The lovely collection of items pictured above reminds me of a term I've heard quite often over the course of my stay in the UK, "bits and bobs." The English (in the Midlands at least, as I really can't speak for anywhere else) use it as a term that pretty much directly corresponds to the more commonly used in America "odds and ends." However, I like the English term better, as the alliteration just comes across in a very pleasing way to me for some reason.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
On Language: England's "Bits and Bobs"
The lovely collection of items pictured above reminds me of a term I've heard quite often over the course of my stay in the UK, "bits and bobs." The English (in the Midlands at least, as I really can't speak for anywhere else) use it as a term that pretty much directly corresponds to the more commonly used in America "odds and ends." However, I like the English term better, as the alliteration just comes across in a very pleasing way to me for some reason.
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