politics along with plantations and business enterprises. And that effort led to the modern use of carpetbagger as in Hillary Clinton's case. Thanks for pointing that out to us and thank so much for watching our videos.

[@KenzoAngel]

I like the story of that John Hancock 😂😂😂 very funny (Be) a breeze in French we would say C’est du gâteau - it’s a piece of cake - Can you tell me if Americans or British use this one too? Our Monday morning quarterback is l’inspecteur des travaux finis 😅

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Yes Minh. 'Piece of cake" is used in both British and American English. The Inspector of Finished Work is a wonderful french expression. Thanks for sharing that.

[@juandavidariascumbe1139]

Thanks for all. I understand you but i need vocabulary I am from colombia. 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

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Hi Juan. You might like the vocabulary section of our website: www.simpleenglishvideos.com/videos/vocabulary1/

[@azazellon]

Ahh I really appreciate you guys replying to everyone, you don't see channels do that very often usually it's just a comment heart

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We have found it hard to keep up of late, Azuel and sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming. But we really appreciate the comments we get and would like to respond to everyone who has taken the trouble to write to us.

[@stanislavasuplatovich2826]

In Russia, we say "in favor of the poor" meaning for the birds; also, when you shoot the breeze, we shake the air.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Stanislava, that is so interesting. Thank you so much for sharing those expressions with us. And thank you for watching our videos.

[@stanislavasuplatovich2826]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos Thank you for doing a great job!

[@chemist_quant]

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[@kristinebenardos9373]

I’m Australian, born in New Zealand. I was only familiar with three 😬

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Kristine, we're so glad we could add to your knowledge of American slang :-) Share some Aussie slang with us when you get a chance. And thanks for watching.

[@silverspeedbro]

Is it true the first automobile is from britain

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Farhaan. It's debatable but most people say it was invented by Karl Benz in Germany.

[@meb1982]

I'm American and I learned some slang I never heard of.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Matt. We're here to help :-) Glad we could add to your knowledge of American slang.

[@dieplengoc7981]

I love them

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Thank you so much muc hoa. :-)

[@truthteller7691]

I really enjoyed this lesson. Well, In India I could see lot of backseat drivers.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Truth teller, I'm afraid backseat drivers are everywhere :-) Thanks for watching.

[@plantagenant]

Also, possibly...Joe Blow(USA) = man on the clapham omnibus(UK)

[@aram5642]

What about expressions that Brits and Americans don't use ANYMORE? I have heard that "to rain cats and dogs" is now a cliche - instead, it is now pouring down. Are there any more of such expressions? While I am ok using an American phrase to a Brit (or vice versa), I would really love to avoid using outdated (fusty?) collocations or idioms, and sounding like an old uncle Arthur, sort of left behind with his language of youth. ;-)

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

What an interesting idea AA. Thanks very much for this suggestion!

[@russbear31]

This video is "as fine as frog's hair." You're showing that there's "more than one way to skin a cat." ;-)

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Ha! Hi RD M. This is Vicki. I haven't heard "as fine as frog's hair" before. What a great expression! Thanks for sharing that.:-)

[@dlh975]

I haven't heard that one! Is it southern?

[@coronado8679]

Saludos desde Colombia prros

[@philosofsky123]

I'm American and the only phrase out of all of these that I have heard is "average Joe". Maybe it's a bit different in the East, cause I'm from Cali

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Could be regional or generational, Erick. :-)