Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-25
ENGLISH. YOU KNOW
THE BRITISH DIALECT, PRoNUNCIA-
TGoN AND MODE or TRAVELLING.

In England pantaloons are called
trousers, never pants; suspenders
are called braces; sackcoat is a
jacket, an undershlrt, Jersey no ! a
vest; and vest a waistcoat-.prb-
nounced, by the 10y, wescut The
game of billiards furnishes some
curious varences of expression:
A shot is called stroke, q run
brake, and carrom cannon.
Then crackers are biscuits and bis
cults rolls, Crackers in England
are what are called swapping mot
toes. in America. Slrup and molas-
SEES are both known as treacle; PIE
(of fruit is tart, a Sugag bowl is 4
sugar basin, a stoop is a porch aud
an entry hall; pitcher is Jug,
and bureau chest of drawers; a
cane is walking stick, an overooat
a great coat, a check-relu bearing
rein. Relns are never called lines,
and coachman is never called
driver. Every store is shop; q
fruit store ls a frulterer's, hard
ware store an ironmouger's, dry
/ goods store q draper's or habrrdash-
er's, a drug store a chemlst's, aud
vegetable store green grocer's.
coal is invariably called Goals, cali
co, print; thread, cotton, and a spool
a reel. A fr0ck coat is never called
a Prince Albert, nor Is bigh hat B
stovepipe. Rare meat is always
underdone, and the sJubbs Of
/ check-boOk are the counteriulIs.
Seevebnttons are cufr.huks, aud
shirt-cutfs wristbands. Mush Is por-
ridge. A balky horse is ibblng
horse, aud % balk is ~ iib. \
cigar store is tobtoeouisGs. Brets
! (cuoAed) are beetroot; the German
| (dance) is always Gated cotlIou
A sto,n-winder is a keyless watch,
/ beer tat bars) bitter OF course, in
/ tins ! expect lager beer, which is
now in such great vogue in Eng
land. The lingo of railways differs
wonderfully. Railroad is railway;
the track is the ine aud the rails
the metals; the cars are the tram;
to switch is to skunk; a turnout is a
siding; locomotive is always an
engine, an engineer driver, aud
fireman "a stoker. The conductor is
the guard, car carriage, baggage
luggage, baggage Cur luggage
van, aud freight train a goods
train A depot is a terminus or
station, aud . swiieb-tender
/ p0intsmln or signal man. Sick is
always i'll, for sick Ia England
means sea sick. A good natured
person is never called clever, nor is
clever person ever called smart.
Smart IN England now means well
and neatly dressed, aud the word is
also applied to what is we'll and
properly done Ia fashionable life.
Smart liverles, smart carriage, are
| frequent expressions lIomely is
1 PLAN. Now for few samples in
spelling. The following words are
always spelled thus: Labour, neigh
bour, honour, harbour, favour, etc.
The only exception Is governor,
where the il dropped. Check
! (bank) is spelled cheque, and the
plural of scarf, scarves.
The manner OF taking q railway
ticket in England is peculiar to
England You 20 10 the "bookng"
office, by which name the ticket of.
flee is called, and say you are going
from London TO Leeds, you say:
"One, first, single, Leeds" That is
TO say, you want one frstcass tek-
et for a Journey to Leeds. You can,
of course, alter the class to second"
or "third," F." if you 20 wish, and say
two or three, or any number accord
ing to the number of tickets you
Won sjmnIy say return instead of
single. In taking a ticket TO Lon
don you never mention LONDON.
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