Another thing I've always "known" is wrong

[deckardcanine]

Quick! What's the most famous clock in London?

If you said "Big Ben," you're wrong. Turns out the clock itself has no name, and Big Ben isn't even the tower it's in. That would be St. Stephen's Tower.

No, Big Ben is the bell that chimes in connection with the clock. Which means I've never seen a photo of Big Ben.

Thank you, Express, for enlightening me to this distinction in your blurb about the clock's makeover.

Comments

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

You mean the one closer to the center of the photo?

And wouldn't it be "he," given the name?

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

The gender of bells is best left to those far more knowledgable than me.