I was browsing a web page where 50- and 60-something UKers were recalling the way things were when they were young... Several mentioned having to use a "long drop toilet." What does that...
A clump of trees out in the wilderness is sometimes interchangably referred to either as a "forest" or "the woods." Is there any particular difference between the two?
I was re-watching "Yellow Submarine", and I noticed the odd use of "half" a couple of times - for example, "You haven't half got a big mouth, have you?" What is the meaning of "half" or why is...
I thought I'd read years ago that the multi-purpose liquid cleaner known in the United States as "Mr. Clean" was called "Flash" in the UK. Or at least the character was called Flash. ...
