Klarinet Archive - Posting 000325.txt from 2004/03

From: "Karin Berman" <berman@------.sympatico.ca>
Subj: RE: [kl] English and American
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:14:37 -0500

Rupert,

Having arrived in Canada (Newfoundland) from South Africa, (we speak English
there!!!, UK English) I was faced with a blotto look on any face that heard
the word "trolley". Total blank, no recall. Where I live now, that word
"trolley" does not exist in any one's vocab. Its called a "cart".

Where I came from, we would "reverse" our cars, here its called "backing
up". So far, my teacher has been calling my clarinet a clarinet. I will ask
him tomorrow to spell it for me...

Karin Berman

> We also say mind your head for
>low ceilings and mind your backs when people are pushing trolleys about,
>regardless of what needs minding. Do you have child minders in the US or
only nannie's and baby sitters.

Rupert
Derbyshire
UK

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