Re: Insanity

Posted by Miri Barak on February 08, 2005

In Reply to: Re: Insanity posted by Steve on February 08, 2005

: : : : : Or, as our US friends would say, 'the check is in the mail'. It's struck me that these phrases are good examples of 'two countries divided by a common language', in that they include two words that we spell/use differently.

: : : : : I can't think of any others. Any ideas?

: : : : I can't either, not with two words anyway. So much for sleeping at night. Where is TheFallen when you need him? I'm sure he'd be able to think of some.

: : : There are lists of such pairs: lift/elevator, bonnet/hood (of car), boot/trunk, pudding/dessert, fringe/bangs (hair combed down over forehead), and on and on.

: : 'Hire an automobile' vs. 'rent a car.'

: 'Hoover the carpet' vs. 'vacuum the rug'

There are plenty:
In this site:
http://www.accomodata.co.uk/amlish.htm

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