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Turns of phrase that are clichéd or even passé in the UK, but turn up in television all the time. In US TV, often used to up the level of Britishness. Many of these were originally popularized by [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]]. Some, especially the ruder ones, are still regularly used in [[Real Life]].
Since early Australian English speakers were almost all British, a fair amount of these phrases would be familiar to Australians (even though some are rarely used) - others are very common in Australia. The reverse may also apply - Australian and British accents/phrases are sometimes confused (unfortunately this is quite common among Americans, particularly those scripting for or acting a [[fake Brit]] role). Many of these phrases are also common in [[
Compare [[Stock Phrases]].
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