I am borrowing a bike from a friend, and when he gave it to me, he said I might need a spanner to adjust the height of the seat. A "spanner?" The context made me know it must be a wrench, and sure enough that is correct. So add that one to your vocabulary.
Also, I was telling a lady that I ran to Dalkey, pronouncing it exactly as it's spelled. Her reply was,
"Oh no, we don't pronounce the 'L.' Dalkey is just like 'walk', you don't hear the 'L'."
Can you imagine my confusion? I don't know about you, but I find 'walk' to be a poor example of silencing the 'L.'
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