[bksvol-discuss] Re: Rise And Fall Of The 3rd Reich
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:46:35 -0800 (PST)
LOL
G.Cindy
--- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Translation errors from American to British go the
> other way too. If
> you're British, don't ask an American woman for a
> "rubber" or you might
> get slapped. That almost happened to one fellow I
> heard about who was
> taking an exam and tapped the girl in front of him
> on the shoulder and
> asked to borrow her "rubber". He was *really*
> surprised at the
> reaction! For those who don't know in England
> rubber = eraser.
>
> I'll never forget my father's laughter when talking
> about an incident
> that happened to him at a cocktail party. He was in
> a group of people
> and they were chatting about the ice on the
> sidewalks and such.
> Somebody mentioned that she'd fallen on her "fanny".
>
> One of our dear friends, named Joan, very British,
> said, "I was rather
> surprised when I first came to America because that
> word doesn't mean
> the same thing in England as it does here."
>
> My father asked, "What does it mean, Joan?"
>
> "Oh, George, I couldn't possibly tell you!" she
> exclamed.
>
> "Oh, now Joan, you can tell *me*," replied my
> father.
>
> Dad said she looked thoughtful for about thirty
> seconds and finally
> said, "Well, George, it's not aft it's fore."
>
> Words, words, words they're a delight and a trouble
> and a marvelous thing too.
>
> Ann P.
>
> --
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