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Really? It must be quite an old-fashioned BE word then; I've not heard it used in that context before.

You're welcome! I'll always try and give an option if I can; I know it helps 'Fancy a walk in the park?' is very British; it's just what we would say I think it must have been a typo. 'To lumber' is a verb; it means 'to move slowly', but that doesn't really make any sense in this context

"Homeless network - faster than the police. Much more relaxed about taking bribes."

Well, 'there is take-away in our immediate future' sounds quite American to me; I'm not sure if British people would say that. That might just be me though; maybe other people would. But I'd be more inclined to say 'Looks like we're getting a take-away tonight' or something like that; it just sounds more naturally BE to me. I Honestly, don't worry about it! I'd much prefer someone to be nit-picky about it than attempt to replicate it and then get it completely wrong. I think that's brilliant of you; I've read so many poorly-written fics about British characters by American authors who just don't bother to do the research into the way BE sounds before writing their stories, and it bugs me so much. So thank you for taking time over your work, Julia Mae, and big hugs from me for doing it *hugs* Lumbers? I've heard of 'lumber', in the singular, but not in the plural. Lumber is basically wood, or timber (i.e. 'lumberjack'; someone who chops wood).

British person here, awake and ready to offer assistance!! 'Take-away' refers to any kind of food you buy at a restaurant and then take home to eat; it doesn't matter what kind of food it is. So yes; if you go to McDonalds and buy some food but want to eat it away from the restaurant, it's still called a take-away. But we refer to the food itself as fast-food.

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4 is correct! The solution I had was just 'he was playing Monopoly', so you don't need to go into further details Your solution for 3 (there being more than six eggs in the basket) is definitely a good one, but it's not the one I was thinking of

That's the one! I love that scene; poor Molly

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Oh, I love these!! I used to do them all the time. Here's a bunch to keep you all busy 1.) Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man? 2.) How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live? 3.) There are six eggs in a basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket? 4.) A man is pushing his car. He stops at a hotel and instantly knows he is bankrupt. Why is this? 5.) A man is walking down the middle of a road. There are no street lights. The man is wearing black trousers, a black shirt and black shoes. His face is covered by a black cloth, he is wearing black glasses, and his hair is also black. Suddenly, a speeding car approaches, but applies the brakes and stops just in front of the man. How is it possible that the driver saw him? They should keep you all going for a while!

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"Try not to start a war before I get home; you know what it does for the traffic"

Didn't realise you used those expressions in AE too, Julia Mae Guess you're right; booze does bring us all together!

Ohhhh, we have LOTS of expressions for that Most are quite informal though, so you wouldn't say them in polite company. Though I'm betting 'drunk off his ass' is the same The closest we have to that is probably 'rat-arsed'. But if you wanted some other alternatives, there's 'gone on a bender' or 'gone on the piss', and being absolutely 'sloshed', 'plastered' or 'shit-faced'. Out of those, the politest would probably be 'gone on a bender'.

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I wouldn't necessarily call it misogynistic, although I suppose, to me anyway, it does bring to mind someone who's a bit of a creep But I don't think the phrase 'chatting up' is meant to be construed that way. A man could say that he met his wife by chatting her up in a bar or something, for example. If a man's good at chatting someone up, it comes across as charming rather than creepy, which is how I think it's supposed to be understood. If that makes any sense at all You're welcome! Glad I can help Languages are one of my passions, so I love these sorts of discussions That's pretty much correct Even if you live in a tiny village, 95% of them will have, at the very least, a church, a shop and a pub. But if you live in a bigger town, you might get four or five pubs. The area I live in is classed as a small town, and we have 4 pubs, for example. Not all pubs are the same though; some are what's known as 'gastro pubs' and will focus just as heavily on the food they serve as well as the alcohol. Family pubs are just what they say; based around family entertainment. And then you get what people (in my area, at least) call 'gentlemen's pubs', which are really old pubs that have been around for a very long time, where you get 'regulars'; people who go in at the same sort of time every day and have a few drinks with friends; mostly older people. You also get themed pubs, like Irish pubs or Karaoke pubs, for example.