Stephen Humphreys wrote:
I don't know if you noticed something perculiar (apart from pints) when
you were in the UK...
Many residential streets that have a "dead end" are labelled a bit like
this:
Norman Street
(cul -de- sac)
This tickles many French visitors because it LITERALLY means (and excuse
the language):
Norman Street
(arse of bag)
If someone can possibly work out why we do that I would be indebted to
them!
We call them that in the USA too but not on the signs (which say "dead
end" or "no exit" or maybe something else I forget). A blind alley is
called in French "rue borgne", which means "one-eyed street" - makes
sense, as a rue aveugle would be unconnected to any other street, and
thus useless except as a runway.
phma
