More fun with words

hokay. so. you've got the earth, its round. the polar ice capes melting...(for ariella)

more British:

fit - hot, sexy. overheard on the bus: "hey did you see that one? she was FIT!". so you wouldn't say, "well you can really tell Joe has been working out; he looks fit this year!"

quid - bucks, cash money. "it costs 50 bucks!" = "it costs 50 quid!". You could just say "50 pounds" but if you need to say bucks, use quid.

could do - sort of shortened, "yes, you could do that" or "we should do that". so,
Q: can we bring our towels into the pool area?
A: well, (you) could do.

pissed - drunk. NOT angry. this happened to someone i know:
brit: "i was so pissed when i got home last night."
yank: "what do you mean? i saw you an hour before you went home. what happened that made you mad?"
sympathetic translating friend: "no, no, no. 'pissed' means drunk."
yank: "oh, (blushing) yeah, you WERE pissed."