09-08-2010, 01:16 PM | #31 |
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No, all languages have it, where there's a substantial separated population.
Often the separated population retains old words and forms of words long after they've been superceded in the home country. (e.g. "Fall" and "Autumn"). |
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I guess it may be said in some places by people who have watched too much US TV, but in general it is not something a Brit would say. |
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Britain doesn't usually have grid-like town plans. Just look at the map of central London. http://maps.google.ch/maps?q=google+...ed=0CBgQ8gEwAA
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Okay, what do the British call "suspenders"-- "galluses"? That is the term my grandmother (who just turned 90) uses for them.
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Not sure which way round the question about suspenders is. Before tights for women came in, I used to wear stockings and they were held up by "suspenders". The things some men use to hold up their trousers (not pants!) are "braces".
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A cautious person might be described as having "belt and braces". |
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In the London of Holmes' time didn't they refer to mews and alleyways? I seem to remember Dr. Watson mentioning such in the story of The Empty House.
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Sure, those words are still in common use. An alleyway is a very narrow street. A "mews" is a dead- end street, originally leading to a block of stables behind houses, from the time when every house kept horses. These days, the old stables have almost all been converted into apartments.
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Huzzah for Roald Dahl !!
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