British and American English: Revision history

30 July 2015

• curprev 19:2419:24, 30 July 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,884 bytes −43‎ →‎Vocabulary: rm alias/aka, not applicable

29 July 2015

• curprev 16:4116:41, 29 July 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,927 bytes +21‎ we use it too
• curprev 16:2116:21, 29 July 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,906 bytes +34‎ →‎Vocabulary: crosswalk not used in BrE

26 July 2015

• curprev 22:1822:18, 26 July 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,872 bytes +42‎ what about "tuck" by itself? is it still used

24 July 2015

• curprev 16:2416:24, 24 July 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,830 bytes +26‎ →‎Vocabulary: underscoreline

13 July 2015

• curprev 21:3421:34, 13 July 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,804 bytes +282‎ →‎Vocabulary: better?
• curprev 17:4017:40, 13 July 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,803 bytes +39‎ to sum it up, I can no longer do sums in my head

9 July 2015

• curprev 19:3019:30, 9 July 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,764 bytes +38‎ →‎Other spellings: clarinetttist

1 July 2015

• curprev 14:2114:21, 1 July 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,726 bytes +204‎ removed groundnut/peanut as per discussion

30 June 2015

• curprev 04:3104:31, 30 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 57,749 bytes +80‎ →‎Vocabulary
• curprev 04:2704:27, 30 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ m 57,669 bytes +1‎ →‎Vocabulary

29 June 2015

• curprev 22:3422:34, 29 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,668 bytes +33‎ don't think I've ever seen a hyphen here; I suppose it could be argued thusly "he incurred a drunk-driving charge" who the hell knows?
• curprev 20:5220:52, 29 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,668 bytes +33‎ →‎Vocabulary: drank-droving
• curprev 13:3413:34, 29 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,635 bytes +113‎ looks like a lot of our former contributors have scarpered fer one reason or another

27 June 2015

• curprev 21:4921:49, 27 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,583 bytes +61‎ →‎Vocabulary: or car park without the hyphen

22 June 2015

• curprev 23:0623:06, 22 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,573 bytes +51‎ →‎Vocabulary: cock-up
• curprev 23:0323:03, 22 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,522 bytes +373‎ →‎Vocabulary: St. Martin's summer -- this not 100% precise, as Brits also use the phrase Indian Summer
• curprev 23:0123:01, 22 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,483 bytes +14‎ →‎Vocabulary: have removed "rates" -- 'Merka, our localities say "water rates", for instance, so there IS a clear distinction between taxes and rates

20 June 2015

• curprev 14:4114:41, 20 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,545 bytes +12‎ →‎Vocabulary: didn't know that dab could also be used as a stand-alone noun
• curprev 14:3614:36, 20 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,533 bytes +64‎ icing is also commonly used in the States; I myself say frosting, but many don't; also added "jobbing" as in a Gilbert reference to a "jobbing gardener"
• curprev 09:0209:02, 20 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,469 bytes +20‎ →‎Vocabulary

19 June 2015

• curprev 19:1519:15, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,449 bytes +300‎ →‎-ise and -ize
• curprev 19:1119:11, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,395 bytes −2‎ →‎Vocabulary
• curprev 19:0819:08, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,397 bytes +2‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 19:0519:05, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,395 bytes +2‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 19:0319:03, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,393 bytes +140‎ →‎Other spellings: 4 -yse/-yze words
• curprev 17:2017:20, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,253 bytes +104‎ →‎-ise and -ize
• curprev 17:1417:14, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,075 bytes −103‎ →‎-ise and -ize: ??
• curprev 03:5203:52, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 57,285 bytes +107‎ →‎Other spellings

18 June 2015

• curprev 12:0012:00, 18 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,178 bytes +29‎ →‎Other spellings: phony/ey

17 June 2015

• curprev 09:5409:54, 17 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,152 bytes +3‎ →‎Other spellings

15 June 2015

• curprev 14:0814:08, 15 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,149 bytes +296‎ →‎Vocabulary: snug, snuggery, snog
• curprev 05:2205:22, 15 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 57,018 bytes +62‎ →‎Vocabulary

14 June 2015

• curprev 22:4022:40, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,956 bytes +103‎ removed a brit. word not in common usage
• curprev 13:4313:43, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,986 bytes +133‎ →‎Vocabulary: not one but TWO roundabouts!
• curprev 13:3513:35, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,906 bytes +30‎ →‎Vocabulary: didicoy -- this is a new one to one
• curprev 13:3213:32, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,876 bytes +23‎ →‎Vocabulary: rates and local taxes

11 June 2015

• curprev 18:2418:24, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,853 bytes +718‎ →‎Vocabulary: hard grafting
• curprev 17:5717:57, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,812 bytes +46‎ →‎Vocabulary: tearaway -- juvenile delinquent is too strong a term, I think
• curprev 17:5317:53, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,766 bytes +34‎ →‎Other spellings: artefact -- I hadn't realized there was a difference

10 June 2015

• curprev 16:0816:08, 10 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,732 bytes +202‎ →‎Vocabulary: added traveller (Brit. spelling)

30 May 2015

• curprev 04:4504:45, 30 May 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,688 bytes +96‎ →‎Lexis and idiom

27 April 2015

• curprev 05:1705:17, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,592 bytes +1‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 05:1605:16, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,591 bytes +61‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 05:1405:14, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,530 bytes +395‎ →‎Lexis and idiom

23 April 2015

• curprev 12:4112:41, 23 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,424 bytes +64‎ →‎Other pronunciations: brosher bro-shure

21 April 2015

• curprev 15:5615:56, 21 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,360 bytes +225‎ →‎Vocabulary: changed lay-by defs fer 'Merkins

19 April 2015

• curprev 22:1222:12, 19 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,361 bytes +226‎ →‎Vocabulary: lay-by -- I think that there's another 'Merkin term, but I can't quite pull it outta my old brain at the moment

18 April 2015

• curprev 22:4222:42, 18 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,331 bytes +196‎ →‎Vocabulary: musketry
• curprev 22:3922:39, 18 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,277 bytes +142‎ →‎Vocabulary: flannel -- flattering, deceptive talk

14 April 2015

• curprev 14:5414:54, 14 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 56,237 bytes +67‎ No edit summary
• curprev 12:1512:15, 14 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,240 bytes +70‎ →‎Vocabulary: derivation of 'jobsworth'

13 April 2015

• curprev 23:1223:12, 13 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,170 bytes +35‎ jobsworth -- this was completely new to me, the guy doing the commentary on Sword of Honour used it to describe a minor character

30 March 2015

• curprev 20:2020:20, 30 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,135 bytes +905‎ →‎Lexis and idiom: use/do with

27 March 2015

• curprev 22:1722:17, 27 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,964 bytes +148‎ added bowler hat/derby
• curprev 15:4315:43, 27 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,941 bytes +125‎ →‎Vocabulary: subfusc -- don't think I've ever seen it in 'Merkin-talk

22 March 2015

• curprev 21:4021:40, 22 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,916 bytes +24‎ hoarding - billboard

21 March 2015

• curprev 22:4322:43, 21 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,892 bytes +76‎ →‎Vocabulary: to be shopped

20 March 2015

• curprev 19:3519:35, 20 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,816 bytes +586‎ →‎-age: + Beeb garridge
• curprev 13:1513:15, 20 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,795 bytes +158‎ →‎Other pronunciations

18 March 2015

• curprev 16:2516:25, 18 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,720 bytes +83‎ →‎Vocabulary: form -- criminal record

16 March 2015

• curprev 22:3122:31, 16 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,674 bytes +37‎ fly

15 March 2015

• curprev 15:0815:08, 15 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,637 bytes +407‎ →‎Vocabulary: added community train to stopping train

6 March 2015

• curprev 15:3215:32, 6 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,621 bytes +116‎ →‎Vocabulary: stopping train vs. local

5 March 2015

• curprev 20:5120:51, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,587 bytes +82‎ →‎Other pronunciations: buoy
• curprev 10:1710:17, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,517 bytes +12‎ →‎Vocabulary: moved (railway) sleeper to sleeper (railway), and added "tie" to American usage; added "shunt" to American usage of British "shunt"
• curprev 05:3905:39, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 55,505 bytes +275‎ →‎Vocabulary

4 March 2015

• curprev 18:3818:38, 4 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,506 bytes +217‎ →‎Vocabulary: added potty, dab hand, carriage and coach, gangway, pantechnicon, shoot

3 March 2015

• curprev 19:2719:27, 3 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,289 bytes +60‎ →‎Vocabulary: added "to tease" to "chaff"
• curprev 15:1615:16, 3 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,277 bytes +48‎ →‎Vocabulary: ANOTHER usage of "answer-phone", from a Michael Gilbert short story that is fairly recent (last 30 years, I would say) -- the other one was from a novel

26 February 2015

• curprev 13:5813:58, 26 February 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 55,229 bytes −1‎ No edit summary

14 February 2015

• curprev 15:2015:20, 14 February 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 55,230 bytes +1‎ space
• curprev 14:0214:02, 14 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,229 bytes +116‎ →‎Vocabulary: billards cannon/carom

12 February 2015

• curprev 22:3122:31, 12 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,198 bytes +25‎ →‎Vocabulary: wet/weak, spineless
• curprev 22:2922:29, 12 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,173 bytes +37‎ →‎Vocabulary: shunt/switch cars in trains
• curprev 22:1222:12, 12 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,136 bytes +23‎ →‎Vocabulary: ground-nut/peanut, I think this is pretty clear-cut

11 February 2015

• curprev 19:4919:49, 11 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,113 bytes +17‎ →‎Vocabulary: I hope this isn't too twee, hehe

10 February 2015

• curprev 22:3922:39, 10 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,096 bytes −7‎ →‎Vocabulary: corrected the "wallet" entry, removed "pocketbook"
• curprev 12:3712:37, 10 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,103 bytes +14‎ →‎Vocabulary: added (weskit) to waistcoat
• curprev 12:3512:35, 10 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,089 bytes +56‎ →‎Vocabulary: what Hercule Poirot retired to cultivate in the early days
• curprev 12:3212:32, 10 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,033 bytes −1‎ →‎Vocabulary: eggplant is one word in 'Merkin
• curprev 12:2912:29, 10 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,034 bytes +52‎ →‎Vocabulary: added blot one's copybook

9 February 2015

• curprev 19:4419:44, 9 February 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 54,982 bytes +224‎ →‎Lexis and idiom: alternat(iv)e

8 February 2015

• curprev 15:5415:54, 8 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,758 bytes +194‎ →‎Vocabulary: added bumf; balaclava; dogsbody; rum; paraffin;

7 February 2015

• curprev 12:0712:07, 7 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,564 bytes +47‎ →‎Vocabulary: added named after and (the) telly

4 February 2015

• curprev 19:5719:57, 4 February 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 54,517 bytes −19‎ I'm afraid 'looking-glass' went the way of 'wireless'---even before I was born!
• curprev 17:1217:12, 4 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,536 bytes +19‎ →‎Vocabulary: glass/mirror -- both Guy's ex-wife and he himself look into one within two pages
• curprev 13:5513:55, 4 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,517 bytes +35‎ →‎Vocabulary: ballocking
• curprev 13:5313:53, 4 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,482 bytes +139‎ →‎Vocabulary: added balls-up; soldier-servant; send in one's papers; mug -- more from SoH that I had overlooked

3 February 2015

• curprev 18:1118:11, 3 February 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 54,343 bytes −20‎ rm wireless, obsolete
• curprev 13:4213:42, 3 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,363 bytes +85‎ →‎Vocabulary: added wireless, sapper (expand if warranted), and get a rocket

1 February 2015

• curprev 16:2816:28, 1 February 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 54,278 bytes +153‎ →‎Vocabulary: added FOUR as per discussion; plus subaltern/junior office

16 January 2015

• curprev 17:1017:10, 16 January 2015‎ imported>Martin Wyatt‎ 54,125 bytes +36‎ →‎Vocabulary

11 January 2015

• curprev 21:4821:48, 11 January 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 54,089 bytes +119‎ →‎Other pronunciations: valise

29 December 2014

• curprev 05:5205:52, 29 December 2014‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 54,046 bytes +76‎ →‎Lexis and idiom

28 December 2014

• curprev 16:2616:26, 28 December 2014‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 53,970 bytes +204‎ →‎Lexis and idiom: had a go at through/to; rewrite at your leisure
• curprev 15:3615:36, 28 December 2014‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 53,766 bytes +77‎ →‎Vocabulary: rm pollywog/tadpole per Talk

22 December 2014

• curprev 11:2811:28, 22 December 2014‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 53,788 bytes +47‎ →‎Other pronunciations: +Z

21 December 2014

• curprev 19:1519:15, 21 December 2014‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 53,741 bytes +52‎ →‎Vocabulary: [ > (
• curprev 19:0719:07, 21 December 2014‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 53,741 bytes +52‎ →‎Vocabulary