Just last week I was out at a local flea market (is this the same phrase in British English?), and I asked a junk-book seller if he's ever seen the book "Foster Family" by Buddy Foster. I explained that Buddy was Jody Foster's older brother who had actually had a TV career several years before hers. The lady next to me wanted to argue about whether Buddy Foster had been Andy Griffith's son, she said it was Ronny Howard. That confused me because Ron Howard *was* Andy Griffith's son. The part I couldn't remember at the time was... "as WELL". Because Andy had two different shows. See that's what I get for not yet having my brain implant.
Will Johnson P.S. A Flea Market (at least in American English) is where people bring all their junk they want to get rid of, and spread it out for other people to buy it for very low prices.
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
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P.S. A Flea Market (at least in American English) is where people bring all their junk they want to get rid of, and spread it out for other people to buy it for very low prices.
We have those. I've heard Americans refer to "garage sales". We (Brits) have those sometimes, but more often we take stuff to a local charity shop, or a school's "jumble sale", or stick stuff in the boot (luggage compartment) of a car, drive with others to an empty field, and have what called a "car boot sale"! :-)
Carcharoth
I've heard Americans refer to "garage sales".
Where I live (mid-Missouri), there's more "yard sales" and "rummage sales" than there are "garage sales", but it's all the same thing. On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Carcharoth wrote:
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
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P.S. A Flea Market (at least in American English) is where people bring all their junk they want to get rid of, and spread it out for other people to buy it for very low prices.
We have those. I've heard Americans refer to "garage sales". We (Brits) have those sometimes, but more often we take stuff to a local charity shop, or a school's "jumble sale", or stick stuff in the boot (luggage compartment) of a car, drive with others to an empty field, and have what called a "car boot sale"! :-)
Carcharoth
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