So technically - your home is single phase, even 240V circuits.
Well, guess you can look at it that way (maybe). I see it as 2 of 3 phases each giving 120V to neutral. If you take the difference between the 2 phases you get 240 ... but hey, I'm an engineer ... it's hard for me over simply stuff because although it gives an idea of what going on ... it's just not quite right.
This especially bugs my wife who just wants simple two second explanations. She gets really impatient if I give the two minute one, I think, because in most cases it's completely unintelligible to her.
For example ... I'd say one thing and she hears:
A base plate of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving screws are in a direct line with the panametric phlam, so fitted to the ambifacient waneshaft that side fumbling is effectively prevented.
