is it dishwater or ditchwater?
 

Is the saying
Dull as dishwater?
or
Dull as ditchwater?

I always thought dishwater but on a thread in the bb section someone said ditchwater, thoughts please?

I'd say ditchwater as it has a slight ring to it but it's a good question lol

Edit: I've just asked my mum and she says its dishwater :laugh:

It can be either I think

ditch water.

dishwater

Dishwater

It just depends on where you live I think because it can be either.

I say dish water

I had never even heard of ditchwater lol

Dish

My dishwater is exiting.

dish water

what is a ditchwater

Really?Where to?Down the plug hole i hope:joker:

..I always thought it was ditch water...

A ditch is a type of shallow trench or gully dug beside a road, I believe the intention is to take water from the road when it's raining, so the road won't get flooded. And ditch water is mostly dirty and yea very dull.

If you google image what a ditch is, a lot of them will have water

http://i.imgur.com/CfQj59G.jpg

In the city gutters are used for pretty much the same purpose, however they usually direct the rainwater down drains, whereas I believe the ditch water is just left to evaporate, I may be wrong.

Anyhoo, the fact so many don't know what a ditch or ditch water is (maybe it's a rural thing), the saying switched to dishwater, something more people had experience with.

dishwater. who the **** ever uses ditch water???

seriously, that's some redneck **** thinking it's DITCH water lol

are you a redneck?

They're both in the dictionary em

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...-or-ditchwater

that doesn't answer my question.

Well yer mums wrong ! the original saying is ditchwater

:laugh2: nope I'm not a redneck, although I really like listening to the deep southern accent.

I just like words and phrases, and where they come from.

I guess it just depends as people are different and I'd say you can use both words for one saying :laugh: