British words

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18884

I wanted to add my name to the chorus of Americans who HAVE heard the 
word "tripe" used to mean "nonsense."  This may be a regional thing; 
remember the "out of pocket" discussion?

Also, Amy Z.  said that she hoped that the word "Miss" has, more 
recently, been replaced with "Ms." in British public schools.  While 
I have noticed that in Ms. is commonly used in the U.S., especially 
in professional situations, I get the impression that this is less 
true in the U.K.  Is it true that Brits are more like to use Miss and 
Mrs. than Americans are?  (Although I have to agree with Amy -- I 
dont like being called Miss OR Mrs. at all, especially in a 
professional setting.  What does my marital status have to do with 
professional abilities?)

--Joywitch