And what Americans call an eraser, we in England call a rubber - which has quite a different meaning in the USA, as I understand!
Ann in Manchester, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Budge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adele Shaak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jane Viking Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:40 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Thanks for NL help And when we arrived in Australia in the 1950's, there was a brand on sale here called Durex - which at least in the UK then was a brand of contraceptive. You can imagine how a young English girl reacted upon hearing the cry go down the corridors of the office: "does anyone have any Durex?" Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
