JW> The differences are subtle, especially to someone from a third country
 JW> who's first language is something other than English. But there are many
 JW> differences, especially in slang or casual speech. British and Australian
 JW> English are different yet again. And then there are regionalisms within a
 JW> country. These differences crop up all the time in the Cooking Echo in
 JW> which I have been active for years.

And I'm from Sweden and don't know a thing.
Where can I find this Cooking Echo? What's the official name?

  JW> Slang is the worst. In Canada "fanny" is a harmless word
for a woman's
 JW> hips. In England it's a crude word for a woman's crotch. Imagine trying to
 JW> flirt with a British girl and telling her she has a nice fanny!

I am aware of the differences in the word "fanny" thank you very much.  :-)

//Bj”rn

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