Unlike americans, my boyfriend used to call money "quid". He called girls that were easy "flusies". He offten called me a "wally" which means dork. "Jumper" Means hoodie or sweatshirt. And if you are really fustrated with someone you can call them a "wanker, or a minger"
The Greater Oxford Dictionary contains all the words of the English language. There are some half a million words. In everyday speech we will say some ten to twenty thousand different words.
There are long lists of British slang on various websites. Take them with a grain of salt, some of those words are rarely, if ever, used.
Well, we can say anything we want to really, but there are words we prefer over others. Such as some Americans say "also", whereas we would usually say "as well" There are other examples, but I can't be arsed to mention them ;)
Fox and vixen are examples of words of similar origin being different because of the British dialect from which the words arose.
Girl. British English uses the same words (mostly) as any other form of English.
The British say the German's were the best. And the British defeated the Germans in some battles; which makes the British the best military, according to the British.
"Elephant," "butterfly," and "cucumber" are some examples of words that you can say while holding your tongue.
Raj, the British rule in India.
Canadians prefer the British spelling or pronunciation of many words, lieutenant being one.
Some British English words that end in "-ize" include modernize, prioritize, and finalize.
Some Tame Gazelle
Because when you grow up then you could be one that say the British rules.