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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 03:50 on 30th September 2009

Yes, you look lovely, Barbara.  Maybe a wee bit of Irish blood in there somewhere, eh?

A garbage man or trash collector is a dustman over there.  A mailman is a postman.  And the cigarette/cigar store is run by the tobacconist.  And of course, the pharmacists are chemists.

 

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Ruth Gregory
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quotePosted at 03:52 on 30th September 2009

Oh, and school principals are headmasters or headmistresses.

 

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lancashirelove
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quotePosted at 11:08 on 30th September 2009

and the Janitor is the 'Caretaker'

a car 'hood' is a Bonnet

the 'car trunk' is a Boot  (ie Car boot sale, supposedly selling items from your car boot)

the gear 'shift' is a 'gear lever'

a 'rubber boot' is a 'wellington' ( named after the 'Duke of Wellington, who always wore high boots)

a childs comforter is a 'dummy' (ie an imitation (dummy) teet)

a babies diaper is a 'nappy'

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Vera Howarth
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quotePosted at 14:17 on 5th October 2009

haberdashirey relates to both mens and womens clothing and sunderies.

pavement = sidewalk

waistcoat=vest.

ironmongers=hardware-nails,tools hinges etc.

milliner -hat shop.

crisps= potato chips

petrol=gas

parrafin=kerosene

mall is not pronounced moll.

derby -the race, the place ,the hat is pronounced darby.

lueitenant is pronounced leftenant

jam =jelly.

bottom=butt

fag is a cigarette

chips= french fries

frog is both a slimy creature and a french person.

bourbon is not pronounced berban

tap=fawcet

and finally what's that USA calls bacon.

I hope these clarify some of our wordage and may proove helpful on a visit.

 

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