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A spade is used for digging holes, a shovel is used to move stuff eg sand, snow etc.
A lollipop lady has a sign she carries that looks like a giant lollipop, hence the name.
Principal is replacing Head teacher in a lot of schools,especially those that rename themselves Academies.When I was at school-in the 70s and 80s-we said Headmasters or Headmistresses (but in those days some schools had separate entrances for boys and girls)🎩
Re Lolly-pop Lady,
1 yes Lolly pops are the same UK & US.
2 take a look at the picture, what is the Crossing Guard holding,
Its a stop sign, that looks like a giant Lolly-pop,
So she is a Lolly-pop Lady.
We sometimes say "seed" instead of "pip",but never "pit" instead of "stone"🎩
What is the lollipop lady holding?
A shovel is normally for moving material, a spade is for digging.
She's holding a sign.. 😅
@@Kayla.burlin a big round sign on a stick. 😂
@@Kayla.burlin In the shape of a lollipop.
Sunday has always been the first day of the week in the UK.
Not for me, midlands UK, always been Monday, I also think Monday is the official start of the week.
What little conservative, bible bashing village do you live in.
In the UK, Sunday is officially the first day of the week. Red brick universities are just universities made from red bricks, that is, universities started in the early twentieth century. This is in contrast with the ancient universities of Cambridge and Oxford, that are built of yellow sandstone, founded in the 12th century. We call the top universities the Russel Group.
I think you'll find Monday is the first day of the week in the UK, also ask any Brit to name the days of the week and they'll start with Monday.
A lot of younger/non-Christian folk nowadays count Monday as first day of week🎩
@@neilmcdonald9164 Historically Sunday was the first day of the week, but now Monday is officially the first day of the week, in the UK, also most if Europe counts Monday first too. Just checked on Google.
@@tomnicholson2115 I am British , and I was taught at school that Sunday is the first day.
@@simondobbs4480 Well I am also British all my life 68 years, and I've never been taught that anything but Monday was the first day of the week, and I did do a Google search to find out if I was correct.
We call something intended to be planted - a seed. Something inside fruit that you need to spit out is a pip or stone.
the lolly pop lady, holds a sign with a circle sign on top, like alollipop sweet, pips are only for fruit, peaches etc have stones, but they are both forms of seed
Wikipedia:
"Jack and Jill" is a traditional English nursery rhyme.
The earliest version of the rhyme was in a reprint of John Newbery's Mother Goose's Melody, thought to have been first published in London around 1765.[2] The rhyming of "water" with "after" was taken by Iona and Peter Opie to suggest that the first verse might date from the 17th century.[3] Jill was originally spelled Gill in the earliest version of the rhyme and the accompanying woodcut showed two boys at the foot of the hill.
Jack and Gill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Gill came tumbling after.
Google:
Is maize Spanish for corn?
The word maize comes from the Spanish maíz, or corn, and both the word and the grain itself moved north from Central and South America into North America, where it became the continent's largest grain crop.
Google:
Is a pip a seed?
Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
Why are orange seeds called pips?
"Pip" is an old British word for "seed," but it is only used to describe seeds inside a fruit, like peach pips or orange pips. Acorns or hazelnuts don't count as "pips" because they aren't inside a fruit. Pip is also the name of the spots on dice; these dice have white pips.13 Aug 2015
2:00 I was desperate for you to go back to the previous picture, the woman was holding a giant “lollipop”! It’s the shape of the classic sign they hold 😅
Ahhh that makes sense lol 😅
A wash cloth is called a flannel because it's made of flannel.
All my wash cloths are made of cotton, rayon, and some bamboo 🎍.
@@Kayla.burlin flannel is a type of weave not a type of cloth.
It's a loose weave with the same soft fluffy texture on both sides.
Wash clothes are either terry or flannel.
It's quite simple.
Look at what the crossing guard is holding in her right hand.
It literally looks like a giant lollipop .
THAT is why she's called a lollipop lady.
He's wrong, Sunday is definitely the first day of the week, maybe he's mixing up Monday as the first day of the WORKING week.
I think the notion of it being the last day stems from Christian belief ( The bible says that on the seventh day God rested !) But I'm an atheist so it doesn't really have any impact on my life !
I congratulate you for doing something almost unique - you have produced a genuine reaction video. You commented on things that you found strange or different as they came up and your reaction seemed genuine. These things are very, very rare. Also your obvious amusement was refreshing. Thank you
Whenever I do a react vid, I'm always reacting to a video I've never seen. Mainly because I thought that was the point 😅, but also to share my experience with others. I love learning new things and sharing my experience. So I'm glad many enjoy 😊I truly wasn't expecting my channel to be where it is now. Thank you for your comment! 😊❤️
In very old buildings in America sometime when you get into a lift/elivator you’ll see the bottom floor says ground but nowadays it’s the first floor, I use to live in Mason city in Iowa there’s a very old building called the brick and tile building and there elivator says ground then 1st is the next floor up
No Brit would say first finger. It's the index finger.
A shovel is small, a spade is large, but the tiny spade used on the beach is a spade too.
The 'index' finger is also known as the 'forefinger'... I've never heard it called the "first" finger!!
I would expect a shovel to be used to move material, so shovelling coal or sand
where a spade is used to cut into or dig, so digging a hole to plant stuff would use a spade.
I don't think size is relevant.
Agreed its an Index finger, can also be Forefinger, and rarely a first finger (I've only ever heard this in a Jewellers (selling/measuring rings)
@@stephenlee5929 Yes. The spade has no "wings", for easier cutting through the soil. The shovel has "wings", to prevent your loose soil falling off the sides.
Bogoff also sounds quite rude as it sounds like another word in the U.K. Which is a minor swearword. 😅
Noughts = zeros
Yes it's a sledge
Lollypop lady it's the shape of what she's holding
Tippex brand name same as you use band aid for a plaster
I always say index finger
A spade is narrower and sharper and is used for digging whereas a shovel has turned up edges for scooping earth, sand,cement etc
Always pips only Strawberry with their seeds on the outside
Holdall because it holds all
A duffle bag has a cord that tightens the neck of the bag and clips to the bottom of the bag so that it can be carried over your shoulder or across your back.
Haven't said BOGOF for years as it's also a way of telling someone to leave.
Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
Boxing Day is a public holiday so we get 25 and 26 Dec paid leave.
Carvery usually has Beef, Pork, Turkey which the chef will carve your choice of one or two meats and then you help yourself to as many vegetables as you want. Yummy
Maize is more mainland Europe whereas we will call it corn or sweetcorn.
Flannel is traditionally made from Flannel and Flannels are long john underwear
Headmaster is more common
I used to work at Heathrow Airport and some Americans who had just arrived asked me for the restroom, I asked if they wanted to lay down as I had no idea what they wanted until one asked for the WC, I told them where the toilets were and recommended that they just asked for the Ladies or the Gents.
Zebra crossing = Black and white stripes 🇬🇧
Sorry but you misspelt _Maize_
(for sweetcorn).
"Maise" would / could be the _short_ version for a girl (or female pet) named Maisy. 😊
Is Nought still used?
Both "naught" and "nought" are correct and old-fashioned, rarely used nowadays in English. But while "naught" is mainly used in the US, "nought" is the spelling preferred in the UK.
Snakes and ladders is a board game for two or more players regarded today as a worldwide classic.[1] The game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam, and was brought to the United Kingdom in the 1890s. It is played on a game board with numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped by climbing ladders but hindered by falling down snakes.
The game is a simple race based on sheer luck, and it is popular with young children.[2] The historic version had its roots in morality lessons, on which a player's progression up the board represented a life journey complicated by virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes). The game is also sold under other names, such as the morality-themed Chutes and Ladders which was published by the Milton Bradley Company starting in 1943.
I wouldn't have put naught and nought together. Naught - "all for naught" or nothing. Nought - another name for zero. Strange how knowledge gets mixed up sometimes.
Chutes and Ladders is a childhood classic! Candy Land too😁
We used to have a flea market and car boot sales.
The flea market was held on the market place on a Thursday evening, you could rent a stall cheap and sell 2nd stuff, Friday morning was then market day (allowed thr council a way to make extra money by doing little extra, as they out the stalls up Thursday afternoon anyway). Then catboots are held in fields without supplied stalls.
I miss the flea market, buying second hand wrestling figures and copied computer games on discs. Also a good place for groups of teens to get some 5 finger discounts 🙊
In my town we don't do flea markets, maybe cuz it's too small (idk). We do have plenty of annual festivals and fairs tho, I will admit when I was younger five finger discount was my specialty at those places 😅🤦🏽♀️
I'm Scottish, he's English so you're maybe right about regional. Every time i see his or these types of videos there's always a few I'd never say.
She is holding a giant lolly pop, hence, lolly pop lady
Wikipedia:
In the UK, flannel generally refers to a washcloth
Flannels, cricket attire originally made of flannel.
What does flannel slang mean?
speech containing a lot of words that is used to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, and is often intended to deceive: Leave out the flannel and answer the question!
it looks like shes holding a lollypop
This is true, the stop sign is a round sign on a black and white pole making it look like a sort of lollipop or sucker if you will, I speak American me 🤣🤣🤣
In general the seed in fruit is called a pip in Britain
First of all I would also call it a duffel bag as an Englishman and second of all the "bin lorry" as he says I've never heard someone say that, I always said and heard "bin wagon" but it's the same for tucks, Americans call them trucks and we would either say lorry or wagon
A duffel bag is a tubular bag, with a flat bottom and a cord through ringlets at the top. The cord loops round and the two ends are then anchored at the bottom - so, when you pick it up, it automatically closes. It can then be carried over the shoulder, by the double cord.
Bin/dustbin lorry/wagon are all used.
@3:35 Spade and shovel are used in the UK. IMO that is a shovel because it has a shaped blade, A spade has a flat blade (not definitionally true)
I would heartily recommend Postman Pat for your boy - nice untainted children's TV.
Red-Brick and Ivy League are not really synonymous. "Ivy" because they have been around for a while. "Red-Brick" to distinguish them from British Universities that have been around for longer than the US has existed was a snobby way of saying they were modern (at the time)
Pelican derived from PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled
On Boxing Day in the UK it's common for people in the UK to eat the meats left over from Christmas dinner cold with pickles and mashed potatoes etc,I like the Boxing Day cold meats better than Christmas dinner itself.
oh yea I agree! Christmas dinner leftovers are delicious 😋
Boxing Day Originates from Gift given by the family to the Servents
Nought means zero.
Google:
What is a pit in fruit?
The stone is sometimes called the seed, but that is a mistake, as the seed is inside the stone. The stones can also be called a pit. Stone fruits are peaches, nectarines, plums, lychees, mangoes, almonds, apricots and cherries. Cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, Avocado, mame, cashew fruit marinyones .1 Apr 2020
Look at the stick the lollipop lady is holding it is shaped like a lollipop, I use to be a lollipop man seeing kids across the road you are always standing by the button if it is a Pelican crossing or Toucan or you are manning a Zebra crossing (there is no button to press you just wait for the traffic to stop) you are on the same side as the kids are coming from in my case I had to cross the road with my stick folded then screw it together and wait for the kids to come they normally start crossing at 8:30am and have stopped coming by 9:00am in the morning and they leave school at 3:00pm and clear by 3:30pm.if you are at school, college or university or a job that doesn’t work at the weekend the first day of the week if you work on a Sunday then that is the first day of the week. We pronounce Notre Dame the same way this bloke in the video does plus the same way the French 🇫🇷 pronounce it which is how it is pronounced properly.
Seeds in fruit are called pips or stones.
Spades and shovels. A spade has a slightly pointed edge and is used for digging holes. A shovel has a flat edge and is used for moving material from one place to another (eg a pile of sand). Jaguar... unless you are jeremy Clarkson and then it's just Jaaaaag.
Spades have a flattened 'blade' for cutting (i.e. they are often slightly curved, not totally flat). They can be narrow or wide, depending on what you want to cut. A shovel has sides, so it can be used more as a scoop, to hold, lift and move material; but that makes it less able to cut into earth and grass sod.
We know it as tipp-ex but it was invented in America by Bette Nesmith Graham back in 1956 so yes white out is right, it has other names around the world
Mother of Pete Nesmith, of the Monkees.
@@wessexdruid7598 yea his mom 😁
Google:
Monday is the first day of the week according to the international standard ISO 8601, but in the US, Canada, and Japan, it's counted as the second day of the week. Monday is named after the Moon.
And, in the bible, the Sabbath is on the seventh day..
when you go to the shop and ask for a bag of mixed nuts or do you ask for a bag of mixed seeds because in reality all fruits are seeds
The week starts on Sunday.
This collage university thing confuses me because when I was growing up back in Grimsby England I went to the Grimsby collage of technology so I’m a bit confused about this
She carry's a large lollipop in her hands ... The sign she holds... Well it looks like one
Have you had your brew this morning?
The Irish drink more tea than us Brits.
Loo is used a lot for toilets here as well as toilets or Bogs
i just want to say thankyou for hearting my message on your last video i was wondering do you like comedians if so we have great comedians you could look at like lee evans at the o2 michael mclntyre and micky flannigan and jack whitehall they are brill i just thought id ask and keep up your good work
I do love a good comedian 😁 I'll check them out! Thank you 😊
I'd say Frankie Boyle 🏴🏴 and Jimmy Carr, because I like offensive comedy and it's funny watching Americans loose their shit...some will laugh, some will be like nope but still laugh lol.
We have Puffin and Toucan crossings too 🤷🏼♀️
Toucan crossings - cyclists can cross as well as pedestrians ("two can cross at once")
Tiger crossing - includes separate crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.
Pegasus crossing - for pedestrians, cyclists and horseriders.
‘A sledge? Na urh!’
I was only here for Postman Pat.
And his black and white cat.
@@WinstonSmith19847 Much appreciated. I thought to add but knew I could rely on someone to follow up.
@@mazza4190 I have the whole theme tune in my head now 😃
Headteacher or Headmaster.
Maize is being replaced by corn in uk these days🎩
all well here thx, hope you are well.
Good to hear! 😊I'm doing good today
BOGOF thirty years in the UK and think I've heard it said once, at least it seems very uncommon in the southeast London
It was the slogan for Safestyle UK , they were a provider of PVCu double glazed windows, doors, French doors, patio sliding doors, bifolding doors and conservatories in the United Kingdom.
Surely 'bog off!' is more common in Sarf Lunnun?
Not knots, noughts witch is a term for the O’s
if you can get it try pg tips tea
Time for tea
Noughts and Crosses : The English spelling is Noughts but you have US spelling because after you won your freedom from the British Empire you decided you didn’t want the old English spelling and you decided idea to make things easier. So now you don’t pronounce words in the original pronunciation you wanted it to sound USA. I know, I know I’m being sarcastic but that’s what actually happened an official US English professor was sent to sort out the English language so it was easier for the US people to use. I’m still not sure whether you have vowels any more because you don’t pronounce vowels as the British do. Our vowels are special and have two ways to say them. Just to make an example the town of “Bath”. Because it has an “A” it can be pronounced Bath or Barth, confused good that’s what English is. So that’s why you don’t really speak English you speak USA. HAH,!
Get a PO box Kayla and I'll send you a kettle.
Cumbria laude is just Latin for with honours.
I seen ya reaction to postman pat, should check out older cartoons.
I know Americans have changed the spelling of loads of words, but I can't even imagine how they spell nought. Obviously it's not the same as the British.
I wouldn't even know 😂 and I ace spelling...
The only thing I could think is knot 🪢, but we don't use that to say O so I'm confused.😂..
@@Kayla.burlin I know there's some confusion between Naught and Nought. (the one with an O being the number zero, while the one with an A means, nothing).
So Hovis is made with whole grain flour with naught taken out. But subtracting 2 from 2 leaves nought.
If Sunday is the first day of the week then how can it be part of the WeekEND?
Because weekends were invented in the early 20th century. Prior to that, Sunday alone was a day of rest. Sunday IS the first day of the calendar week, while Monday is the first day of the working week.
Bin lorry or dust cart 🎩
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Nought is spelt nought because that is how it is spelt, nought means zero, not NOT.
Historically it can also be spelled 'naught', as in 'come to naught'.
It's a pip. x
Who says hosepipe?🏴
We have hosepipe bans, don't we? Not hose bans - that would leave you without anything on your legs/feet.
There's no such thing as 'British English', it's just English, it's our language. 🙄
The gate-keeper of English, the Oxford English Dictionary disagrees with you.
@@Shoomer1988 😂
There is nothing called British English , there is English and there is English accents spoken elsewhere from the UK.
Unless of course they they have learned American were words are spelled incorrectly and / or spoken incorrectly !!!! 😂
Yes.. I know this..