The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #139000 Message #3187848
Posted By: Howard Jones
14-Jul-11 - 07:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: More on transAtlantic distinctions
Subject: RE: BS: More on transAtlantic distinctions
What actually is a "raincheck"? and a "brownie point"? These are both phrases which have entered English from American TV - we understand what is meant from the context (or perhaps only think we do), but I don't actually know what they are.
The latter is permanently associated in my mind with the Brownies (a junior version of the Girl Guides, who are the Girl Scouts). I'm positive it has nothing whatsoever to do them.