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kazzmir
Member #1,786
December 2001
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Completely OT but people in the UK seem to choose words that are more bland/generic than their american counter-part. british | american queue | line mobile | cell/cellphone auto | car flat | apartment I'm sure there are others. |
Vanneto
Member #8,643
May 2007
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AFAIK: They don't call it Auto, but rather Automobile. They don't call cellphones Mobile either I think, but Mobile phones. A Flat is not an apartment but rather an apartment building. In capitalist America bank robs you. |
Jeff Bernard
Member #6,698
December 2005
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I thought a flat was just a loft. -- |
bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Jonatan Hedborg said: Actually, it's because you are a dirty cheeseburger-inhaling yank (no offense ) Technically, I'm a Canuck. -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
Thomas Fjellstrom
Member #476
June 2000
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Quote: They don't call it Auto, but rather Automobile. They don't call cellphones Mobile either I think, but Mobile phones. A Flat is not an apartment but rather an apartment building. Totally wrong. A flat is a single appartment, Mobile is short for Mobile Tellephone (short forms are used much more often), same goes for Auto. Quote: Technically, I'm a Canuck. Not at heart -- |
nonnus29
Member #2,606
August 2002
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I got a call from the HR person and I passed the test, so now I'm going in for a face to face, haven't scheduled a time yet...
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OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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Congratulations. [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
Indeterminatus
Member #737
November 2000
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Yay for nonnus29 \o/ Congratulations. _______________________________ |
Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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There is no competition for entry level positions. I'm sure you'll be accepted and quickly be moved up the ranks next to the few people who know what they are doing. |
piccolo
Member #3,163
January 2003
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beleave it or not, its all a trick they need you but in order command you properly they need to make you be leave that you where hand picked and lucky to be hired. They do the same thing in the army. wow |
bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Congrats, nonnus29! -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
nonnus29
Member #2,606
August 2002
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Thanks guys!
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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Quote: I'm sure there are others. American / English: Elevator / Lift |
Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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Soda / Pop / Coke splits USA. Soda: North East and California (and other small regions like Illinois/Missouri stateline) |
Neil Black
Member #7,867
October 2006
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Quote: Coke: Crazy South And that can cause a lot of frustration when you can't have caffeine.
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piccolo
Member #3,163
January 2003
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I was asking for Rolls in American and the girl though i was playing with her. wow |
Johan Halmén
Member #1,550
September 2001
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bamccaig said: I don't think English-as-a-first-language speakers would ever refer to a line up as a queue. But you are from Onontario, not Queuebec. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Years of thorough research have revealed that what people find beautiful about the Mandelbrot set is not the set itself, but all the rest. |
bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Matthew Leverton said: Soda / Pop / Coke splits USA. And Canada. I've had this discussion on Counter-Strike: Source before. There were players from Canada and America and all 3 terms were used by players from both... Johan Halmén said: But you are from Onontario, not Queuebec.
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OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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Quote: Soda / Pop / Coke splits USA. Do I understand it like that if you order soda/pop/coke you get Coca-Cola? Or is it used for a generic drink with CO2? [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Soda, pop, coke, and cola generally refer to "carbonated soft drinks". -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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Ok, thanks for explanation. [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
Thomas Fjellstrom
Member #476
June 2000
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Cola never refers to a generic carbonated soft drink. Cola itself is a type of soft drink, being the dark coloured one (like pepsi and coke). However, many places (restaurants) serve only Pepsi or only Coke, so you don't really have a choice. Asking for cola will get you whichever the place happens to serve. -- |
bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Thomas Fjellstrom said: Cola never refers to a generic carbonated soft drink. Cola itself is a type of soft drink, being the dark coloured one (like pepsi and coke). However, many places (restaurants) serve only Pepsi or only Coke, so you don't really have a choice. Asking for cola will get you whichever the place happens to serve. In some places cola is used to refer to any carbonated soft drink. Asking for cola from a restaurant will typically result in a prompt from the waiter to confirm that you're alright with either Pepsi or Coke, whichever they happen to serve. -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
Jeff Bernard
Member #6,698
December 2005
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I've never heard of anyone ordering their drink as 'cola', but if the waiter is asking if you're alright with pepsi/coke, they're prolly just making sure you actually want that drink. Believe it or not, there are people that like pepsi and not coke and vice versa. -- |
Richard Phipps
Member #1,632
November 2001
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We never call cars Autos, and very rarely automobiles. Do you use the expression "Text me" for use with a mobile phone? I know Americans don't text as much as Europeans. |
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