 A part of the forthcoming book, The Septic's Companion. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T UV W Y Z   These are the last three beers people kinder than you bought me. Click on them to see more or buy me one. Feel guilty? Think of the children I might have, and such like. |
underground n subway (specifically underground railway): "There's an underground station two minutes from my house". underlay n carpet pad. As far as Americans are concerned, the "underlay" is the wood that lies underneath the carpet pad. university n college. As well as having the "University of St. Andrews" in the same way that Americans would have the "University of Oklahoma", Brits use "university" as a general term to describe those sorts of institutions: "I'm still at university at the moment". Brits do not use the word "college" in that context.