Re-Learning English and the Ghost

I've recently returned from my trip to the England where I've learned to adopt words to my vocabulary (mash, crisps, lift, return, public convenience) and use "correct" pronunciation for others (Aah-dult, TOI-let).

I stopped in a few churches in my visits to Oxford and London, and wasn't quite prepared to hear of the "Holy Ghost" during mass. Sure, I'd heard it before, but it's one thing to see it on "the telly" or in a movie. It's a completely different experience when you're following along and you find that everyone else is saying "Ghost" when you say "Spirit." Think of how YOU refer to the Holy Spirit. How would you react if someone used a word that means something else to you?

And the whole thing with cars on the other side of the road... that's another topic entirely.