[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: some Brit expressions found in HP

[Doreen]

  Doreen wrote: 
     
    > Filch - To filch is to steal or pilfer. The origin is apparently unknown (wow.. right there, obvious as heck and I never gave it any thought... I guess I enjoyed his character too much to attach any meaning to his name) 
    What a *perfect* name for the character!! Jo rivals Dickens in creating descriptive names for many of her characters.  I love it!

  But "filch" is not a particularly British usage. It's a very familiar word to most of the Americans I know. I even made reference to it in a different post, when I said that I'd thought the term "filk" was a play on both "folk" and "filch," a witty play since the tunes are, in fact, filched, and they often were originally folk songs treated so. Why did you put this on your Britspeak list? 

  It is not "my Britspeak list" ... it was a quote from the webpage that I gave the url for... 
  The lines that I included in my letter were those which particularly amused me. I found this webpage when I was looking up the difference between crumpets and biscuits...
   
  The authors of the webpage state, "This site started as a simple list to amuse our friends when we moved to the USA for 2 years - believe it or not, to a house in Tossa Lane!!! If you have comments, suggestions or corrections please drop us a line. (Though please don't write to tell us that some of the words have the same usage in your part of America. It's a big place - we know some words are the same in some areas). 
    How about the fact that I had Spotted Dick for dessert the other night?
  In some states, it's only illegal if you pay for it, so you're probably clear. But you might want to see your doctor. 
  --Amanda 


  ROTFLMAO ... That was certainly a case of, "That sounded much better in my head than it looks in print."
  Doreen
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