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why are Umbrellas called brollies and not brellies?
Sunday Selections #754
Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections. A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please. Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one. Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Brother R came to visit and brought me some old paperwork belonging to my dad, who has been dead for 25 and a half years now. They'd been stored in a container with moth balls and were quite stinky so I pegged them out on the clothes rack in the back porch three days later, most are now inside, but the heavier items such as dad's passports are still smelly so they are still out there. I now have the original copy of his natu...
No answer, but I have another question. Why are they called bumbershoots?
ReplyDeleteTo shoot other people up the bum with the umbrella tip?
DeleteVal; I've never heard bumbershoots. Is that what they call the where you are?
DeleteThis is the best explanation I could find.
ReplyDelete"The word "brolly" likely changed from "brelly" over time due to regional accents and differences in language. At the time, regional accents were much sterner than they are today, and the differences between the North and South were intense enough to cause words to change."
Mike; that makes sense, thank you.
DeleteI am clueless but English is a weird language.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; English certainly is weird.
DeleteYou believe me don't you when I say, Mike beat me to it with his explanation.
ReplyDeleteAndrew; absolutely, or as they say on TV "apsolutely" which annoys the heck out of me.
DeleteThe term "brolly" is a British slang abbreviation for "umbrella." The use of "brolly" instead of "brellie" likely stems from a playful shortening of the word, with the "o" sound creating a more informal and catchy nickname.
ReplyDeleteMelody Jacob; probably true.
Deletelollol. I love your new word, brellies. That's a great new fun word.
ReplyDeleteThe Happy Whisk; it isn't my new name, I just wondered where the "o" came from.
DeleteInteresting question R. Wouldn't have a clue.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D; probably no one really knows.
DeleteMike's explanation seems most likely. Food for thought, River.
ReplyDeletejabblog; it does make sense at least.
DeleteI have no idea, but I learned some of your words "the hard way" and hence use them without thinking, "oh, hey, only an Aussie knows!"....
ReplyDelete"Let´s meet this Arvo", a friend in Perth wrote via FB.
And I thought, "whom???? What did I miss??? Who is this guy named Arvo???"
I think I had an avo that arvo....
Iris; I can imagine how hard it was the first time you came here, but you learned fast.
DeleteThey were teasing me. But in a nice way! It was never mean!
DeleteMinus one time, 1995. An older man on a rest-area asked me where we´re heading next. "Can-ber-ra.".
"THAT´S CANBRA!!!!" Hups. Lesson learned.
Years later, Frankfurt, there was something wrong with our visa for Perth.
The German officer, "no problem, I´ll call Can-ber-ra..."
Try not to yell ;-)
Never heard the brolliies before.
ReplyDeleteDora; it must be an Australian/English thing.
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