Hello, years ago on Channel 4 I'm sure I saw a filmed version of Conan Doyle's The Valley of Fear, I think it was a British film and was made in the mid 1930s, before the Yanks started with the Basil...
Do any of you know any more of these like Yuppie (Young and upwardly mobile), Dinky (Dual Income No Kids Yet), Twirlies ( re the oldies on pension day, ie "are we Too Early") Let me know if you have...
"You've got egg under your chin" I don't know how widespread this saying is, but this phrase is used around Lancashire/Manchester and means your zip is down on your trousers. But where does it come...
In the UK there are nicknames for people depending on the region - Geordie,Cockney etc . I would be interested if anyone knows what the equivalents would be in other Countries ie France, Germany etc....
