On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Robin Laing wrote:
And to add to this, many British people call it the "Queen's
English".
There are allot of terms that can cause embarrassment for those from
across the pond coming to North America.
Rubber in England is an eraser. Think of asking a girl in a bar for a
rubber.
I have trouble wondering when I would ask a girl in a bar for an erser.
Most probably it would be preceeded by "Oops."
Fag is a cigarette. Could be a quick way for a punch in the face.
Yup, ear, fist, face.
No brain involved.
Yet another reason not to smoke.
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Mike hennebry(a)web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu
"In America they haven't spoken it in years." -- Henry Higgins