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. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > Portal Tutoring > EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.portaltutoring.info > "All that is gold does not glitter, > Not all those who wander are lost." > > Email services provided by the System Access Mobile > Network. Visit > www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility > anywhere. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is available at http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.