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I'm British, but not sure what the difference is in our version of the language :)
by globalise83 5y ago
I'm British, but not sure what the difference is in our version of the language :)
- pmdulaney 5y agoFrom watching British television, at least, I gather that "Brilliant!" usually is akin to American "Cool!" or "That's great!". On the other hand, in the US we would use "brilliant" to describe Albert Einstein (or someone else who is exceptionally intelligent). I think there's a bit of a nuanced difference in how we use the word "clever" as well. Where you would call someone clever, we would usually say he is smart (or maybe brilliant, if smart enough). "Clever" in the US often has a slightly derogatory sense to it. Someone who is good at solving a Rubik's cube is clever. Yes, it takes a certain intelligence but of a gimmicky sort.
- globalise83 5y agoI would say that in the UK we use both, with a different meaning according to context. But yes I agree that "Brilliant!", "Super!", and "Fab!" are all British ways of saying the same thing.
- pmdulaney 5y agoThanks!
- jspash 5y agoI think the American version is inherently sarcastic.
- marcosdumay 5y agoI imagine some version of that word means "shining".
- ryanlol 5y agoWouldn’t that be the other way around if anything?
- darkr 5y agoSir, I believe your shoes are on the wrong feet
- lostlogin 5y agoThe parent comment is comment is British brilliant.