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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm always jarred by "takin' the piss out" when used in casual conversation. I've heard and read complaints in Britain that there is becoming a common drift towards a working class accent all over the country--with everyone turning the "th" into an "f" sound and genally speaking with a Yorkshire accent. It used to be you could practically tell which street a person lived on in Liverpool and now everyone has a "scouse" accent? [/quote] I used be the token yank at a British company and I learned British. I think taking the piss (and the variants, taking the biscuit or the micky) are evocative expressions that have no clear American parallels in American. Yes, it’s sort of like joking but it’s more literally about removing the joy from someone through playful torment. I love that. [/quote]
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