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安德烈 (Andrea)
커뮤니티 튜터Lovely meaning "ok" "good" "great" in the UK
Hi,
I've just come back from a business trip to the uk. Besides London, I've also been in a little town in west Sussex, Arundel. I was surprised to hear, more than twice from two different people (a young waiter in a bar and from another young woman at the hotel desk) the word "lovely" in these contexts below:
1) ordering something to eat, she asked me and other people to confirm, we did and she said "lovely". At the hotel desk, I greeted and said "I have a reservation", and the woman answered "lovely". Now, it's the first time I heard "lovely" used in very simple situations like this, I heard loads on times on films people saying "lovely" as an exclamation of something really nice, but in average chat, when there's nothing exceptional, I always hear people saying just "brilliant", "good" "great" and so on, more like a means of confirming something.
So, this use "of "lovely"as shown above, is it common? is maybe something more of a specific trait of some dialect?
cheers
2017년 2월 1일 오후 4:35
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Yes, some people here - women especially - do say 'Lovely' to confirm that everything is in order. It isn't a regional or dialect feature, though.
2017년 2월 1일
This is more common in British English. It can mean perfect, excellent, that's great. In your example, the receptionist at the hotel desk asked if you already have a reservation and you said yes. So it's perfect that you already have a reservation! Hope that explanation helped a bit!
2017년 2월 1일
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安德烈 (Andrea)
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