British word of the day...

Good job Adria!  A hob is in fact, a stove.  I cannot tell you how long it took me to figure that out.  I kept looking at house descriptions online, talking about gas or electric hobs.  I honestly didn't know if that was the stove, the oven, both together, or the clothes dryer (also usually found in the kitchen here apparently).  

Today's word is easy, but just funny.  Zebra crossing.  Pronounced with a short e, as in Ned or Ted, not a long e like we would.  Zebra crossing.  As in, "Wait until traffic has stopped from both directions before entering a zebra crossing."  That sentence came from the highway code that I'm studying to get my driver's license.  Here is the sentence that follows.  "Remember that traffic does not have to stop until someone has moved onto the crossing."  So... I can't enter the zebra crossing until traffic stops, but traffic doesn't stop until I enter it.  Anyone else see a problem with that rule?  More funny highway code words to come...

P.S.  E did pass his driver's test and yesterday we practiced driving around base on the left side of the road, and he practiced some round-abouts.  So this afternoon we're heading off base for the first time to explore.  Wish us luck!