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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 4:41 pm
deckchair-lawnchair, beach chair
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 4:52 pm
Rupert? Are you putting the Britishism first?
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 4:56 pm
Ooops....sorry Lori...guess it should have been the North American first...sorry, sweets )
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 9:32 pm
okay, this bugs me...the inflection in the show 'changing rooms'. it sounds like they mean a dressing room, not doing each other's rooms. i would say changing rooms with the emphasis on the first syllable of changing for a dressing room, and on the "ing" and "rooms"...for the show. restroom--loo and they always have a rasher of bacon... potato chips--crisps cookie--biscuit
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 5:12 am
I just heard that we have a new entry in the Canadian English dictionary today. I am not sure what word you use in America or Britain for this...or if you even have a word?? I had just assumed it was used everywhere. Most Canadian's should recognize it though...especially coffee drinkers: double double - Britishism?????? (means a coffee with double cream and double sugar)
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 8:13 am
Hmmmm, no idea because I thought it was universal too Jan...and I don't drink coffee anyway ;)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 3:58 pm
lieutenant - lef-tenant (I don't get this) nylons...run - ladder (Now this makes sense to me) sidewalk - pavement
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 3:59 pm
period - full stop (end of sentence mark)
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 11:30 pm
other kind of period : won't it ever stop? LOL
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 8:44 am
Lol, Tabby! stuckup-poncy
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 10:48 am
This is one I've noticed a lot. We say we live 'ON' such and such street. The Brits say they live 'IN' such and such street.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 10:59 am
True...you watch Coronation Street by any chance, O'Gram? Mayhap we only get it here...but you would LOVE it!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 11:06 am
I just checked out what is was. I don't think I'll be getting into it. I have no doubt it is entertaining, however, I don't care to get involved in an open-ended series. Too time consuming for me.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 11:23 am
Well, they replay the three episodes Sunday mornings, so it's just 90 mins once a week. The program's been on about 40 years now.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 8:07 pm
thumb tacks - drawing pins
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 9:16 am
can of veggies - tin of veggies
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:58 am
yobs - hooligans (I think) (As you can see, I watch Corrie Street, Rupert.LOL)
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:28 am
bandaids - plasters
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:28 am
Lum, we are putting the American expression first. I think maybe you got it backwards. At least around here in Oregon I've never heard the term 'yobs' used.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:29 am
go to the toilet - spend a penny
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:30 am
briefs - y fronts
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:45 pm
finally understood something- the penny dropped
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 12:59 pm
oops, sorry, OG.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:18 pm
I think the 'spend a penny' derives from using a pay toilet. I still remember them from a long time ago. No problemo, Lum, it just makes it easier.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 5:17 pm
Yes, Lum....I know you're a big Corrie fan! Yes, O'Gram...they actually used to charge a penny to use the loo 
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