do people think tht the british "smidge" is really weird, i am english but we have realtives in a america and they think its really funny..
as in: I'll just have a smidge of cake (as in a small bit)
2007-10-13 08:45:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
well actually, get a decent dictionary... its there as smidgen!
2007-10-14 04:13:41 · update #1
Yep I agree, 'smidgen' is how I have always used it. Ignore the racist element in certain replies y'all ! Now there is a word, or is it? The language in the former colonies seems to have slipped slightly!
2007-10-13 09:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by Ian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Watch an American film with British people in it, they have no idea at all, they all either have a posh upper class accent that I have never heard anyone use, or a cockney accent. This is because there are so few american accents over such a large area they find it hard to believe that such a small country has so many different accents and dialects.
And who says "smidge" lol. I am Enlgish, and I have never heard anyone say it, and dod think it sounds a bit silly.
2007-10-13 09:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by honourableone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm English and whilst the term "smidge" doesn't make me roll on the floor with laughter, it's definitely a term more commonly used by someone's grandmother rather than a younger generation, since it always seems to sound stranger coming out of a teenager's mouth ...
2007-10-13 09:12:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am British and have never heard of smidge in my life.
It comes up as a spelling mistake as well so is not in the dictionary.
2007-10-13 10:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the UK. Smidge means nothing. Tell them to find a life...that means something.
2007-10-13 13:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard of a smidge - it's always been 'smidgen' to me xx
2007-10-13 08:48:58 · answer #6 · answered by starlet108 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like old school version of British culture with all the pomp and circumstance and the reserved demenor. Not like the english you have at the soccer matches but traditional British elegance like the royal family is.
2007-10-13 09:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I love the Brits. Winston Churchill was one great gentleman of history. Just give me a "smidgeon" of cake.
2007-10-13 09:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mother says that as well, but she spent most of her childhood around her Irish grandparents.
I personally always thought that British people never seemed to want to take charge of anything--too quiet.
2007-10-13 08:49:57 · answer #9 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
so that's where that comes from -- always thought that was a
"tad". -- Brits are cool, especially the Cockney variety, not to mention the hilarious droll humor.
2007-10-13 09:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋