The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132499   Message #4102391
Posted By: Mrrzy
16-Apr-21 - 07:19 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Annoying Language Differences
He's a regular guy = US compliment, UK insult [capital G guy]

Quite good = very good US, not very good UK [we had a British biss who wondered why managers kept insulting their own staff]

Interestingly if you are Deaf then referring to someone as "very hard of hearing" means describing them as having better hearing than someone who is only a little hard of hearing...