Besides the difference in writing, they celebrate mother’s day on different days. UK is usually on the fourth Sunday of Lent (18 March in 2012) while the US celebrates it on the second Sunday in May (Info: wikipedia).
I decided to follow up the English vs english post to add more spice to this blog besides idioms.
Usually it goes
I have a sinking feeling that our team is going to loose in this weather.
This idiom is very informal
Choose your favourites (3 comics!)
If you haven’t read them you can look over here:
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them.
