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  2. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    guv'nor/guv (slang) A contraction of "governor", used to describe a person in a managerial position e.g. "Sorry mate, can't come to the pub, my guv'nor's got me working late tonight". Heard mostly in London.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    boss (sometimes shortened to guv'nor), colloquial a local official the top official in a US state government the cabinet or executive branch (US: the administration) the political party supporting the cabinet in parliament: the act or office of governing the collective agency through which government is exercised (UK: the state)

  4. The Guv'nor - Wikipedia

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    The Guv'nor may refer to: The Guv'nor, a 1935 film starring George Arliss "the Guv'nor", nickname of footballer Diego Costa

  5. Time Gentlemen Please - Wikipedia

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    In multiple episodes of the series, Guv directly repeats direct lines from Al Murray's stand-up shows. In the Christmas Special, Guv repeats the 'When a child is born' routine from one of Murray's tours. ITV later commissioned a game show called 'Fact Hunt'. The show was based on the fictional quiz show mentioned repeatedly throughout 'Time ...

  6. Lenny McLean - Wikipedia

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    The Guv'nor, a documentary about McLean's life, as seen through the eyes of his son Jamie, was released in 2016. [20] The drama film My Name Is Lenny was released in 2017, featuring Australian actor Josh Helman in the title role, and Michael Bisping as Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw.

  7. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).

  8. My Name Is Lenny - Wikipedia

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    During one morning, Lenny spots a poster of undefeated boxer Roy Shaw, dubbed 'the Guv'Nor'. Linking the nickname to his abusive stepfather Jim, an infuriated Lenny immediately agrees to partake in an unsanctioned bout with him. However, Shaw badly beats McLean into a bloody state and fouls him multiple times while downed.

  9. List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

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    Pronunciation Note Respelling IPA; Aberdeen, Washington: AB-ər-deen / ˈ æ b ər d iː n / Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Regular in Spanish Acequia, Idaho: ə-SEE-kwə / ə ˈ s iː k w ə / Achilles, Kansas: ə-KIL-iss / ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ s / Advance, North Carolina: AD-vanss / ˈ æ d v æ n s ...