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Couple of questions. Refering to the American word sleddin: Why do you guys refer to it as sledging? Do you call the double railed item a sledge then?

I noted flashy talking about her pramming. Do you call both a "stroller" (kid carrier)" as well as a "shopping cart" a pram?

Thanks Accywebbers for your continued help with my introduction to the Queen's English!

Brian

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A sledge is something you sit on to slide down the snowy hillsides. hence sledging!

A pram ( or parambulator :D ) is what babies ride in.

A shopping trolley is what you put your shopping in whilst in the supermarket

Feel free to ask any more!

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a brew is a cup of tea :D

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fries are chips to us
chips are crisp to us
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Thanks Panther. Just remember about the trolley and already knew the chips. Parambulator is a new one.

A brew to us is a cold beer. My mum always refer to having tea as having a cuppa. Did you guys know we went sledding instead of sledging? It just is odd I've never heard that expression before. For long distance and speed, I ride the sled on my stomach and steer with my hands. Much better control then using your feet!

Brian

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and a head first crash into the nearest tree if you get it wrong! :D

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moonie...to show ones bum!! :D

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Shut yer cake 'ole"

shut your mouth!

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*waves*, its a pushchair to me!

sorry bout the spelling mistake earlier, would have sworn it was param rather than peram but hey!

Panther, he asked for English lesson, not lanky dialect! :D

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Oooh I'm not the only old fashioned bod on AccyWeb. :D

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here are a few more http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/be-ae.htm

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I confused my American friend when I mentioned cotton wool. She just called it cotton.

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You've got to be careful with some expressions because things which are quite innocent on one side of the Atlantic can be quite rude on the other. ;)

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I know loads of parents of toddlers and we all call them pushchairs-its not old fashioned Willow.

we also call them strollers or buggys as well though.

My current one i bought today-its called the Mothercare Jive Traffic Stroller-sounds like im gona be walking in the middle of the road lol!

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One thing that's always baffled me is the American term 'jaywalking'. What is it :confused:

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Who??? lol!!

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Ahh right, I've not heard of him.

Right, I would have guessed that 'jaywalking' was the equivalent of walking around on our motorways

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LOL! Or go up in bird size the more dangerous it is ....... 'buzzardwalking' ...... 'ostrichwalking' :D

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Gosh Ian, don't be saying that. The powers that be will start demanding helmets for all sledgers!

That's what makes it a thrill ride down our back hill. You've got to avoid a stump then through the gate, hopefull avoiding the barbwire! That's when the rocks come into play.

That's what I like about the control our sled has. The boards the kids go on are totally unsteerable for anyone over 40!:p

Brian

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Brian,

What is 'jaywalking'?

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Like it's been said, just crossing a busy raod away from the established crosswalks. It's a fine art when getting around a city. It's done all the time and rarely enforced. I guess you could get a ~$25 ticket for it.

It's mostly enforced, I presume, where there have been many pedestrians hit. Or maybe where on coming traffic is coming from a blind spot. No idea why it's called jaywalking though!

Brian

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking

There you are tinks!!!

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Cheers Brian :)

Now why didn't I think of shoving it in Wiki Jen :o grrr!

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It's all that booze you've supped tinks! lol

Destroyed the braincells!!! :D

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:eek: Cheeky b***h (sorry mick :o)

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ummm i always thought the worst of that:eek: ......def need educating...:hitting8:

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lol @ buzzardwalking - I suddenly had an image of somebody out for a stroll with a buzzard on a lead. :D

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I was watching a film last night and one of the American actresses said "I've made your cot up" .... Is cot the American word for bed?

For the Americans on site, we call a baby's bed with bars on the side, a 'cot'.

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Ahhh what we'd call a camp bed?

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Right on target!

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Thankyou Billcat :)

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or in the worst case scenario

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.............:D

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You gettin cheeky sucka!! :D

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If not camp, perhaps butch?:Banane13:

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Hey Tinks, sorry for the delay in response (been off on a southern golf (YUCK) trip with a bunch of mates). What you refer to as a cot we call a baby crib!

Brian