In their lonely fight against American words, the British have long prided themselves on having "stiff upper lips." They have no idea this stoic phrase is probably an Americanism, one dating back ...

An American woman has shared the nine words she didn't understand when she ... The next word on Ms Morton's list was 'chinwag', a piece of British slang believed to have derived in the 1800s ...

have the most picaresque etymologies); present a Google Ngram chart to show the timeline and comparative frequency of the word’s usage in British vs. American venues; and finally use a five-star ...

Now one American living in the UK has revealed which words and phrases leave him completely ... while others shared their personal favourite British terms. When it comes to language, it seems ...

The pop icon mentioned it was one of her favourite British slang words, and from there, the term just seemed to stick with her American fans,' explained the experts at Preply. However ...