Interesting English Words

Words here in England can be very interesting! Many, such as "chips" for "fries", we have all heard before. But, have you ever thought about what they call our potato chips, since they use the word chips for something else-----our chips are called "crisps" . Here are some of the other interesting words:

nappy = diaper, dummy = baby's pacifier, trolly = grocery cart, lorry = truck, car park = parking lot, digestive = something like a cracker/cookie, trainers = tennis shoes(they never use the word tennis shoes), football pitch = soccer field, infant class ( like at church) = ages 4-8 (How will Lauren and Katelyn like going to the "infant class" when they are here??), servette = napkin, dual carriage way = divided highway, motorway = highway, quid= buck or dollar, trading estates = shopping center, wellies = muck boots or waders, pound store = dollar store, pegs = clothes pins, beetroot = beets, to hoover or to cannister = to vaccuum, boot sale = car "boot" sale or fleamarket, round-about = traffic circle

Names for towns can be interesting, too. Some of the ones that are around here close to us are: Poddymore, Wetmore, Chard, Crewkerne, Axminster, Exmouth. Tintinhull. (Caleb, you mentioned that you hope we still say "ya'll" when we get home-----we drove through the town of Yawl the other day. I liked the sign at the edge of town that said "Yawl, Drive Slowly" ! I would have made a picture, but we passed it too quickly!)

We went to a little take-out fish-and-chips place in Martock recently. I brought home a menu, and I noticed that they sell "Pukka Pies", one of which was Steak and Kidney Pie! (well-named!) They also sell peas as a side dish---you can choose either "mushy peas or processed peas". (By the way, an 8oz burger with onions and relish is $7, and a children's box meal with chicken nuggets, chips, and toy is $6.)