Briticism

There's an old saying that England and America are two countries divided by a common language--when I read The Economist I need a glossary to figure out what half of the expressions mean. But the fact of the matter is, we could benefit from adopting some of the finer British expressions (and I don't just say that because I now use words like "realise" and "programme"). This post (by way of Eschaton), for example, makes an excellent case for the use of "wanker" in the States. Someone should try to make that happen...