Re: lith book & papers

[Bertha Adamson <badamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Rudman wrote:
> 
> >Side note: I thought one of the reasons for the different publishing dates in
> >the US and UK was to "americanize" the US version, but that doesn't seem to be
> >the case.  It's a good thing I read enough English mysteries and watch enough
> >PBS to know what he means by "darkroom torch." Otherwise, I might have become
> >quite alarmed.  :-)
> 
> You'll have to explain this one to me Bertha!
> Tim
> 

Just that in American English, a "Torch" usually means a big flaming stick,
such as the villagers use to chase the monster through the woods in
Frankenstein movies, or some device emitting a flame.  I could just imagine
saying to my housemates, "I didn't mean to burn down the house - I was just
checking the shadows on my lith print".  :-)

In the US, generally we refer to a handheld light-emitting battery-powered
device as a flashlight. Although, I guess that, too, can sound rather scary.
There are other vernacular differences but I found that one the most amusing.


Bertha

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