> From: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_pres...@mindspring.com> > > I had to google it as well. The word "roundabout" (in the > sense of "traffic circle") led me to mistakenly think it > had something to do with navigating British streets, but > this seems to be where the idiom comes from: > http://www.oldpoetry.com/Patrick_R_Chalmers/Roundabouts_and_Swings > > Randy
I am pretty sure that the usage of "roundabout" to refer to a traffic circle is derived from its usage as a carnival ride, which in the US would be called a "merry-go-round". Janet
