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Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:37 on 31st July 2008 I have a question. I've heard the term "gap year" used a lot on the TV shows I've been watching. What does that mean? I have other terms I am not sure of.....I just can't think at the moment... Being at work gets in the way of having too much fun here!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
John Ravenscroft Posts: 321 Joined: 21st Sep 2007 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:43 on 31st July 2008 Hi, Krissy. In the UK, kids finish their A Level examinations when they're 18. The next step (if they get the grades) is university. If they decide to take a year off before going to uni (tour the world, play in a rock band, whatever...) it's called a gap year. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:45 on 31st July 2008 Ah ha!! Thank you John!!! That makes sense!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:32 on 31st July 2008 i thuoght it was just an anogram and all My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:33 on 31st July 2008 It's the year they 'take out' so they can spend their Uni fees on backpacking, then amass a huge debt to pay off at the end , boy am I glad my lads never did that. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 03:43 on 1st August 2008 I like "mind the gap." lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vera Howarth Posts: 51 Joined: 3rd Aug 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:58 on 26th August 2008 Ruth, the lngo here you may find difficult.There are so any dialects in England. Where I live there are differences between towns only a few miles apart, ie-Wgan and St Helens 120 miles distance -2 different dialects. Wen meand my husband visted the southern states of America we were often asked what country we came rom.In Lynchburg Tenesee we were asked if we were German. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vera Howarth Posts: 51 Joined: 3rd Aug 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:59 on 26th August 2008 sorry that distance in my last post is 12 miles not 120 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:04 on 26th August 2008 What's 108 miles between friends Vera? lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:34 on 26th August 2008 About 5 hours if you're driving on the M1 LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions