Travel language for dummies; or, How to communicate anywhere

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 2, 2016 – Travel is contagious. For some it takes longer than others to become afflicted with the malady. But once bitten by the parasite of wanderlust, the disease is often incurable.

One potentially major barrier for novice travelers is language. Many first-timers solve that problem by initially visiting places where English is more or less spoken as it is as home.

True, there can be bumps along the way such as “chips” for French fries, “crisps” for potato chips, a “lift” for an elevator or “shagging” which means making love rather than a popular dance in the southern region of the United States.

It’s all part of a traveler’s initiation into the world of global communication and understanding. For example, Sussex in England means “the place of the South Saxons.” Similarly Essex is “East Saxony” and Wessex is “West Saxony.”

Norfolk is the “place of the North Folk” while Suffolk is the same in the south.

Many visitors enjoy demonstrating newfound linguistic expertise after a trip to the U.K. by writing with historical flair. This can be accomplished by adding a few specific letters to certain words. Thus, when the letter “E” is added to the end of a word such as “olde” it becomes far more impressive than the version we use today. Add the word “ye” to front of it to create “ye olde” and now you have really traveled back in time.

The letter “u,” or

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