http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog/2009/09/01/english-baking-attempt-1/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed An American Lady in England Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog/2009/09/01/english-baking-attempt-1/comment-page-1/#comment-493 meglopes Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:00:25 +0000 http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog/?p=321#comment-493 Yes, most English words (as my lovely English boyfriend likes to point out) sound better than American words. As he says, it is the ENGLISH language, but I try to point out that language evolves and maybe American English is just a more evolved version of English. Hee hee. And so the conversation goes....over and over... And yes, champagne is a must when playing croquet! Not that I've ever played ;) Yes, most English words (as my lovely English boyfriend likes to point out) sound better than American words. As he says, it is the ENGLISH language, but I try to point out that language evolves and maybe American English is just a more evolved version of English. Hee hee. And so the conversation goes….over and over…
And yes, champagne is a must when playing croquet! Not that I've ever played

]]> http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog/2009/09/01/english-baking-attempt-1/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Prodigal Tourist Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:42:50 +0000 http://www.ladywholunches.net/blog/?p=321#comment-491 Very amusing--Prodigal Wife always laughs when I say 'courgette,' but she's using an Italian word, so what's the difference? And aubergine just sounds better! Thanks for the photo, by the way--love the croquet error, very funny. We play croquet in the garden sometimes, must remember to have champagne next time. Very amusing–Prodigal Wife always laughs when I say 'courgette,' but she's using an Italian word, so what's the difference? And aubergine just sounds better! Thanks for the photo, by the way–love the croquet error, very funny. We play croquet in the garden sometimes, must remember to have champagne next time.

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