BRITISH ENGLISH USAGE AND SPELLINGThis novel uses British English spellings and slang, some of which I’ve listed below so you can check any with which you are unfamiliar.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES
BRITISH SLANG: MEANING
A
Autumn: Fall
B
Bike: Woman of Loose Morals
Bollocking: Stern reprimand
Born the wrong side of the blanket: Illegitimate child
Brief: A suspect’s lawyer
Bright spark: Clever person
Builder’s bum: Bottom cleavage
Buttie: Sandwich
By-blow: Illegitimate child
C
Chippie: Carpenter / Fish and Chip Shop / A person inclined to be snappish (Chippy)
Come clean: Tell the truth
Cracking up: Having a nervous breakdown
Cup of builder’s: Strong tea
Cup of Rosie Lee (Cockney Rhyming Slang): Tea
D
Divvy up: Share out
Do a (moonlight) flit: Disappear (suspici
