A plea

[wellinghall]

If anyone would like to enliven my morning at work by commenting here, that would be much appreciated!

ETA: Or sending me a message.

Comments

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

My divided by a common language internet pet peeve is people who post at comms to ask "Do Brits can a fwargl a fwargl?" As if everyone really spoke American and knew what a fwargl was, but perversely chose to call it something else.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I suspect I'm missing something here.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

A better example would be the question "What do Brits call a 'comforter'" - to which the obvious answer is "Someone who gives comfort", and not, and the questioner needs to know: (a)a child's dummy or (b)a quilt (or possibly duvet - I've never been able to work out exactly what function an American bed comforter performs).

This morning's example of the genre was "What do you guys call a flashlight?"

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I see, thanks.