They predict weather you know. Yesterday morning driving into work I found it strange that all the cows (several, in fact) were all sitting down in the pasture. At one time Roger had told me that when it begins to rain, they sit down to ensure a warm, dry patch to be on. So all day long I predicted it was going to rain, even though it was hot, hot, hot. When it clouded over, everyone thought it would just stay warm and dry, however, I stuck to my prediction it was going to rain. And it did - with big cracks of thunder and ever-so-much (another British phrase) lightening! I must admit, I like it when I'm right. :)
Mad rush to B & Q last night (sister to Home Depot - you'd swear it was one and the same) to get a window for the kithen. Had to cancel my driving lesson as the urgency was it had to be done today or not for awhile as the builder would not be available for the next week or so. The previous window we had custom made turned out to be too small, so we panicked. Never mind, all's well, as far as we know anyway - we'll find out tonight when we return home. As I know that the subject of windows is probably not as noteworthy as, say, Magnum ice cream bars in 90 degree weather, it IS what is happening in our lives at the moment.
By the way, as you probably know certain words used over here are pronounced differently then in the U.S. Not just tomatoes and potatoes - for example, the words Contribute and Distribute. We put the accent on the 2nd syllable. In England, they put it on the first. Or words we would normally use a "Z" in they put an "S" - such as Organise. Or even the world Enrollment, they spell with one "L" only. I find these differences - well - different. So if I say to you "Wow, it's really hot today - it's in the 30's!" - don't look at me strange. It's only the celcius version of temperature.
Watch this space for more interesting facts and figures of the English language. After all, Roger does point out that it is called English for a reason, and politely reminds me that we didn't know we existed until THEY found us.......hrumph!
posted by Jill @ 3:16 AM
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