Re: [lace-chat] Language and culture (was: This is for Real - humour)

2004-06-01 Thread Weronika Patena
> And on the matter of cultural differences... Quite apart from the fact > that an American "window" is still not a "proper" window to me (the > sash-horror ), What's wrong with the windows? There's plenty wrong with the windows around where I live, but I didn't know it was a common American t

[lace-chat] Language and culture (was: This is for Real - humour)

2004-05-27 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On May 27, 2004, at 20:56, Ruth Budge wrote: I come from England, have lived in Australia most of my life - and after all, both countries are supposed to speak the same language! However, after all these years, I still find that the occasional Australian phrase comes up which I don't understand