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Tourism and Trains 14:43 - Jan 21 with 9745 viewsBoston

Who the fck uses the word tube? I never did, my mates never did, it was always the Underground. I’m sure back in WW2 that may have been the common description for this means of travel but, like ‘bobbies on bicycles, two by two’, it’s ancient history. Back me up or re-educate, I’m forever telling North American tourists that the word ‘tooob’ went down with the Ark.
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Tourism and Trains on 14:47 - Jan 21 with 5668 viewsSnipper

I work on the Underground, and I never call it the tube.

I also hate the word customers. They’re passengers/punters.
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Tourism and Trains on 14:54 - Jan 21 with 5638 viewsdannyblue

West London born and bred but I take the choob. I can’t be relied upon though. Mum was American and I enjoy saying orEgano rather than oregARRRno. Prefer rocket to arugula though, while I’m on the subject. Why use Italian when you’ve got a perfectly good English word?
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Tourism and Trains on 14:57 - Jan 21 with 5633 viewsSimonJames

I stopped using the phrase "The Tube" when it became a telly programme.

I say "passengers" ... or lemmings.

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Tourism and Trains on 15:25 - Jan 21 with 5576 viewsBoston

Tourism and Trains on 14:54 - Jan 21 by dannyblue

West London born and bred but I take the choob. I can’t be relied upon though. Mum was American and I enjoy saying orEgano rather than oregARRRno. Prefer rocket to arugula though, while I’m on the subject. Why use Italian when you’ve got a perfectly good English word?


Rocket = Roquette.
The same as many common vegetables, the name depends whether your country / chefs / cookery book writers were more influenced by Italy or France.

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Tourism and Trains on 15:27 - Jan 21 with 5562 viewssmegma

I work at Shepherds Bush tube station.
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Tourism and Trains on 15:31 - Jan 21 with 5546 viewssmegma

Tourism and Trains on 15:25 - Jan 21 by Boston

Rocket = Roquette.
The same as many common vegetables, the name depends whether your country / chefs / cookery book writers were more influenced by Italy or France.


Do you eat zuchini??
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Tourism and Trains on 15:33 - Jan 21 with 5532 viewsMick_S

Coriander is NOT Cilantro.

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Tourism and Trains on 15:35 - Jan 21 with 5515 viewsMetallica_Hoop

I always call it the tube, though I'm aware parts are 'overground' and others 'Cut and shut'.

I heard a kid as I cycled past last week (4/5 ageish) call the siren in the distance a 'neenaw' which made me smile as we haven't used them for about 15 years.
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Tourism and Trains on 15:45 - Jan 21 with 5472 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Tourism and Trains on 15:35 - Jan 21 by Metallica_Hoop

I always call it the tube, though I'm aware parts are 'overground' and others 'Cut and shut'.

I heard a kid as I cycled past last week (4/5 ageish) call the siren in the distance a 'neenaw' which made me smile as we haven't used them for about 15 years.
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In Dublin, I've heard kids call the ambulance the 'beebaw'.

On-topic, I think I switch between saying 'underground' and 'choob'.

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Tourism and Trains on 16:01 - Jan 21 with 5424 viewsKonk

It’s always been the tube in our family. I also quite often hear/say ‘Tube’ in relation to stations e.g. “Come out of Archway tube, turn right...”.

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Tourism and Trains on 16:03 - Jan 21 with 5417 viewsBlackCrowe

Tube

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Tourism and Trains on 16:06 - Jan 21 with 5403 viewsCroydonCaptJack

I have always called it the Tube to differentiate it from the other railways. No big deal is it?

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Tourism and Trains on 16:11 - Jan 21 with 5376 viewsKonk

Tourism and Trains on 16:06 - Jan 21 by CroydonCaptJack

I have always called it the Tube to differentiate it from the other railways. No big deal is it?


Tube driver or Underground Train driver?

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Tourism and Trains on 16:13 - Jan 21 with 5371 viewsCliff

It's always been the tube in my family
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Tourism and Trains on 16:21 - Jan 21 with 5341 viewsdannyblue

Tourism and Trains on 15:25 - Jan 21 by Boston

Rocket = Roquette.
The same as many common vegetables, the name depends whether your country / chefs / cookery book writers were more influenced by Italy or France.


Ahah! Now I know. There must be an old English word somewhere too.

Reminds me of a great article which explains why a true feminist should not use the word vagina (from latin for sheath, ie a word defined by the penis) but instead a wonderful old English word with its roots in protonindoeuropean words for creation.
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Tourism and Trains on 16:22 - Jan 21 with 5340 viewsBoston

Tourism and Trains on 16:11 - Jan 21 by Konk

Tube driver or Underground Train driver?


I’m going Tube
I’m going Underground

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Tourism and Trains on 16:28 - Jan 21 with 5320 viewsrunningman75

I would say tube though important to differentiate that for underground trains only and not for the London Overground which I also travel on regularly.
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Tourism and Trains on 16:55 - Jan 21 with 5279 viewsPlanetHonneywood

Tourism and Trains on 15:33 - Jan 21 by Mick_S

Coriander is NOT Cilantro.


While we’re on the subject, let’s go back a step....it’s herbs with an ‘h’ not ‘erbs with an ‘h’!!

After all: the Eagles didn’t sing about ‘otel California or Pharrell sing his ‘eart out to urge us to be ‘appy.

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Tourism and Trains on 17:13 - Jan 21 with 5233 viewsR_from_afar

A female friend comes from Bristol and is softly spoken, with quite a strong local accent. She was once heard to say "herbs" without pronouncing the "h" and since then, goes by the nickname 'Erbs.

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Tourism and Trains on 17:21 - Jan 21 with 5211 viewsLythamR

Tourism and Trains on 16:22 - Jan 21 by Boston

I’m going Tube
I’m going Underground


And i'm down in an underground station at Midnight!

hmmm
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Tourism and Trains on 17:30 - Jan 21 with 5187 viewsNov77

alan brazil says 'tube' quite a lot.

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Tourism and Trains on 17:40 - Jan 21 with 5159 viewsCroydonCaptJack

Tourism and Trains on 16:11 - Jan 21 by Konk

Tube driver or Underground Train driver?


Down in a Tube Station at Midnight or an Underground Station?



edit, someone beat me to it !
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Tourism and Trains on 17:47 - Jan 21 with 5136 viewsBoston

Tourism and Trains on 16:55 - Jan 21 by PlanetHonneywood

While we’re on the subject, let’s go back a step....it’s herbs with an ‘h’ not ‘erbs with an ‘h’!!

After all: the Eagles didn’t sing about ‘otel California or Pharrell sing his ‘eart out to urge us to be ‘appy.


Oooh, worra 'bout filleting (phill-it-in) fish, filet (fi-la) surely!

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Tourism and Trains on 17:48 - Jan 21 with 5131 viewsBoston

Tourism and Trains on 15:31 - Jan 21 by smegma

Do you eat zuchini??


Not if I can help it.

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Tourism and Trains on 17:49 - Jan 21 with 5128 viewsBenny_the_Ball

Tube or Underground, both are used interchangeably by myself, family and friends. Trains is used to describe overground rail services.
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