I don't use it, but that might be regional. I'd stick to cutlery.
~Evie
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I don't use it, but that might be regional. I'd stick to cutlery.
~Evie
Silverware is more used in a posh restaraunt you can always here people going get the silverware, or something along those lines, there is also a thing called Silverservice, (at least I think its that), where you are a waiter that serves food with a spoon and fork onto people's plates.
Correct me if I'm wrong on the Silverserivce thing, because I have a funny feeling I am. Also where I'm from we normally just say knives and forks instead of cutlery.
- Hannah
Let's say two people want to go get married, but they want to do it FAST without the trouble of a church wedding. Can you give me any info on how they'd do that without going to Vegas?
I know all about how people would go to Scotland in the Pride and Prejudice era and stuff like that, but I'd like to know about how you'd go about it nowadays (and don't be cheeky and say they'd skip the trouble of getting married altogether!) I know a bit about American marriage stuff, but I know that the laws and things are a little bit different in England. What sort of place would you go to get married?
Clarification: These two people are eloping, so no one else knows they're getting married except one or two others.
Gretna Green is a popular place to get married in secret. ;) It's right at the south of Scotland, and famous for runaway weddings.
~Evie
People can also go to their local town hall or civic center and in normal clothes can just exchange vows and leave in time for tea. :)
What, erm, precisely is a 'civic center'? These characters are in London because they're staying at the Leaky Cauldron, so I don't think a 'town hall' would apply.
In 1850s' London, would "all right?" be frequently used as a question tag? So far I have steered from using it, prefering much more formal manners of speech, but in a sentece like this (a young adult speking to his eleven-year-old sister) “But I will be back before dinner. If you want, we can work on Ruth’s picture tonight, all right?”, does it sound 19th century British English enough?
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Just a registry office, really. Pretty much the same thing. My mum had her wedding at a registry office, and there was a lot of planning but, really, if there was a space, you could probably just go and mary on impulse. :D :p
~Evie
I think, 'is that okay?' would work better,or 'is that all right?'.Quote:
Originally Posted by kehribar
If anyone else has any suggestions, because my mind has gone blank.
- Hannah x
Actually, "okay" was originally an Americanism. It started becoming popular in the U.S. in the latter half of the 19th century, so it would not have been popular in London at that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gorgeous_Ginny