Re: British v. American Vocabulary (Update)


13 Sep 1995 04:05:49 GMT

Thus spake Ben Chalmers (Ben@bench.demon.co.uk):
] err... no... not quite....

] In Britain, the fanny is the female sexual organ (who said us brits were up
] tight anal retentives unable to come to terms with our sexuality... 8)

Oh my! ;^)

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

In American English, fanny mean bum.

bum can mean hobo or homeless person.

a "tramp" is a promiscuous woman or man.

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