Education the Americans

[PeterL22]

And is a face flannel really made of flannel? Wash cloth is a term that works with any kind of fabric.

Actually Whitehall, in the beginning yes it was made of flannel!!
Here is another - over here the less discerning drinkers will have soda with their whiskey/whisky - single malts are spoilt with that!
So the generic name for soft drinks like SevenUp, Coke, Pepsi etc is "pop" - soda is a specific type of mixer!
In Arizona they often get "cider" wrong - there is no such thing as "hard cider" - cider is an alcoholic drink made with apples, non-alcoholic apple juice is called ...............apple juice!

The one I feel may make as much sense in American is "Mac and cheese" which we call "macaroni cheese". I probably think the latter is more correct though, because "mac and cheese" can just mean a plate with pasta and a hunk of cheddar on it!!!

[PeterL22]

OK ladies - the bag (usually huge and containing enough kit for a SAS soldier to survive a month in enemy territory) that you carry with you is called a handbag (as per the Oscar Wilde play).
A purse - which used to be unisex in the middle ages etc - is the smaller wallet or sack that you actually put money in. There is proof of this in boxing when fighters fight for a "purse" - the money they win.
I dare any of you to go up to a successful boxer and talk about his purse matching his outfit!

Also thought I'd mix things up a bit and tell you about some of my favourite words
Perambulation - as in to go for a perambulation. Why say to go for a walk when you can use this lovely word.
Swashbuckling - the good old Hollywood films with heroes and fights etc (Errol Flynn for those of you old enough) - swinging from chandeliers, sword fights etc - how thrilling!

[PeterL22]

OK more on getting dressed
Men SHOULDN'T wear suspenders (unless they have a thing for that sort of thing - men wear braces (not on their teeth).
Suspenders are those rather lovely things that ladies wear to hold stockings up (God bless them - cold shower coming on). I have no idea where "garter belt" came from but the ensemble (easily flips into French) is called "Stockings and suspenders".
I will only accept arguments form ladies attired correctly!!

Today's nice word is "Foible" - a sort of idiosyncrasy (another great word) often actually used as an affectation!

[hennar2017]

You got me on that one PeterL. I don't know where the term garter belt came from either but they really are not suspenders! lol

[PeterL22]

Back to food
When you have a fry-up for breakfast with lovely eggs and cooked pig meat, you have BACON and eggs. Ham is the cured meat you have in a sandwich with mustard (English, of course).
Also that sweet, sugary stuff you have on toast (favourite varieties include strawberry and raspberry) is called JAM. Jelly is the solid stuff made from gelatine that you have for dessert - nice with ice-cream!

Today's lovely word is "SCRUMPTIOUS"
It means delightful, lovely or (in the case of food tasty) - as in "That was a scrumptious trifle, the jelly was really tasty!" OR in the VNA "Gosh Vicky, you really have a scrumptious bottom!"

Toodle pip chaps!

[hennar2017]

Back to food
When you have a fry-up for breakfast with lovely eggs and cooked pig meat, you have BACON and eggs. Ham is the cured meat you have in a sandwich with mustard (English, of course).
Also that sweet, sugary stuff you have on toast (favourite varieties include strawberry and raspberry) is called JAM. Jelly is the solid stuff made from gelatine that you have for dessert - nice with ice-cream!

Today's lovely word is "SCRUMPTIOUS"
It means delightful, lovely or (in the case of food tasty) - as in "That was a scrumptious trifle, the jelly was really tasty!" OR in the VNA "Gosh Vicky, you really have a scrumptious bottom!"

Toodle pip chaps!

But you can put jelly on toast also cause it does not have the chunks of fruit in it which I don't like. Eggs over easy, sunny side up, hard, soft boiled, boiled, and poached are different ways to fix eggs. Oh, I forgot scrambled which I like best. Now Peter, do you know all of these terms? lol

[PeterL22]

Back to food
When you have a fry-up for breakfast with lovely eggs and cooked pig meat, you have BACON and eggs. Ham is the cured meat you have in a sandwich with mustard (English, of course).
Also that sweet, sugary stuff you have on toast (favourite varieties include strawberry and raspberry) is called JAM. Jelly is the solid stuff made from gelatine that you have for dessert - nice with ice-cream!

Today's lovely word is "SCRUMPTIOUS"
It means delightful, lovely or (in the case of food tasty) - as in "That was a scrumptious trifle, the jelly was really tasty!" OR in the VNA "Gosh Vicky, you really have a scrumptious bottom!"

Toodle pip chaps!

But you can put jelly on toast also cause it does not have the chunks of fruit in it which I don't like. Eggs over easy, sunny side up, hard, soft boiled, boiled, and poached are different ways to fix eggs. Oh, I forgot scrambled which I like best. Now Peter, do you know all of these terms? lol

Sorry Henna - eggs are boiled, fried, scrambled or poached!

[PeterL22]

OK chaps - I have to say it - the tool Vicky had at the start of her show on Sunday is a SPANNER!
Attached is a picture of a wrench - and it even is a US wrench!!!!

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Mind you I have heard that some people say a wrench is a female spanner!

[PeterL22]

Just for today some nice expressions

You are bonkers! - usually said to Walt or George - means you are pleasantly mad/insane!

Jolly good old chap - rather nice and I agree with that

Morning constitutional - no Henna, not a quickie before you get up to go to work - its a brisk morning walk!

[hennar2017]

Well Peter, I would not be taking a brisk walk in the morning as I don't get up that early!

[PeterL22]

Well Peter, I would not be taking a brisk walk in the morning as I don't get up that early!

Now remember that you guys have the time all wrong as well Henna - so you probably don't surface until the afternoon by the real time!