English in one easy lesson

Australians are erroneously teased for spouting certain catch phrases. 'Crikey', 'Sheila', 'bonza', 'fair-dinkum' and 'strewth' are indeed Australian terms, but who the hell uses them?

Australians are rightly characterised for using certain other catch phrases. 'No worries', 'g'day', 'mate' and - perhaps suprisingly - 'reckon'.

So what are English catch phrases (or catch words, as the case may be)?

• Actually as in ... well, I am struggling to think of one. Suffice it to say that 'Love, Actually' is an English film. Just trust me on this one.
  
• Nightmare, as in 'The tube is an absolute nightmare today'
  
• And the big one ...Literally, as in 'He literally tore his head off'. Which of course could not be literal at all
  

Sprinkle these liberally among you regular words, say every third sentence, and you too will be speaking the English language just like those who invented it.