As uausl, this 'translations from' thread has generated a nice number of interested responses. The Mudcat is a good place to go to talk about language per se.

Georgiansilver and Jeri, thanks for explaining about the figaro chain.

A note to whoever it was said "Google is your friend": Wise up. Most of us are on this thread because we want to chat with somebody for a little while. Also, because we are in that minority who share an interest in lanaguage. If you want to be efficient, be efficient on the job.
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It's interesting that 'geezer' is so different in our two countries. Has it always been that way?
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Crow Sister, thanks for the link. The rhymes in that are amazing.