It is unknown to 62% of the under-28s. Bampot, another Scots term for fool, draws a blank with six in ten of the younger generation.... And even north of the border, 20% of people were unsure of its meaning.... The posh slang term blighter, which describes a contemptible individual, was unknown to 54% of those polled. More common insults such as prat were lost on many of the younger generation....

TOMATOketchuphas been named the nation's favourite condiment beating mayo, brown sauce and salad cream, according to a poll. Whether it’s tomato sauce on a bacon sarnie, apple sauce with crackling, or vinegar with hot chips, almost half of Brits say they enjoy a condiment with every meal.... 1 Britain's favourite condiments have been revealed Credit: Getty-Contributor And tomatoketchup is the nation’s clear favourite, with a resounding 50 per cent of the vote, closely followed by mayonnaise( 43

" Specifically" and" probably" top the list of the most irritating mispronounced words, according to a new survey.... Linguistic experts said that people were often reticent about correcting the pronunciation of others in public out of fear of being labelled a “ pedant ”.... But most people are more comfortable in taking family members to task when they make a verbal misstep, they added.In a study involving 2, 000 participants, 35 per cent of respondents listed" pacifically" as the most annoyi