Some snobbery too, “the Open” as opposed to lesser events such as US Open, Canadian Open, Aussie Open, etc. the one true Open, the Open that leads them all.
Fries: Originally called French fries because they originated in Belgium. The French call them frites now, but in the “Moveable Feast” days of the 1920s, called them frites americaine..
richardelguru: I can name a second. With four official languages, each with a different name for the country, Switzerland uses a Latin name for more or less the same region. I have a life, and it includes trivia.
hippogriff: Actually, it is quite a bit more than trivia. The most minority language is the first language of less than five percent of the country, and yet it has done nothing to diminish national cohesion, but rather has increased it. To graduate from high school (actually closer to two years of college), one must be functional in one’s own first language, one other official language, and a third language. Many are fluent instead of merely functional.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 10 years ago
Same with postage stamps: name the one country that doesn’t have its name on its stamps…
sarah413 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Martini (gin/vermouth). Vodka Martini. Rest of that nonsense which contains juice of some sort, yet gets labeled a Martini.
Polsixe over 10 years ago
Some snobbery too, “the Open” as opposed to lesser events such as US Open, Canadian Open, Aussie Open, etc. the one true Open, the Open that leads them all.
Godfreydaniel over 10 years ago
“Open, sesame seed bun!”
Bob Blumenfeld over 10 years ago
First rule of good communication: Speak in terms your audience understands.
hippogriff over 10 years ago
Fries: Originally called French fries because they originated in Belgium. The French call them frites now, but in the “Moveable Feast” days of the 1920s, called them frites americaine..
richardelguru: I can name a second. With four official languages, each with a different name for the country, Switzerland uses a Latin name for more or less the same region. I have a life, and it includes trivia.
hippogriff over 10 years ago
hippogriff: Actually, it is quite a bit more than trivia. The most minority language is the first language of less than five percent of the country, and yet it has done nothing to diminish national cohesion, but rather has increased it. To graduate from high school (actually closer to two years of college), one must be functional in one’s own first language, one other official language, and a third language. Many are fluent instead of merely functional.