Wordplay in HP

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18723

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> wrote:
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> Well, I just added it to Strictly British. And I don't think I'll 
> take it back off, since "tripe" was already on there, so it fits 
> naturally. But I, solidly Midwestern American that I am, have never 
> heard of the word "tripe" used that way. That dictionary might very 
> well be including a meaning more commonly used in Britain. It's
> not a specifically American dictionary, despite the title.

No, Briticisms are marked as "Chiefly British" in the dictionary,
and this is not the case for "tripe".  Moreover, Merriam-Webster
Online concurs.  They mark Briticisms with "British" or "Chiefly
British"--the former is used for "kerb", the latter is used for
"lift" meaning elevator.  "Tripe" is not marked as such.

Rest assured, on the East Coast, we are familiar with tripe in both
its meanings.  It is most definitely not British only and doesn't
belong in the Strictly British section.

....Craig