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安德烈 (Andrea)
Lektor ze społecznościLovely 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
1 lut 2017 16:35
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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.
1 lutego 2017
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!
1 lutego 2017
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安德烈 (Andrea)
Znajomość języków
chiński (mandaryński), włoski
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chiński (mandaryński)
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