words- but they don't

[breezer]

Talking to a mate today who is not English, he was saying when he first learnt English he thought a book maker - made books (understandable really)

so what other words can you think of that do not do what you would think

car boot sale- they dont sell boots for cars

Boots - its a chemist, not (soley) a foot wear shop


...................you get the idea

 

[tim west]

Little man in the boat

 

[noseall]

undie-taker.

black smith.

i suppose if you wanted to watch a fight you could go to a 'scrap dealer'.

a solicitor deals in law not prostitution.

 

[noseall]

'house!', means winning an exciting money game and not particularly where you live.

'flat' is where some people live and not a sad girls chest.

'going to the pictures' is not visiting a gallery.

 

[ricicle]

A campanologist doesn't collect tents

A plumber doesn't pick plums (yes I know the correct derivation)

 

[corgiman]

A campanologist doesn't collect tents

No he collects graham norten and dale winton memorabillia

 

[tim west]

A train driver

 

[ricicle]

A train driver

Eh?

 

[tim west]

A train driver

Eh?

Well how often do you see them actually driving trains?

 

[ricicle]

A train driver

Eh?

Well how often do you see them actually driving trains?

Why are they there then ?

 

[breezer]

i can see what he is saying. (my late father was a train driver)

They dont actually drive the train, since it is on rails. they do however control its speed, brakes, stop at signals stop the right end on a platform etc, but my dad di get the hump if you said he did not drive the train

 

[tim west]

And it's not often you see them in their cabs, one dispute after another

 

[securespark]

Off licence?

 

[tim west]

Rag and Bone men

 

[breezer]

off licence and rag and bone man did just that.

off licence you buy stuff not under licens rag and bone man did collect rags and bones

thanks though guys, and keep em coming