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Something went wrong. Wait a moment and try again. Try again Skip to content Skip to search Sign In Quora uses cookies to improve your experience. Read More Why do English people say "chop-chop"? Mark Harrison Native speaker and author · Upvoted by Steffen Taschner , lives in The United Kingdom (2004-present) and Mike Dunning , lives in The United Kingdom (1965-present)Author has 27K answers and 107M answer views · Jan 11 · When the British invaded much of the world, it was fairly common for them to expect their people to learn at least some words of at least one local language, rather than just insist everyone speak English. This is why so many posh British people spoke Urdu - because the East India company insisted their employees speak it! Many of the words they learned ended up being rolled back into Victorian English. Chop-chop is from the occupation of South China in the mid 19th century. Chop-chop basically h... 451.4K views · View upvotes · View 9 shares · This answer reserved by the author for Quora+ subscribers Access Mark Harrison 's full answer archive Access full answer archives from thousands of participating creators Support creators and browse Quora ad‑free Start free trial Learn more View 13 other answers to this question About the Author Mark Harrison Part-time CTO for several companies Worked at Mott MacDonald Studied at Balliol College, Oxford Lives in Maidenbower, West Sussex, England 107.1M content views2.7M this month Top Writer2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 Published WriterHuffPost, Forbes, International Design Times and 1 more More answers from Mark Harrison View more How did Gypsies get to England from India? And why did they go so far? 2,646 views Is burning the Quran different from burning The Bible? Is there a cultural significance that magnifies the impact? 6,028 views What is one thing non coders don't understand about coding? 18,650 views Will a Poppy grow back from the roots? 5,283 views Is it possible (legally/practically) for a town in the UK to declare independence? 830 views In other languages In German Warum sagen die Engländer „Chop-Chop“? About · Careers · Privacy · Terms · Contact · Languages · Your Ad Choices · Press · © Quora, Inc. 2022 Please enable Javascript and refresh the page to continue