Re: British v. American Vocabulary (Update)


Tue, 12 Sep 1995 20:01:29 -0400

On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Ben Chalmers wrote:

> By the way, they're Bumbags in the UK (Does Bum mean Backside in American, or
> just tramp?)

Well, I understand the term both ways, but then I have read a number of
British authors. Anyone else?

PS. Ben, I haven't found anyone who knows why frats and sororities are
named with Greek characters. Again, anyone else that can help?

Allison