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  • #1

    Hidden Object

    Just had to share this with you. I spent ages (and I do mean ages) on a PC game last night, looking for a "Bobby Pin". I didn't know what one looked like and eventually I gave in and pressed the hint. It's a bloomin' hair grip. Only in America.

    I've also had to explain to my granddaughter that when it asks for a fawcett, you're actually looking for a tap.
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield
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  • #2
    One of my pet hates (Growing in number the older I get)-Americanisms and American "Miss-spelling" creeping in everywhere
    "... discipline is what the world needs today and etiquette, you know. For one of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can, yeah ..."

    Prince Far I (1944-1983)

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post
      when it asks for a fawcett, you're actually looking for a tap.
      Nope, you're looking for a Charlie's Angel
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Nice one TS - it's faucet, Flo!

        Yup, I've definitely got my pedantic head on this evening!

        I hate invite instead of invitation, and...


        No, I'll shut up before someone starts throwing things at me!
        All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
        Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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        • #5
          You won't find me throwing anything at you G4

          *gets out list of "niggles"
          A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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          • #6
            Just fill out the form........out!! I hate that.......and it is already virtually ubiquitous here.

            Loving my allotment!

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            • #7
              I didn't know they were called anything other than bobby pins
              The problem with rounded personalities is they don't tesselate.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
                Nice one TS - it's faucet, Flo!
                I knew that. I think I must have been confusing it with the Fawcett Society (gender equality in the UK)

                Originally posted by Sylvan View Post
                I didn't know they were called anything other than bobby pins
                Yep, they're called hair grips in our house.
                Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                • #9
                  I remember playing Pictionary with some American friends several years ago,there was just me and one other English girl and it was our turn to guess a word...should have been so simple(and kind of was)...our team drawer was getting so impatient with us and the other team couldn't believe how stupid we were that we couldn't see it was a teeter totter.
                  the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.

                  Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xx

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                  • #10
                    Some of us play a hidden object game and certainly scratched our heads over finding the mistletoe which was in fact a bunch of holly, the tick mark that was called a check and I am constantly mistaking the dart in the dart board for an arrow!
                    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by di View Post
                      I remember playing Pictionary with some American friends several years ago,there was just me and one other English girl and it was our turn to guess a word...should have been so simple(and kind of was)...our team drawer was getting so impatient with us and the other team couldn't believe how stupid we were that we couldn't see it was a teeter totter.
                      Oh, right...a see-saw. Thought you meant a Tater Totter for a minute there. I'm okay with Americanisms, mainly because I grew up with them on various military bases, but the ones in recipes tend to throw me. Baking soda...always have to think about whether it means baking powder or bicarbonate of soda. There are a few that I always double check before reaching into the cupboard.

                      Jules
                      Jules

                      Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?

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                      • #12
                        "Faucet" is certainly used in the States, but it derives from the French "fausset".

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Tam View Post
                          "Faucet" is certainly used in the States, but it derives from the French "fausset".
                          But if you're in the UK it's a tap, a pacifier is a dummy, your mom is your mum, a tire is a tyre, color is colour etc etc and the word awesome should NEVER be used

                          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                          • #14
                            A Diaper is a nappy, a Hood is a bonnet, aTrunk is a boot and they call it American ENGLISH...........................
                            "... discipline is what the world needs today and etiquette, you know. For one of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can, yeah ..."

                            Prince Far I (1944-1983)

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Alison View Post
                              your mom is your mum
                              Don't the Midlanders claim ownership of this?
                              We're the Sweeney, son - and we haven't had any dinner.

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