I'm so! enjoying my re-read of Sherlock Holmes' adventures & I've come across a couple words/phrases I'm not sure of. He refers to reading the agony collumn of the Times, is that like the obits? and also he ordered fresh rashers & eggs--rasher?
Are these terms still used or are they a throw back to the era in which Mr. Holmes resides?
2007-04-07 12:43:39 · 6 answers · asked by Clycs 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The agony column was and still is, a term used in reference to the 'personal help' columns where people write in with issues normally regarding their relationship issues. Unrequited love usually filled most of the space in these columns and an answer was usually provided by an 'agony aunt'. This job was usually given to a group of cub reporters but some newspapers actually developed such a cult following that the 'agony aunt' became a fairly well respected identity.
As for the rashers and eggs, its quite simply bacon rashers. I'm not sure where you come from but in most of the western world, bacon slices are called rashers of bacon or bacon rashers or rashers for short. Unsliced whole sides of bacon are known as flitch or slab bacon.
What most people in the USA regard as bacon is actually streaky bacon, which is from the belly of the animal and has a very high fat content. The rest of the English speaking world uses what the USA call 'Canadian' Bacon, which is actually bacon from the back of the pig. Back bacon has a very much lower fat content. Streaky bacon in the rest of the world outside the USA is very rarely used for serving with eggs for breakfast or on hamburgers and rolls etc. The only time I buy streaky bacon is for barding.
2007-04-07 13:03:02 · answer #1 · answered by greenbillabong 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The agony column is the name for the personal ads column. The term is still used, but is a little old fashioned. You might like to know that magazines usually have an agony aunt, who answers personal problems.
A rasher is a strip of bacon, measuring about 20 cm x 5 cm. It is just the right size for frying. It is so commonly used that I can't think of any other word for it!
2007-04-07 12:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obits= obituaries,
rasher= a portion of bacon.
2007-04-07 12:59:41 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about first one, but rasher = bacon. 1 rasher = 1 slice. we still use the word rasher ie how many rashers do you want? hope i've half helped you
2007-04-07 12:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rasher is still used and means a portion of bacon.
2007-04-07 12:47:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course. The flange is an English invention from 330 AD. Trellis is common in most of England. The eurozone is dead. I live in a coracle.
2017-01-04 13:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by Reginald Trellis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋