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something "average" being mediocre is also a British English thing. I refer you to the viral image that was going around on facebook etc entitled "what British
by tehwalrus 12y ago
something "average" being mediocre is also a British English thing.
I refer you to the viral image that was going around on facebook etc entitled "what British people say, versus what they mean":
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/what-british-people-say-versus-what-they-mean http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/what-british-people-say-ve...
- icebraining 12y agoIn the immortal words of Sir Humphrey: "Unfortunately, among the many extraordinary qualities politicians undoubtedly possess, reasonableness isn’t necessarily the first that springs to mind. Not when one contemplates the average Minister; and our Minister is very average."
- tehwalrus 12y agobeams - There is even a humphreyism embedded in the viral picture actually; "That's very brave, minister..."