+Desertrat56 Posted December 25, 2019 #51 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 9:34 AM, Still Waters said: Purse and bag are two different things here. A purse is what we keep money in, like coins and banknotes. A bag is a handbag, shoulder bag, tote bag, shopper etc. But I think what you call a purse, we call a bag. Do you say tin or can? e.g. beans or soup can, in the olden days (when I was a child) my grandmother still said "tin can", though they had not been made out of tin in a long time. do you say "clapped eyes on" or "have seen"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 26, 2019 #52 Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/25/2019 at 2:16 AM, Debra F. II said: Automobile or vehicle? Vehicle 17 hours ago, Desertrat56 said: do you say "clapped eyes on" or "have seen"? Have seen. Do you say "fixing" to do something or "going" to do something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 26, 2019 #53 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Still Waters said: Vehicle Have seen. Do you say "fixing" to do something or "going" to do something? "Going" to, but my relatives always said "fixing to" and I did until I was in high school and people made fun of me, including my English teacher. Do you say "try to" or "try and"? Edited December 26, 2019 by Desertrat56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 28, 2019 #54 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I say "try to". Do you say "underground" or "subway"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 28, 2019 #55 Share Posted December 28, 2019 49 minutes ago, ant0n said: I say "try to". Do you say "underground" or "subway"? subway. Do you say mesa or table land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 28, 2019 #56 Share Posted December 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: subway. Do you say mesa or table land? I'd say "tableland". Do you say "courgette" or "zucchini"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra F. II Posted December 28, 2019 #57 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ant0n said: I'd say "tableland". Do you say "courgette" or "zucchini"? Zucchini Do you say "ice box" or refrigerator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 28, 2019 #58 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Debra F. II said: Zucchini Do you say "ice box" or refrigerator? When I want to sound more formal, I say "refrigerator". Otherwise, I say "fridge". ("réfrigérateur" and "frigo" in French). Do you say "crisps" or "chips" for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted December 30, 2019 #59 Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/29/2019 at 6:22 AM, ant0n said: When I want to sound more formal, I say "refrigerator". Otherwise, I say "fridge". ("réfrigérateur" and "frigo" in French). Do you say "crisps" or "chips" for this? Chips Do you say Traffic Lights or Robot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 30, 2019 #60 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Golden Duck said: Chips Do you say Traffic Lights or Robot? "Stop lights" do you say cocoa or hot chocolate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 30, 2019 #61 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: "Stop lights" do you say cocoa or hot chocolate? I say "hot chocolate" ("chocolat chaud" in French, literally). Do you say "to hop up and down" or "to prance around"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 30, 2019 #62 Share Posted December 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, ant0n said: I say "hot chocolate" ("chocolat chaud" in French, literally). Do you say "to hop up and down" or "to prance around"? Those mean two different things to me. Hop up and down, literally, and prance around means raisiing your knees higher than you need to in order to walk. Do you say "Hi!" or "Hello"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 30, 2019 #63 Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: Those mean two different things to me. Hop up and down, literally, and prance around means raisiing your knees higher than you need to in order to walk. Do you say "Hi!" or "Hello"? I regularly say both. Do you say "in accordance with something" or "in keeping with something"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted December 30, 2019 #64 Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, ant0n said: I regularly say both. Do you say "in accordance with something" or "in keeping with something"? It depends on who I am talking and what subject. Do you say "the boogie man" or "La Llorona" or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 30, 2019 #65 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: It depends on who I am talking and what subject. Do you say "the boogie man" or "La Llorona" or something else? I don't use that kind of words, in any language. I think it's said "croquemitaine" in French, which English translation is "bogeyman". Do you say "undertaker" or "mortician"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra F. II Posted December 31, 2019 #66 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 12/30/2019 at 10:57 AM, ant0n said: I don't use that kind of words, in any language. I think it's said "croquemitaine" in French, which English translation is "bogeyman". Do you say "undertaker" or "mortician"? Both, Do you say Hot cakes or pancakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted December 31, 2019 #67 Share Posted December 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Debra F. II said: Both, Do you say Hot cakes or pancakes? I say "pancakes". Do you say "of course" or "naturally"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted January 1, 2020 #68 Share Posted January 1, 2020 19 hours ago, ant0n said: I say "pancakes". Do you say "of course" or "naturally"? I say "of course" or "claro que si" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted January 5, 2020 #69 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Do you say: potatoes, tatties or spuds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted January 5, 2020 #70 Share Posted January 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Still Waters said: Do you say: potatoes, tatties or spuds? I say 'potatoes' in English. (We informally say 'patates' in French.) Do you say: - spectacles? - eyeglasses? - glasses? - else? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted January 6, 2020 #71 Share Posted January 6, 2020 glasses Do you say "hoover" or " vacuum" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittens Are Jerks Posted January 6, 2020 #72 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Vacuum. We 'hoover' food LOL, not carpets. When at a restaurant do you ask for the 'bill' or the 'check'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra F. II Posted January 8, 2020 #73 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 10:15 AM, Kittens Are Jerks said: Vacuum. We 'hoover' food LOL, not carpets. When at a restaurant do you ask for the 'bill' or the 'check'? The bill. Do you say: ass or donkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant0n Posted January 8, 2020 #74 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I say 'donkey'. Do you say 'hippopotamus' or 'hippo'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted January 8, 2020 #75 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hippo. Cheque or check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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