tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post2875897456647699597..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: Thrift Shop Art and confusing differences in Englishjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-62657775691587295562009-09-17T11:15:42.994-07:002009-09-17T11:15:42.994-07:00yes! when I was lecturing the other day I called a...yes! when I was lecturing the other day I called a wrench (American) a spanner (British) my class was confused then amused, some things are just stuck in my head the "wrong" way!!debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943411721370422914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-89681358086938692012009-09-12T07:57:22.872-07:002009-09-12T07:57:22.872-07:00I have been wanting to do a thrift store do it aga...I have been wanting to do a thrift store do it again too! Funny. We should all do one and then ring it together like we did with the effigy dolls that time. Stopping by to say hi! Hell, I'll tell you somthing I am only a southern girl, and lots of people else where don't have a clue what I am talking about at times too! Pants=trousers, dinner=lunch, tea=iced sweet tea you know stuff like Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354917707897522013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-65685161895346097662009-09-12T00:48:25.492-07:002009-09-12T00:48:25.492-07:00When my American friends ring they think a) my acc...When my American friends ring they think a) my accent is "cute" and b) they don't know what the hell I'm talking about half the time! Lol!<br />Love the thrift shop find. My fingers are itching to rip the whicker off and re-weave it.Debrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-43546131379084941482009-09-11T15:47:52.385-07:002009-09-11T15:47:52.385-07:00Lyn, san that thrift shop painting is actually two...Lyn, san that thrift shop painting is actually two layers, with the plants on the plastic and the chair on wood in the background. So it should prove to be interesting.<br />I hope I can pull off the bloody sensational lol!jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-32390199592927930412009-09-11T13:43:03.446-07:002009-09-11T13:43:03.446-07:00The menswear salesman thought your husband liked t...The menswear salesman thought your husband liked to dress in drag! What do you call that in your native land?<br /><br />I cannot wait to see how you transform your thrift shop artwork. Methinks it'll be awesome. Or, as they say in your native land, bloody sensational. At least I think they say that. They do on TV. I mean, on the telly.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-27998237947377379212009-09-11T12:44:31.391-07:002009-09-11T12:44:31.391-07:00What a wonderful little treasure you found in the ...What a wonderful little treasure you found in the thrift store today and I love the wicker chair and frame! LOL Corinne, sorry but I had to giggle when you said you asked for a jumper for your husband! :p There really is lots of words that are different in the UK and US. I just went and looked at some in the list. Have a great weekend, and that's a nice crochet piece you have going on too!Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021074096150689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-63333455374613504082009-09-11T06:29:13.168-07:002009-09-11T06:29:13.168-07:00shana, I have been here so long that sometimes I c...shana, I have been here so long that sometimes I can't remember if I am saying or pronouncing or spelling something in English or American. It is only when others look at me in confusion I realize lol!jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-73794784629859706572009-09-11T06:19:31.021-07:002009-09-11T06:19:31.021-07:00i love seeing all of the differences. i just chuck...i love seeing all of the differences. i just chuckled at your confusion, sorry.shana goetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237772115819065394noreply@blogger.com