tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post8822479678586174794..comments2024-01-31T10:56:24.961-06:00Comments on Brit Gal in the USA: Brit' Word of the Day....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-14838126082574027142008-04-21T22:23:00.000-05:002008-04-21T22:23:00.000-05:00yep, this one took me a long time to sort out in m...yep, this one took me a long time to sort out in my head. to us "revise" or "revising" means doing it all over again and again. finally got it to mean something similar to reviewing and then it started clicking.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-65010521315254517812008-04-21T12:10:00.000-05:002008-04-21T12:10:00.000-05:00My step father is from Manchester, so I am not as ...My step father is from Manchester, so I am not as easily confused as I may look :) <BR/> I have never heard of 'swot' before, though. When I was a kid, I thought that my step father was just making stuff up. <BR/> I loved The Waterhorse, too. We took the kids to see it during the Christmas break. It was on the only day that Jessica was home from the hospital. I'm glad that we all went out. <BR/> My kids are older - 13, 17, and 20, and they all liked it. Maybe not as much as my Hubby, though.Biddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745873261311850810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-23372812650022092892008-04-21T11:51:00.000-05:002008-04-21T11:51:00.000-05:00expatmum - you're right! Off to edit now...lol TVM...expatmum - you're right! Off to edit now...lol TVMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-27197160120627216562008-04-21T11:43:00.000-05:002008-04-21T11:43:00.000-05:00Other school words that threw me for a loop at fir...Other school words that threw me for a loop at first:<BR/>Supervising kids taking an exam: (American) proctoring = (UK) invigilating<BR/>(American)quiz = a small test<BR/>(UK) quiz = fun game played to kill time, or as part revising for examsAlmost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-4775144553950159472008-04-21T11:40:00.000-05:002008-04-21T11:40:00.000-05:00I thought the spelling was "swot"? But since I nev...I thought the spelling was "swot"? But since I never did much, what would I know?<BR/>And thanks for the Water Horse recommendation. I was just thinking how good that looked.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com