Do they have milk that we can churn into butter? If so, could we breed them and keep them in butterfly dairies? How would we milk them? Would they need udders?
are dead end streets referred to?*Dead end (as in street)Definition: a street that ends instead of joining with another street so that there is only one way in and out of it.~
In an Australian TV interview, an Irish actor said that in making a commando movie he had to jump off a cliff, Tarzan style, hanging onto a rope. As he jumped, he screamed somethin... moreIn an Australian TV interview, an Irish actor said that in making a commando movie he had to jump off a cliff, Tarzan style, hanging onto a rope. As he jumped, he screamed something out. The director asked what it was and he said it was an Irish battle cry, so it was left in. When the movie was released in Dublin it brought the houses down, for what he had yelled was, "Pog maho-o-o-o-o-ne!" -- which translates into American English as "kiss my ass".
GBS once said that Britain and America were two nations separated by a common language. I've listened to a few audio books recently recorded -- nay, performed -- by the mega-talent... moreGBS once said that Britain and America were two nations separated by a common language. I've listened to a few audio books recently recorded -- nay, performed -- by the mega-talented Susan Ericson and quite a few differences come up.One that stands out is thorough which she pronounces thurrow but we in Oz pronounce thurrah. Then there's the well-known limerick about the young lady from Boston Mass simply doesn't work with British pronunication. Can you think of a few words that have different pronunciation (or meaning) in British and American English? less
