But, according to one of the UK's most respected polling companies, there's one chasm the English language can't always bridge - the British love of passive-aggressive statements.
In the words of YouGov, "half of Americans wouldn't be able to tell that a Briton is calling them an idiot".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46846467
Here's a chart from the above article, highlighting the chasm that's often found between the spoken word and the underlying meaning -
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/rBMarkW.png)
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Itsallaguess