WORD'S WORTH BY AMY WALLACE The first person to e-mail us with the correct answers will win a $25 gift certificate from Borders Books & Music.

trans-atlantic bloopers in the Beatles' "A Day in the Life," there's a line that refers to Blackburn, Lancashire, in England. I'm sure it's the only reference Americans have for Lancashire, England, and there's a reason why. Blackburn is not a smokin' place. I know 'cause I went there. The best knife collector's shop in all of England is in this God-forsaken depressing town, and I was power-shopping for daggers. When I got there, the proprietor of Blades-R-Us, or whatever it was called, was thrilled to see me, a Yank. Usually in England they're not interested if you're a Yank. Big deal. But out there in Blackburn, I was a novelty, especially for the stiletto king, a big, swarthy guy with bad skin. And here's why: He wanted to tell me, he was dying to tell me, his favorite story of Anglo/American bloopering. "You're from California?" he asked. "I been to California. Bloody great place. I was in a rock band, see -- yeah, I was -- and we was touring and I met this bird I fancied. So I rang up her house and her father answered, and I said, 'Oh, I was just going to knock up your daughter.' And he told me to fuck off and hung up, ha ha ha ha ha ha!" The poor fellow had been completely mystified -- he had only intended to give the young lady a morning wake-up call. Other confusions have been known to occur when Americans are told to "keep your pecker up" -- "pecker" meaning chin -- or when they are asked in a stationary store if they'd care to buy some rubbers ("rubbers" are erasers). Likewise, "give me a tinkle" means "call me on the phone," and "pissed" is not angry, but drunk. Reverse confusion occurs when Americans say, "I was busy on the job" -- "on the job" is slang for having sex. And "napkins" are diapers -- table napkins are called "serviettes." The worst story I heard concerned the travels of a friend named Randy, who went to London on vacation. Every time he introduced himself and said, "Hi, I'm Randy," people turned red and burst out laughing. It was days before anyone told him he was saying "Hi, I'm horny." Here's a list of American words. Name their British equivalents: 1. billboard 2. bobby pin 3. nauseated 4. panty hose 5. scallions 6. sweater 7. thumbtack 8. zipper Here's a list of words in their American spellings. Write them as they are spelled in Britain: 1. color 2. center 3. jewelry 4. aluminum 5. check 6. jail 7. whisky 8. maneuver 9. license Are your answers and other information all filled in? Then press the SUBMIT ANSWERS button below. This quickly sends your answers back to Salon. There is no need to press this button twice. Please enter your e-mail address: Please enter your full name: June 20, 1997 The winner of the last Word's Worth was David Grafstein, who was the first to answer the following questions correctly: 1. Match these vernacular descriptions with the foods they describe: 1. Limping Susan 2. Jolly Boys 3. Shoo-fly Pie 4. Grunt 5. Cape Cod Turkey 6. Barefoot Bread 7. Hush Puppies 8. Snickerdoodles 9. Fandaddies 10. Dirty Rice 11. Pigs in Blankets 12. Hoppin' John 13. S'mores 14. Crawdads A. Fat-fried corn bread balls B. Fried clams C. Cinnamon sugar cookies D. Doughnut holes E. Black-eyed peas and rice F. Crayfish G. Fruit dessert and dumpling topping H. Codfish balls I. Poultry giblets and rice J. Hot dogs wrapped in crust K. Corn pone L. Rice and okra M. Egg, molasses, brown sugar pie of Pennsylvania Dutch N. Toasted marshmallows, chocolate squares, graham crackers Answers: 1-L, 2-D, 3-M, 4-G, 5-H, 6-K, 7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-I, 11-J, 12-E, 13-N, 14-F 2. The following is prison speak for food. Match the word with the food item. 1. Chalk 2. Punk 3. Bombs 4. Stinkers 5. Sand 6. Mystery 7. Dago 8. Gospel Bird A. Onions B. Bread C. Macaroni D. Milk E. Chicken F. Sugar G. Eggs H. Meat loaf Answers: 1-D, 2-B, 3-G, 4-A, 5-F, 6-H, 7-C, 8-E Amy Wallace is the co-author of many books, including "The Book of Lists," and the author of "The Prodigy," a biography, "Desire," a novel, and Salon's Listress quiz. She lives in Los Angeles.