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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/13/2008 5:59:40 PM
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manda59
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OK - salt cellars were mentioned in another thread. I had never heard of them before! I was visualizing a basement full of salt.
Are these still used in the UK?
In some posh gaffes yes, but mostly just a normal cruet set/shakers or mills.
Although some people call a salt shaker a salt cellar too, which makes it a bit confusing! lol
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/13/2008 6:17:09 PM
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They must be hard to use! I would think that I'd wind up over-salting my food. Well, actually, I don't salt my food. But if I did, I would have a problem with those!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/13/2008 6:33:25 PM
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It's a tiny little spoon, so it's hard to use too much. (I've eaten in restaurants where the salt came like that, and it wasn't a problem for me)
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/14/2008 12:52:57 PM
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OK- I'll have to look again.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/14/2008 2:57:15 PM
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It's a tiny little spoon, so it's hard to use too much. (I've eaten in restaurants where the salt came like that, and it wasn't a problem for me)
We call that "fancy" down here.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/15/2008 10:47:50 AM
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I've always referred the fawcett as the twisty thingy and I drink tap water.
Back in the 50's, my grandparents built themselves one of the very first Jim Walters Homes (pre-fab houses) and when the plumbing was connected in the kitchen, my uncles reversed the hot and cold water. To this day, the hot water is on the right and the cold water is on the left.
My dad offered to fix it many times, but granny said "NO! I'll burn myself." 
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/15/2008 7:55:20 PM
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Now I'm just trying to figure out what "posh gaffe" means. I'm guessing some sort of fancy restaurant. However, I always thought gaffe meant some sort of dive. When I typed gaffe into Google, I didn't get anything for an eating establishment.
Sorry, it should have been gaff not gaffe, lol.
And it is basically slang for a house or place, e.g. "I'll meet you round my gaff in 10 minutes" and "He was all over the gaff" (all over the place). It allegedly originates from 19th century London when a 'gaff' was slang for a fairground or place of cheap entertainment.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 12:06:57 PM
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On a garden related subject however, I always find it funny how American's pronounce Oregano. OrEganO instead of OregAAno. And AlOOminum instead of AluminIUm, and Erbs instead of Herbs (although I'm told Erbs is right - sounds like American cockney to me). And how on earth did 'tap' get translated to fosset????
We were at a baseball game recently surrounded by Americans (the Blue Jays were playing the Yankees, and it's closer for many New Yorkers to come to Toronto than to New York City). The roof was starting to close and the guy behind us kept talking about how the "ruff" was closing. I wanted to turn around and yell "rOOf, it's pronounced rOOf."
Oot and aboot!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 12:11:59 PM
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 12:38:29 PM
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I've never called it a "ruff" before.
I've heard several different British accents and for me, most of them can be hard to understand. I wonder if Brits have as hard of a time understanding the American accents?
Are some of the American accents easier to understand than others?
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If you ever go to the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta, there is a flavor that they market in the U.K. called Beverly.... and it is the nastiest flavor I have ever had.
I found this in another thread. Is it a very big seller over there?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 4:10:52 PM
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While I don't drink coca cola, I've never heard of one called beverly. I've just done a quick search and the coke site (UK) and couldn't find it either. Roberta ~ can you post (or pm) the thread that was in please?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 4:38:49 PM
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Here ya go.... post #7.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 8:27:23 PM
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The roof was starting to close and the guy behind us kept talking about how the "ruff" was closing. I wanted to turn around and yell "rOOf, it's pronounced rOOf."
I have a friend who says room more like rUHm than rOOm. Drives me bonkers!!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 7/17/2008 8:46:44 PM
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I've never heard that one!
I remember when we first moved back to the south I would say pOOl and lots of southerners call it a pOO. That has always struck me as odd!
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