Hmmmm....
Does the term 'back garden' apply if there is no actual garden I
think there's a few things I planted out there but they're dead - the
forest killed them). The term backyard conjures a charming image of
beaten earth, straggly weeds and several dead cars.
Of course it's not a garage sale if you aren't selling garages which
makes a boot sale a bit strange too. Can I buy a jumble, or is it
that everything is jumbled? Tomorrow is the local photographic swap
meet (damn - what's the English for that then?) and it'll be a pretty
jumble of jumbles, a shambles (minus the meat).
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 11/10/2008, at 10:07 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I like the photos, but as an English English speaker I might try to
> guide you towards the use of English English rather than American
> English:
>
> back yard = garden (or back garden)
>
> garage sale = jumble sale
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