I have some lovely UK friends. One of them taught me that the word knackered meant tired. It was a big conference so I was knackered a lot of the time. I happened to mention my knackeredness to my dear friend, Kate Walker (who also blogs here) and she said I shouldn't be knackered because it meant tired, but in an "after-glow" sort of way. Uh, Himself (my husband) was in Erie and I was not, so I definitely wasn't that kind of knackered. When I mentioned it to my other friend, she said that wasn't right. So we went to the ultimate authority, some English editors. They said I could indeed be knackered even though Himself was in Erie. LOL And then it was agreed that Kate had a dirty, dirty mind. (Said with a very English accent and a smile, so it was endearing.)
Regionalisms. They're more fun than you think. You can listen to my discussion with Susan here...
(Yes, she won the Pigs in a Blanket debate!)
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I will say that when I'm knackered, I do love a good pop!
Holly
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We drink soda in Maryland and where I grew up in Delaware.
There is no difference in "Water Ice" and "Italian Ice." They are the same thing. Rita's is from Philly and was originally called Rita's Italian Water Ice. I grew up a hop, skip, and a jump from Philly and I remember it well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita%27s_Italian_Ice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_ice
Pigs in a blanket--baked hot dogs in dough bun.
Denise
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