- skived = played hooked, as in "Mark skived off of work on Wednesday and we watched daytime TV" (totally hypothetical of course)
- having a laugh = you are joking
- revision = reviewing/studying
- private school = public school -- open to everyone -- cheaper
- public school = private, more exclusive (I know, what?)
- A Levels = I can't even explain when you get these, but I know there also used to be 'O' Levels too
- Qualifications = what you leave school with. You need them to really get any job. If you leave school without them, you can pretty much be promised a life of manually crappy jobs and low pay
- chemist= drugstore
- plaster = bandaid
- jacket potato = baked potato (and they put weird things on as toppings, like corn and tuna)
- threw a wobbly = got mad
- porridge = oatmeal
- Hen night = Bachelorette party
- prawns = shrimp. Never see the word shrimp here. Not that I can eat them.
- programme = program
- estate car = station wagon
- overtake = pass
- motorway = expressway/freeway
- roundabout = driving circle, except people know how to navigate them, unlike DuPont Circle
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. -Marcel Proust
Wednesday 23 February 2005
on a roll
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