Speaking English in London

Thinking of taking a trip to London? Be careful. There's a world of English that people speak in London that you may have never heard before. Prepare yourself with London’s most common lingo below!

Blimey! This is a popular expression to use when you are surprised. For example, "Blimey! The weather's terrible today!"

Behave yourself

FELTON:

Look, I have put up 
with this for a long 
time. But I can't 
stand it anymore.

Love Will Set You Free - Eurovision 2012

can ....

                            

must or have to

Modal Verbs "Must" and "Have to"

Modal verbs with the verb MUST.  The English teacher discusses the differences in structure between MUST as a modal verb of obligation and MUST as a modal verb of deduction. He also looks at some of the differences between MUST and HAVE TO and MUSTN'T and DON'T HAVE TO.

Senses

It looks ...cool, itchy, silly, fun/like fun, bored, angry, heavy, painful, busy, difficult, simple, crowded, cute, good/delicious, dangerous, like an elephant, like a butterfly, scary, too big, (see)

It sounds ...cool, funny, beautiful, dangerous, hard, easy, boring, exciting, fun/like fun, nice, scary, interesting, terrible, (hear)

It feels ...soft, hard, wet, slippery, cold, cool, sticky, warm, hot, rough, smooth, sharp, squishy, gooey, (feel)

It smells ...bad, good, rotten, like flowers, like pine trees, like apples,(smell)
It  tastes ...  spicy, salty, sweet, bitter, sour, good, bad, (taste)