English Language Lessons??

LancYorkYankee

LancYorkYankee

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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
 
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!
 
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
 
Pram is just short for perambulator and the verb 'to perambulate' is very similar to 'to stroll' so a pram being the same as a stroller makes sense. However, even though they may all be prams some prams are buggies. In the olden days we used to call the ones toddlers sit up in 'pushchairs' but I don't think anyone uses that term any more.
 
*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
 
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. ;)
 
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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