Got to :- CATCH a train, get ON a bus, and for a sandwich we ask for the filling to be ON white,brown or malted bread? In the later I am so tempted to actually put the filling on top of the bread instead of in between the slices that I might even do it at work tomorow just to see the reaction!
2006-11-26 08:58:09 · 14 answers · asked by mistickle17 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Why do we park in the driveway, and drive in the parkway. Why does our nose run, and our feet smell?
2006-11-26 09:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by nikki_77327 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The list is long and interesting, but I'm too exhausted to think. A pity as I love exploring the English language. All languages are like that. In French, ones say's there is no lizard = there's no problem. He doesn't rain cats and dogs in French, but rains like a cow pissing. But hey, I'm sorry, must sleep, otherwise I'd be here all night adding stuff and I already have square eyes. But I really liked what you wrote.
2006-11-26 17:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by Invisible 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For those that say.."but I have bent over backwards to help X" how can you do that, when going so far over, you would just end up silly and fall flat on your backside?
or most irritating..."for those of us, that live in the real world", so what other worlds are there exacly ?
A camel is a horse designed by a committee!
2006-11-26 17:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by kenjinuk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yay!! Good question;
Jolly hockey sticks (huh?) what's up? (and why if anyone answers that literally do they get a slap?).
Curly Wurly (mmmmm), chicken drumsticks (who did that? Does it apply to all birds?) Pop up or over to see someone or something, bottle it, jammy beggar, Do-Si-Do, jump start, have a nice weekend!! :-)
2006-12-01 07:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by MI5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually there's a very good book on the subject, called "The metaphors we live by". I highly recommend it. It makes you think about how else could we say things and it's funny.
2006-11-28 07:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by Doppelgangland 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i love words and stuff aint they just great
do you go up town or down town
over the road or up the road
to the shops over the shops
2006-11-27 05:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by dididdleydihi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes said to my English friend have to get some messages and eventually she said whats with all these messages and I looked at her and said you know messages .doh to translate shopping isn't being British fun were do you think I come from .... no replies please only kidding sure you all know .....not
2006-12-01 19:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5yo's reply when I told him to get dressed - "I'm not putting a dress on Mummy, you have to say put your clothes on"!! lol!
2006-11-26 19:57:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's the world in which we live.....never a dull moment.
2006-11-26 17:07:25 · answer #9 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then there's the phrase 'It ain't half'-which means it really is-yet it sounds like it should mean it isn't much!
2006-11-26 17:06:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋