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UK versus US English: Smackdown 2005 #147363 04/20/05 06:11 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,994 In a minivan, next to Elisabet... Mister Data OP Pulitzer
OP Mister Data Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,994 In a minivan, next to Elisabet...	Thought I would start this one up. I am beta reading for a UK writer and they used an unusal phrase in the following sentence. Quote The drill of a phone ringing interrupted their conversation... They are currently on vacation, er I mean holiday, and unreachable. What does 'drill' mean? James “…with God everything is possible.” Matthew 19:26. Also read Nan's Terran Underground!

Re: UK versus US English: Smackdown 2005 #147364 04/20/05 06:34 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,454 London (the one in Ontario, Ca... Wendymr Pulitzer
Wendymr Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,454 London (the one in Ontario, Ca...	Maybe the author meant 'trill'? I wouldn't describe a phone ringing as a drilling sound - it's nothing like that! Wendy Just a fly-by! waves

Re: UK versus US English: Smackdown 2005 #147365 04/20/05 08:04 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 484 The near side of the back of b... Krissie Beat Reporter
Krissie Beat Reporter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 484 The near side of the back of b...	Quote I wouldn't describe a phone ringing as a drilling sound - it's nothing like that! Not unless you have a particularly foul ring on your mobile, anyway. And there are some pretty grim things around at the moment, I can tell you. Chris

Re: UK versus US English: Smackdown 2005 #147366 04/20/05 08:13 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 184 UK Helga Hack from Nowheresville
Helga Hack from Nowheresville Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 184 UK	Unless, and this is a bit of a long shot given the small piece of context you've given us, they do mean the sound of the phone is like a drill. You know, like when it wakes you up at 2am, and it turns out to be a wrong number... I should probably return the favour with some Americanism I don't get, but I can't think of any right now... Helga Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are a fruit. Intelligence is not putting them in a fruit salad.

Re: UK versus US English: Smackdown 2005 #147367 04/20/05 09:10 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,994 In a minivan, next to Elisabet... Mister Data OP Pulitzer
OP Mister Data Pulitzer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,994 In a minivan, next to Elisabet...	This is a phone on a military base... I've given them the benefit of a doubt and suggested the following... Quote The {sharp sound} of a phone ringing interrupted their conversation... James “…with God everything is possible.” Matthew 19:26. Also read Nan's Terran Underground!

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