Comments on: Separated by a common language, guest post by Roy Jacobsen http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/separated-by-a-common-language-guest-post-by-roy-jacobsen Elaine Swift Website Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Jacobsen http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/separated-by-a-common-language-guest-post-by-roy-jacobsen/comment-page-1#comment-193 Roy Jacobsen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:15:45 +0000 http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/?p=232#comment-193 Eric, Oooh, the "pants" thing is a good one! I blanked on that one. Ching, "Tube" is probably one of those words that you use without even thinking about it, which makes the police officer's response even better. "How could you not understand what I meant?" (By the way, do you still call police officers "bobbies?") Eric,
Oooh, the “pants” thing is a good one! I blanked on that one.

Ching,
“Tube” is probably one of those words that you use without even thinking about it, which makes the police officer’s response even better. “How could you not understand what I meant?” (By the way, do you still call police officers “bobbies?”)

]]> By: Separated by a common language http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/separated-by-a-common-language-guest-post-by-roy-jacobsen/comment-page-1#comment-192 Separated by a common language Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:17:33 +0000 http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/?p=232#comment-192 [...] Roy Jacobsen*, with kind permission from Elaine Swift’s Word Alchemy [...] [...] Roy Jacobsen*, with kind permission from Elaine Swift’s Word Alchemy [...]

]]> By: Ching Lee http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/separated-by-a-common-language-guest-post-by-roy-jacobsen/comment-page-1#comment-184 Ching Lee Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:18 +0000 http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/?p=232#comment-184 I agree. Where would the fun be in homogenising (yes, I'm an 's' not 'z' girl) the two languages? Our travels certainly would be duller. I remember asking a police officer in New York the direction to the nearest tube. I still can see him now, "Tube? What tube?!" Great post. I agree. Where would the fun be in homogenising (yes, I’m an ‘s’ not ‘z’ girl) the two languages? Our travels certainly would be duller. I remember asking a police officer in New York the direction to the nearest tube. I still can see him now, “Tube? What tube?!” Great post.

]]> By: Eric http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/separated-by-a-common-language-guest-post-by-roy-jacobsen/comment-page-1#comment-105 Eric Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:25:03 +0000 http://www.elaineswift.co.uk/?p=232#comment-105 Great work! I was just trying to explain these differences to a freelance contributor. However, you failed to mention the different meaning of the word 'pants' in both countries. This was the subject of much embarrasment for my wife when we first moved to the UK! Great work! I was just trying to explain these differences to a freelance contributor. However, you failed to mention the different meaning of the word ‘pants’ in both countries. This was the subject of much embarrasment for my wife when we first moved to the UK!

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