Elevator != Lift

[SSSnail]

Trunk != Boot
Eraser != Rubber
Gasoline != Petrol
Detour != Diversion
Fries != Chips
TV != Telly
Faucet != Tap
Garbage Man != Dustman
Crazy Person != Nutter
Baseball != Rounders
Spoiled != Gone off


Discuss.

 

[Terabyte]

# != hash?

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

The people who created this language sound like a bunch of pansies. They needed us Americans to beef it up.

 

[SparkyJJO]

hood != bonnet

 

[Colt45]

america = fail?

 

[xcript]

s/!=/==/g

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Elevator != Lift Correct
Trunk != Boot Incorrect
Eraser != Rubber Correct
Gasoline != Petrol Incorrect
Detour != Diversion Correct
Fries != Chips Incorrect
TV != Telly Correct
Faucet != Tap Both are acceptable
Garbage Man != Dustman Really fucking correct
Crazy Person != Nutter Correct
Baseball != Rounders
Spoiled != Gone off Incorrect


Discuss.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Colt45
america = fail?

Correct.

 

[Turin39789]

NZ = Goat lovers

 

[Turin39789]

Dr Pizza has a New Zealand Harem

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
NZ = Goat lovers

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Turin39789
NZ = Goat lovers

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Global Thermo-Nuclear War FTW!

 

[MotF Bane]

American English. :thumbsup:

 

[DayLaPaul]

While I understand the intent of your post, I have to disagree with faucent != tap. Those terms are interchangeable all day every day.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
While I understand the intent of your post, I have to disagree with faucent != tap. Those terms are interchangeable all day every day.

never heard of one of those before

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
While I understand the intent of your post, I have to disagree with faucent != tap. Those terms are interchangeable all day every day.

Because I know to get water from a faucet, but I don't know if I should tap on my water reserve, or to tap the guy next to me to get me some water, while patiently tapping my toes on the floor before I have to tap out due to lack of water.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: SSSnail

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
While I understand the intent of your post, I have to disagree with faucent != tap. Those terms are interchangeable all day every day.

Because I know to get water from a faucet, but I don't know if I should tap on my water reserve, or to tap the guy next to me to get me some water, while patiently tapping my toes on the floor before I have to tap out due to lack of water.

fail

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Trunk != Boot
Eraser != Rubber
Gasoline != Petrol
Detour != Diversion
Fries != Chips
TV != Telly
Faucet != Tap
Garbage Man != Dustman
Crazy Person != Nutter
Baseball != Rounders
Spoiled != Gone off


Discuss.

So you call it "faucet water" instead of "tap water"

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: SSSnail
Trunk != Boot
Eraser != Rubber
Gasoline != Petrol
Detour != Diversion
Fries != Chips
TV != Telly
Faucet != Tap
Garbage Man != Dustman
Crazy Person != Nutter
Baseball != Rounders
Spoiled != Gone off


Discuss.

So you call it "faucet water" instead of "tap water"

By itself, faucet is more proper.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
American English. :thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

 

[Perknose]

SSSnail = wanker.

Discuss.

:laugh:

 

[nageov3t]

when I think of a lift, I think of a freight elevator.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Exit != Way Out

And on that note, I'm exiting this thread .

 

[foghorn67]

Truck != Lorry

 

[PepePeru]

You forgot pissed vs. drunk