tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post8808645910579755921..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: Slip sliding awayKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-62212463560813409372013-01-16T06:02:17.893-08:002013-01-16T06:02:17.893-08:00Thanks for that, Snowparrot. I knew about "to...Thanks for that, Snowparrot. I knew about "toboggan" meaning "slide" in French and even thought of mentioning it, but had no idea it had extended to highway ramps, though you can see how it would. I love how words are so slippery and keep acquiring new meanings!Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-26650337633214716752013-01-15T18:51:44.521-08:002013-01-15T18:51:44.521-08:00When we lived in France, our landlady confused us ...When we lived in France, our landlady confused us by giving directions such as, "Go under the tobogan and turn right". In France, the toboggan is the slide, not the sliding device, and this was the local name for the overpass!Barbara Collishawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472139766192901830noreply@blogger.com