Show variations of the english language BT joun jons B x HITTELL bittell entered according to act of congress in the yer year A D 1859 in the clerks office of the united states Ds D erict court for the southern district ol 01 california go ahead is of american origin and is little used by the british who usually say ila all right in cases where americans aou would d say go ahead aheady it has been said that the two phrases describe most forcibly and truly their brevity considered the general spirit of the two nations respectively respective to graduate in the eted united states means to take a degree in an institution of learning in england the word takes the passive form he was graduated hack in america usually means a hackney coach in Englan dit generally means a livery stable horse ilar flar hardware dware man hardware merchant and hardware dealer are the common american names for the persons usually called iron mongers bongers in england help is ia a common american word for servant but bat it is not used so much now as formerly to hold on is a common american vulgarism for stop it is probably derived from the i german an halten halt an on homely bomely is known to the americans generally by no other signification than that of blain featured not handsome in england that la Is a secondary meaning webster defines the word to mean of plain features rude coarse not fine or elegant 21 2 1 according to richardson homely means pertaining to home domestic private having the plainness and simplicity of home and thus thus plain simple unadorned I 1 to improve verb has obtained in the united st states ates the new signification to erect fixtures on land thus a man putting up houses stables fences ances etc is said to to improve the fix tures ures erected are called improvements kool sla pronounced coal coat slaw is an american word of german origin meaning cabbage bage salad to let is the common sign on vacant houses in n american towns whereas the english say to be let persons familiar only with the american form lose something of the point of the he old story about the gentleman who going to 0 o examine a house marked to be let found a very pretty maid in charge and asked whether she was to be let with the house she curtsied and replied no sir I 1 am to be let aloney alone y levee this word which has the accent on the he first is often pronounced levee lev ee is used in the united states to designate ceremonious reception parties by important personages whether given in in the morning or evening as the presidents levee tom thumbs levee 2 ac in england a levee in accordance with its signification in the original french is restricted to morning rece receptions eions loafer american for Io lounger unger probably derived from the german laufer which means meana runner a fellow who runs about to loaf to act the idler zoa loa loan loab is frequently used as a verb in the united states but ut seldom in england where lend end is the common word to lobby means to attempt by non members to exercise an influence over the votes of members of a legislative body lobby members are the persons who engage in lobbying the lobby member has particular measures which he favors he is acquainted with their merits which he explains to the members whom he urges to action such significations as lobby lobby through and lobby member have were necessary to such a legislative nation as the american and no good objection can be made to the words themselves to lobby through is to get a bill adopted by lobbying locate is used by the americans in the sense of to designate and determine the place of as a committee was appointed to locate a chura churn church or court house to select mark out pur purchaser chasel or lay claim to a tract of land to settle as he has located himself blu bin self seif in st pauls 1 on the bank of west creek ac |