Funny how the name changes?

[Bobbisox]

Years ago the toilet was a "lavatory"
The kitchen was a "scullery"
can you think of other changes?

[DrFilth]

garret now loft

[dothawkes31]

The food cupboard was a larder or a pantry.
The conservatory was a lean to
The barbeque was a bonfire
The lawnmower as a sheep

[boxtops]

We called it the bog at school
When I lived in Scotland they called it the dunnie or the cludgie
I can't understand why it's the bathroom in American England - it could lead to all sorts of misunderstandings!

I thought the scullery was where the sink was (Belfast sink, very popular again now!) where people did the washing up and the laundry, I don't remember any cooking going on in there?

[dothawkes31]

garret was what my grandma called the attic

[boxtops]

PS I meant American English...

[Jan1957]

And nobody had a dining room. You ate in the kitchen.

[DrFilth]

correct dot , garret , attic now loft

[boxtops]

.. and what about all the varieties of lounge/living room/ sitting room/parlour /front room/ etc.? My mum had a parlour, it had a tiled floor and we were only allowed in there when important people came, like the doctor or the vicar.

[redman41]

I loved my Golliwog when I was Younger, but what have we got to call it now ? Scalliwag ? lol

[Bobbisox]

Yorkshire and Manchester used to say the Cludgie or at least Hild did in Corrie, we would say the 'lav'

[Bobbisox]

so stupid isn't it red?

[dothawkes31]

deep fat fryer was a chip pan
cinema was the pictures
radio was the wireless
washing machine was a twintub
wringer was a mangle

[Bobbisox]

we used to go for a paper of fish'n'chips

[boxtops]

..and we all wore wellington boots in the winter and sandals in the summer, not both all year round!

[Bobbisox]

EEEH Ed, I don't think this warrants a sticky?

[dothawkes31]

grandmas garret in todmorden definately had a window in it as my sister and i slept in there when we stayed as it was a huge bedroom overlooking the calder

[RJUKL]

A book was published about being "You" and "non you" . I can't remember the name of the female author. It referred to social snobbery and gave the "correct" term for say lavatory (not toilet, wc, loo, etc which were definitely "non you"). Also correct terms for sofa, living room etc. Also it was "non you" to say "Pardon" apparently "What"? was considered correct.

[daftgrandad]

I know what you mean boxtops.
We had a front room,as did my grandparents,where nobody ever went apart from
Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
It would be interesting to know the reason for this.