Oscar Wilde once said, "We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language." Here is your decoder for the funniest and most useful British sayings. While it is often ...

From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words. You don't want to be described as "dim," "a mug," or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic." If you're ...

Over the past two years, I’ve had the pleasure of working for io9 and Gizmodo from my home here in England. Aside from the occasional purging of superfluous letter ‘u’ from my posts, where that ...

Ricky Gervais tests his knowledge of British slang. From "dishy" to "cheesed off," the comedian takes you through some "bog-standard" British words and phrases. Season 2 of 'Afterlife' is streaming ...

From Monty Python to "God Save the Queen", we test how well Amazon's voice-controlled Alexa understands British words, phrases and accents. Tally-ho, chaps! Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior ...