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One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 21:22 - Apr 9 by jeera
Why are they called rounds?
When we moved to Suffolk I'd not heard that before and spent years wondering if a round meant a slice or a sandwich.
It seemed to mean different things to different people.
So when faced with, "How many rounds would you like?" I never quite knew what was coming.
I didn't think it was known in Suffolk. When I was growing up in London I was asked how many rounds of bread I wanted. If I ask that to my wife she never understands what I am talking about.
“Hello, I'm your MP. Actually I'm not. I'm your candidate. Gosh.”
Boris Johnson canvassing in Henley, 2005.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:00 - Apr 9 by Lord_Lucan
I didn't think it was known in Suffolk. When I was growing up in London I was asked how many rounds of bread I wanted. If I ask that to my wife she never understands what I am talking about.
I guess it's more widespread than we realised.
Another that used to confuse me as a kid was someone saying some foodstuff 'ate well'.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 21:22 - Apr 9 by jeera
Why are they called rounds?
When we moved to Suffolk I'd not heard that before and spent years wondering if a round meant a slice or a sandwich.
It seemed to mean different things to different people.
So when faced with, "How many rounds would you like?" I never quite knew what was coming.
Slices are what you get of that pappy stuff that comes pre ‘sliced’. Horrible stuff! A ‘round’ of bread was something you cut from a proper loaf, bought - often warm - uncut.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:10 - Apr 9 by Vic
Slices are what you get of that pappy stuff that comes pre ‘sliced’. Horrible stuff! A ‘round’ of bread was something you cut from a proper loaf, bought - often warm - uncut.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:06 - Apr 9 by jeera
I guess it's more widespread than we realised.
Another that used to confuse me as a kid was someone saying some foodstuff 'ate well'.
"Those peaches are good, they eat well."
What?
That sounds like a northern thing.
The round of bread thing has evolved over the years. If I am making a sandwich and ask wifey if she wants one I no longer ask how many rounds of bread as I know it will confuse her.
So, I ask how many slices? and then she says "Three"! I swear to god she always says three - so I am forced to make a sandwich and also a folded piece of bread.
I don't know why but this really gets up my goat. I would rather she said four slices and left a bit.
“Hello, I'm your MP. Actually I'm not. I'm your candidate. Gosh.”
Boris Johnson canvassing in Henley, 2005.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:47 - Apr 9 by Lord_Lucan
That sounds like a northern thing.
The round of bread thing has evolved over the years. If I am making a sandwich and ask wifey if she wants one I no longer ask how many rounds of bread as I know it will confuse her.
So, I ask how many slices? and then she says "Three"! I swear to god she always says three - so I am forced to make a sandwich and also a folded piece of bread.
I don't know why but this really gets up my goat. I would rather she said four slices and left a bit.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:47 - Apr 9 by Lord_Lucan
That sounds like a northern thing.
The round of bread thing has evolved over the years. If I am making a sandwich and ask wifey if she wants one I no longer ask how many rounds of bread as I know it will confuse her.
So, I ask how many slices? and then she says "Three"! I swear to god she always says three - so I am forced to make a sandwich and also a folded piece of bread.
I don't know why but this really gets up my goat. I would rather she said four slices and left a bit.
"Three". That's excellent.
It's almost like she's lived with a cantankerous so and so for years and learned a few tricks of her own!
Ha.
As for 'they eat well', that was a local farmer/greengrocer on Stowmarket market when I was maybe 12 years old. Horrible ignorant man, he asked my dad if I was a bit thick because I hadn't heard it before.
The old chap said "if you want to give the boy a game of chess I'll put down whatever [amount of money] you fancy", but he didn't take him up on it.
The greengrocer had never heard of local dialects and I struggled to understand a word he said.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:47 - Apr 9 by Lord_Lucan
That sounds like a northern thing.
The round of bread thing has evolved over the years. If I am making a sandwich and ask wifey if she wants one I no longer ask how many rounds of bread as I know it will confuse her.
So, I ask how many slices? and then she says "Three"! I swear to god she always says three - so I am forced to make a sandwich and also a folded piece of bread.
I don't know why but this really gets up my goat. I would rather she said four slices and left a bit.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 22:52 - Apr 9 by J2BLUE
I think your wife has it spot on. Three slices is ideal.
I don't think she ever really wants three. She has just learned what really winds Lucan up. See her answer to the pizza question. She does it every time.
One slice of bread folded over with a filling. on 21:17 - Apr 9 by Lord_Lucan
It is one round of bread folded in half.
Two rounds of bread filled and sliced corner to corner. When you go to ‘buy a sandwich for lunch’ from M&S or wherever, you expect two slices of bread, sliced corner to corner and sealed in infernal triangular plastic packaging. One slice of bread is half a sandwich and an impending riot.
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