tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post7137154451103696320..comments2023-08-24T04:40:16.356-05:00Comments on parkersanity: British Phrases Etc...ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956856604647140510noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-73297866607686798102009-09-26T17:47:54.102-05:002009-09-26T17:47:54.102-05:00Keds is a good "American" term for plims...Keds is a good "American" term for plimsolls. They are canvas shoes with a rubber sole. They are called plimsolls because supposedly the shoe soles look like a Plimsoll line or mark, which is a line drawn on the side of a cargo ship to show how low the ship sinks when it is fully loaded. The Plimsoll mark is named after Samuel Plimsoll, an English M.P. and reformer who advocated its adoption. <br /><br />Have you come across aubergine (eggplant), courgette (zucchini), or Rice Bubbles (Rice Krispies) yet?Florencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-14429546611795962012009-09-23T10:06:46.295-05:002009-09-23T10:06:46.295-05:00I love "people carriers." :-) That is co...I love "people carriers." :-) That is cool about Fair Trade products. I tried to do more Fair Trade gifts for Christmas last year but hadn't much thought about it again until now. Thanks for popping the idea back out there as I prepare to shop for this year's go round!<br /><br />p.s. I'm shore glad yur writin' all this word stuff down now cuz soon all this new vocab 'll be totally normal, and ya'll 'l be talkin' like the Brits o'er thar, and yur Texas friends and family 'll be the ones soundin' funny...teehee!Monicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-76246907514505273262009-09-23T09:40:34.184-05:002009-09-23T09:40:34.184-05:00This is so interesting! I am hearing Ricky Gervai...This is so interesting! I am hearing Ricky Gervais say these things in my head as I read all the words. It is just so funny. I am enjoying your updates greatly!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132178482203482101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-41357100083012496052009-09-23T08:32:31.227-05:002009-09-23T08:32:31.227-05:00Haha Sharon! That image still comes to my mind ev...Haha Sharon! That image still comes to my mind even though I know a jumper is a sweater. <br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about the Plimlolls--I haven't googled it yet. And of course I have to find a place nearby where I can buy them. And I did wear Keds--but in the 80's. Elementary/Jr. High thang.ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956856604647140510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-83947248993594705642009-09-23T08:29:21.394-05:002009-09-23T08:29:21.394-05:00Plimsolls are Keds (in case you haven't had a ...Plimsolls are Keds (in case you haven't had a chance to discover what they are). Did you ever wear Keds in the 90s b/c I sure did! :-)<br /><br />I remember reading PD James (murder mystery author from the UK), and she kept referring to "jumpers," which, you know, I think of as dress-like outfits for little girls in pigtails. I thought it was odd that adults wore them all the time until I realized that they were just sweaters. HA!Sharon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703355117323440745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-14219742847105778622009-09-23T08:25:09.079-05:002009-09-23T08:25:09.079-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sharon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703355117323440745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29309110.post-36726331276575899432009-09-23T08:15:55.744-05:002009-09-23T08:15:55.744-05:00To cue is to stand in line...we are learning the B...To cue is to stand in line...we are learning the Brit's English here in St. Pete!!!The Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472507772885670488noreply@blogger.com