Buffy Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 When I was in school, I too learned that the English used rubbers to erase pencil writings...I'm sure they'd work as long as you avoided the lubricated kind. In order to avoid indecency of course you'd need a banana or a flashlight ("torch" if you're a Brit!)... :) Prophylactically,Buffy Quote
Jay-qu Posted October 31, 2006 Report Posted October 31, 2006 It seems that we do indeed follow the brits closely, torch and rubber are both the norm here.. Quote
ughaibu Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 Americans calling a route a "rout" is one I find distracting. Quote
Monomer Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 My sister went over to America and was talking about buying thongs, and was a little embarrassed to find out that thongs in the US are actually what we aussies call a g-string, and what she really wanted were flip-flops Quote
TheBigDog Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Posted November 1, 2006 My sister went over to America and was talking about buying thongs, and was a little embarrassed to find out that thongs in the US are actually what we aussies call a g-string, and what she really wanted were flip-flopsShe only missed by a few years. When I was a kid thongs gave you a sore between your toes. Bill Quote
Monomer Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 She only missed by a few years. When I was a kid thongs gave you a sore between your toes. Bill It's interesting how words change meaning over time, or are replaced. So thongs were footware in the US for a while, then someone decided they'd be underware instead and flip-flops would be the footware. It catches on and before you know it the whole country has adopted the new language. Also, in Australia what we call a jumper, Americans call a sweatshirt. Quote
TheBigDog Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Posted November 1, 2006 It's interesting how words change meaning over time, or are replaced. So thongs were footware in the US for a while, then someone decided they'd be underware instead and flip-flops would be the footware. It catches on and before you know it the whole country has adopted the new language. Also, in Australia what we call a jumper, Americans call a sweatshirt.To make it worse it is probably regional in the US. Bill Quote
Jay-qu Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 root :P What meaning do you make of it? I heard there is a store in canada called 'roots' Quote
TheFaithfulStone Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 In the south, it's a coke - period. Any kind of "soft drink." The best thing about Waffle House is ordering a coke and being asked "What kind?" TFS Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 Also, in Australia what we call a jumper, Americans call a sweatshirt. Yeah... things like that are regional in the US. A lot of people where I live call sweatshirts "hoodies". Quote
InfiniteNow Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 root :shrug: What meaning do you make of it?First thought? Pretty bad *** music... http://www.google.com/musicsearch?hl=en&q=music%3A+the+roots Quote
pgrmdave Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 A lot of people where I live call sweatshirts "hoodies". Well, there are sweatshirts with and without hoods - those with hoods can properly be called "hoodies". Quote
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