[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: WANTED: Grammar Expert

[Ladi lyndi]

--- Ali wrote:
> As long as you don't talk about fanny packs,
> boob tubes or bangs, I 
> think you're be alright!


Lynn:

Oh, I never talk about fanny packs (I dislike
that term) since first you have to figure out if
fanny is a proper name or an anatomical slang
term.  Then you have to figure out if packs is a
verb or a noun.  I mean really, does it mean that
Fanny or your fanny is packing something or is it
a pack that Fanny or your fanny made?

What is the English word for bangs?  Is it fringe
or something like that?  Doesn't matter, it won't
be any more confusing than the Dutch word which
is pony.  It still startles me when the
hairdresser asks whether I want my pony cut.

I'm assuming by boob tube you're referring to the
telly or, from some things I've seen on BBC, you
could also be referring to some lines on the
Underground. ;)

Lynn
(who has already found herself using England
terms when referring to things, such as saying
sweets instead of candy, take away rather than
take out, lift instead of elevator and queue
rather than line)

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