The title of this post was almost the original name of my blog! Here are the definitions of these Englishisms…
Fortnight: Two weeks (i.e. I’ll be away a fortnight.)
Aubergines: Eggplant (i.e. Mmmmm…Aubergines!)
Sleeping Policemen: Speed bumps! (i.e. I lost the entire bottom of my car when I flew over that sleeping policeman…thank goodness it’s a rental!)
And a few of the most basic Englishisms you’ll find around here. I should have blogged about these months ago!
Englishisms – the Basics
Sweetie: That would be me! No, actually it’s the term used by children for “candy”!(i.e. Mummy, can I have a sweetie after dinner?)
Zed: There is no letter “Z” in Britain…it’s “Zed”.
Sorted: Resolved (i.e. Get it sorted!)
Speciality: Gotta love extra “I’s” in words like “specialty”.
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