Across the pond

Posted by Joe on September 22, 2009 at 20:42

In Reply to: Across the pond posted by ESC on September 22, 2009 at 18:32:

: Found this comment on a discussion forum about the U.S. television show Mad Men (which is really good, by the way." An American ad agency was brought out by a British company and some of their staff were coming to visit:

: "I also thought England being referred to as 'across the pond' in Sunday's episode was anachronistic. I think that phrase went back about 20 years. The show takes place in 1963. I remember the Beatles coming to America in early 1964 and there was no mention of them being from 'across the pond.'"

: Does anyone know how long this expression has been used?

First I can locate is WWII, US Army ref to going to Europe. 1919 pub date

Fits, as it was still used in the Army in the 1960's, as in Hey I got my orders! "where to", "Across the Pond"....