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In English sockets the brown wire is not considered to be neutral. It is considered the hot/live cable.

The blue cable is the neutral.

The relative voltages are

Brown = 230volts
Blue = 0volts
Green/Yellow = 0 volts

The effects of crossing the blue and green/yellow cables is called neutralising and is generally done outside of a house. It is perfectly fine to do inside except if there is a GFCI/RCBO (Residual current Devices) in the circuit, which will cause it to trip. It is not OK to leave these cables connected for normal operating of the circuit, as it can leave touch voltages on poorly earthed fittings.

The effects of crossing the brown and green/yellow is called "shorting" and will be evidenced by a bright flash of light, a loud bang and a girlie scream.
Shorting a circuit will result in the Circuit Breaker tripping under fault load conditions. Repeatedly causing a circuit breaker to trip under such high currents can cause it to fail early in it's life expectancy.

If in doubt, get an electrician out.

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