tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post483105810394323842..comments2008-11-24T19:53:01.120-06:00Brit Gal Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366sukie175@hotmail.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-90502289484168334892008-11-24T19:53:00.000-06:002008-11-24T19:53:00.000-06:00hahaha I like tick. That's cool!Rheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-1917932646572936962008-11-24T15:19:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:19:00.000-06:00Ironically this came up for me literally today! One of my Brit students was in my office complaining how she couldn't find a "tick" in the Microsoft Office clip art. I warned her, well, Microsoft is an American company and so try "check"... she looked puzzled at me but found what she needed!NFAHhttp://notfromaroundhere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-23024723820249167552008-11-24T15:17:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:17:00.000-06:00I knew this one too!Bella Foxxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774148922280271644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-346120156285289562008-11-24T15:05:00.000-06:002008-11-24T15:05:00.000-06:00Fun .. and amazingly I knew this!<BR/><BR/>:-DarylDarylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-64679741929873071372008-11-24T14:03:00.000-06:002008-11-24T14:03:00.000-06:00That's what we say in Canada! I never would have thought anything about it if instructed to "Put a tick in the box."Leslie:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-31017368594437688602008-11-24T09:03:00.000-06:002008-11-24T09:03:00.000-06:00This is one of those words that I think we can usually figure out in context. Well, some of us can usually figure out!pamokchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-86196395815107173272008-11-24T08:52:00.000-06:002008-11-24T08:52:00.000-06:00Yes, I gave up on ticking a long time ago. How about the use of the word ticked to mean annoyed? I have never picked that one up.Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-38947720942509610552008-11-24T04:01:00.000-06:002008-11-24T04:01:00.000-06:00I already knew this one! Yay for me!!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16973125452842612070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-1238953946376597172008-11-24T03:40:00.000-06:002008-11-24T03:40:00.000-06:00I love your BWOTD concept. For 21 years I worked for a company headquartered in Chicago and spoke daily to many US colleagues. I quickly learnt to speak American to avoid misunderstandings.East Anglian Troyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.com