http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#168108Sat, 23 May 2009 15:44:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:168108TeacherBrian0http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#168108http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-168108.xmlMister Micawber wrote: As ever was = as there ever was. He is the handsomest man as there ever was. Taken as read = accepted as stated. My wife told me to get a job, and her ire was taken as read. Best wait for a BrE speaker, though. Just a little further point....the expression " as ever was" is probably dialectical, i.e. not in common usage, but perhaps more often only used in certain parts of the UK, or by older generations. Regards from a BrE speaker.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#80036Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:44:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:80036nona the brit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#80036http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-80036.xmlSounds good to me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#79987Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:79987Mister Micawber2http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htm#79987http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-79987.xmlAs ever was = as there ever was. He is the handsomest man as there ever was. Taken as read = accepted as stated. My wife told me to get a job, and her ire was taken as read. Best wait for a BrE speaker, though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htmThu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:79963Guest3http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishSayingsTerms/qvlm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-79963.xmlJust wondering about two replies I heard on a British sitcom. The first one is "as ever was". And the second one is "taken as read". Can anyone explain these terms to me? Thanks.