UK garage (UKG) is a bass-heavy electronic dance music genre from England, emerging in the early 1990s, defined by syncopated, shuffled rhythms, heavy basslines, chopped vocal samples, and often irregular "2-step" or 4/4 beats, blending influences from US garage house, jungle, R&B, and hip hop to create an energetic, dancefloor-focused sound. It was hugely popular in the late 90s, spawning subgenres like speed garage and 2-step, and heavily influenced grime and dubstep.
History: Old Irish “carr” comes from Common Celtic *karso-. The Gaulish word for a two-wheeled wagon, “carros”, was borrowed into Latin as “carrus”, from which it passed through Old North French into English as “car”.
In Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa "garage" and "forecourt" are still commonly used. Similarly, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, the term "service station" describes any petrol station; Australians and New Zealanders also call it a "servo".
Garage (residential), a building or part of a building for storing one or more vehicles. Automobile repair shop, also called a garage, where vehicles are serviced and repaired. Bus garage, a building or complex used for storage of buses when not in use.
Noun, Canadian. A "Parkade" is a building or other construction, usually consisting of multiple levels, designed for the parking of motor vehicles. In the United States, referred to commonly as a "parking garage."
In Irish mythology, Donn ("the dark one", from Proto-Celtic: *Dhuosnos) is an ancestor of the Gaels and is believed to have been a god of the dead. Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn (the "house of Donn" or "house of the dark one"), where the souls of the dead gather.
Mo Shearc (pronounced 'hark'): Means 'my love' Another simple version of 'mo ghrá'. Mo Rúnsearc (pronounced 'roon-hark'): Literally means 'my secret love', there is no direct equivalent in English. Mo Mhuirnin (pronounced 'mur-neen'): Means 'my little darling' or 'my dear', a more formal phrase.
Fags refer to cigarettes in Ireland, and while occasionally people may use the word in a nastier context, it's mainly understood to mean cigarettes. Example: I've got a couple of fags left.
While you may imagine luxury vehicles at the top of the bill, the humble Ford Fiesta actually takes the top spot in the most stolen cars, with the VW Golf and the Ford Focus also being popular to steal. So, you shouldn't consider any model, however 'average', safe from car thieves!
British people primarily call gas stations petrol stations, but also frequently use filling stations, garages, or just "the services" (especially on motorways for places with fuel and food). "Petrol" is the British term for gasoline, so they look for a place to buy "petrol" or "diesel".
A filling station attendant or gas station attendant (also known as a gas jockey in the US and Canada) is a worker at a full-service filling station who performs services other than accepting payment. Tasks usually include pumping fuel, cleaning windshields, and checking vehicle oil levels.
