1496-Intro-The-Prodigal-Tongue by A Way with Words published on 2018-04-16T00:09:38Z If you think they refer to umbrellas as bumbershoots in the UK, think again. The word bumbershoot actually originated in the United States; in Britain, it's a brolly. You'll learn that and much more about the differences between British English and American English in the marvelous new book The Prodigal Tongue, by linguist Lynne Murphy. http://waywordradio.org