Parkinsons of Leyland

[anacortesdamp]

Mark:

The differences betwen US and UK language could become a never-ending thread. Two nations separated only by a common language.

Even after 43 years here, I still trip up over the differences. As a really nasty example - we asked our hosts to "knock us up at 6:45". There was a shocked silence. We found out later that the US meaning of being "knocked up" is that you're pregnant!

Eileen recently bought a new sewing machine. The cylindrical device on which the thread you bought at the fabric store is wound is called a "spool". The funny little plastic (maybe metal) device that fits under the feed foot mechanism, with the bottom thread in it, is a "bobbin". As I remember, the terminology is exactly opposite in UK English.

Cars are even more complicated. Okay, hood vs bonnet and trunk vs boot I can understand, but I was really taken aback by a reference to "stainless steel rocker panels" being a styling item. Turns out that's the US term for a door sill, not the cover over the valve gear!


Frank

[rocketmanjohn]

Yes American English can be irritating but it is'nt any worse than Scouse, Brummie, Cockney etc. But I'm well aware it's the done thing to knock anything American.
John

[Alan Marsden]

Yet it all makes things more interesting don't you think ?

[noel]

Certainly can't knock their football team John, they beat European champions Spain 2-0 in the Confederation Cup. Spain are/were regarded as the best team in the world prior to that.
Woops, digressed.

[noel]

There's a little known but very good pie shop down Ward Street in Lostock Hall called Taberner's.

[filmoss]

As I may have mentioned in the past somewhere,my Grandmas bakery was reportedly the best for miles around. ( Wrennalls of Tardy Gate ) It later became Gardeners and now forms part of a Spar shop ! They reckon that Rounds pies of Ribbleton are one of the best around now. Going off experience, should you find yourself in Longridge try Carefoots steak pies, absolutely crammed with meat and gravy ! Carefoots Butchers is on Inglewhite Rd just beyond bottom of Berry Lane. Talking of butchers try Brenden Andertons in Longridge just down the road from Carefoots. They have a superb array of local produce with some beautiful pork and black pudding sausages. Also they do a family gammon pack which at £3 is unbelievable value and not too salty i hasten to add !

[noel]

I remember Gardeners, used to queue outside at lunch time it got that busy. Dedrah will remember Lowery's at the bottom of East Street in Farington. As a kid we used to buy all our bread, butter, tinned food there on a weekly tab. Phillip used to bake his own pies and bread, butter was cut from huge slabs and wrapped in grease proof, at the end of the week my parents paid, the bill for the week's supplies usually came to around 40 shillings.
If I say any more about those times it's going to end up like the 4 Yorkshire men sketch from Monty Python.
"we used to live in a shoe box" and all that.

[noel]

That's where I remembered it Audrey but thought age was getting the better of me when filmoss said it was where Spar is now, thanks for reassuring me.

[filmoss]

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Originally posted by noel

That's where I remembered it Audrey but thought age was getting the better of me when filmoss said it was where Spar is now, thanks for reassuring me.

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Its my age thats gettin better of me, I was nearly right though ! I pass it regularly as well ! My gran had it during war !

[noel]

You were right about one thing Phil, the best pies for miles around, the queues at lunch times said it all.