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Fizzy drinks in general are usually either "juice" (but then, so are most sweetened drinks) or possibly pop, depending on who you talk to (sometimes "fizzy pop" or "fizzy juice". All generic colas are often refered to as coke, regardless of the actual brand. All clear vauguely lemonesque "pops" are lemonade, though we would use a brand name like 7up if we wanted that particular one.
Soda is reserved for soda water (carbonated water, used as a mixer, for pitys sake, don't use it in whisky!)
Zippers are just zips, what else? Pantyhose are called tights.
I always thinik its funny when you hear Americans saying they got dressed up in good pants and vest to go out for dinner. For us that would be just a triffle underdressed, especially inthis weather!
Thrawn is a Scots word with no direct translation, it means something like stubborn or un-compliant. Digging your heals in. the best definition I ever heard was from an old shepard who used it to refer to sheep, particularly when they were bent on doing their own thing, even when it was a bad idea. Refusing to come off cliff ledges, trying to walk through gorse thickets instead of round them, that kind of thing. Remeber, highland sheep are not that docile, and as hard as nails. they bear about as much resemblance to Larry the Lamd as Vinnie Jones does to Gary Lineker. If anyone has a better definition...
Hey Peteman, good to see you still with us!
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