Apparently, in English-speaking places outside North America, American football is sometimes jokingly called handegg or hand-egg, a jab at a sport named football even though the ball is carried and shaped more like an egg. The contrast is with the...
Is that knitted winter cap a beanie, a toboggan, a stocking hat, or a toque? Terms vary by region: beanie refers to a knit cap on the West Coast, toboggan for a hat is mainly Southern, sock hat and stocking hat turn up in the Midwest, around the...
dollar banana n.— «Bananas from these countries are called “dollar bananas” because they are exported to North America and produced by American companies.» —“Global Issues For Breakfast: The Banana Industry And Its Problems Faq...
Sherry from Ocean Beach, California, called after watching a PBS documentary about Appalachia and hearing people interviewed use a different pronunciation from the one she grew up with. Both Appa-LATCH-uh and Appa-LAY-shuh are common, and the choice...
At sports events in North America, we enthusiastically root for the home team, right? But a woman from Kenosha, Wisconsin, says an Aussie told her that they most assuredly don’t do that Down Under. There, he tells her, rooting means...
Are more and more people talking about standing behind a podium? A San Diegan says the traditional rule has been that one stands behind a lectern and stands on a podium. Has this traditional rule changed? This is part of a complete episode...
