Re: UK units (was roasting zucchini)

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Here is a link of info on the dessert, it is lovely, and when I lived in the UK,

I never gave it a thought. It wasn't until I was a teen and moved to the states

that I found out how different the meaning here is, lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick

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> > Lol at those stories of 'faux pas' moments when you say something!!! Thanks

Gerry and Melody!

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> > I know one of our phrases in the UK is 'having a root' meaning to dig in a

drawer or cupboard to find something, but in Australia it means something quite

quite different... I got told off for saying it to an Aussie mate.

> > Also, in Turkey you can't greet someone with 'Hiya!'. It means a pair of

male appendages... lol

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> > Charlotte

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