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    #121
    Re: Differences between US and UK English (and others....)

    I think lollies in Australia are like popsicles. They might be called 'ice lollies' specifically, though. My Australian artist friend talks often of 'lemon lollies' & whatnot.
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      #122
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      [quote author=thalassa link=topic=758.msg23288#msg23288 date=1292685928]
      OOOH!!!

      just last night in chat us US peeps learned that the trunk door counts as a car door!
      [/quote]

      Yes, a 3 door car has drivers door, front passenger door - and the boot!!
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      Phantom Turnips never die.... they just get stewed occasionally....

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        #123
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        [quote author=Tylluan Penry link=topic=758.msg23334#msg23334 date=1292698011]
        Yes, a 3 door car has drivers door, front passenger door - and the boot!!
        [/quote]

        lol, we don't count the trunk as a car door!!
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          #124
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          [quote author=thalassa link=topic=758.msg23355#msg23355 date=1292706389]
          lol, we don't count the trunk as a car door!!
          [/quote]

          It's strange, isn't it? I wonder why we do?
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          Phantom Turnips never die.... they just get stewed occasionally....

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            #125
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            Just thought I'd note, the college education seems different in Iowa than Texas. A two-year school is technical school or a community college and a four-year school is a university.
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              #126
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              Off topic, but the UK doesn't have Graham Crackers or Triscuits.


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                #127
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                [quote author=volcaniclastic link=topic=758.msg24000#msg24000 date=1292981053]
                Off topic, but the UK doesn't have Graham Crackers or Triscuits.
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                Very true... I think the nearest we used to have to Graham Crackers were called Krackerwheats. Does the US have Garibaldi biscuits? Or Lemon Puffs?
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                Phantom Turnips never die.... they just get stewed occasionally....

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                  #128
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                  I don't think we have lollies ... I first heard the word in New Zealand ... Lollies meant candy of some form ...

                  Ice blocks were ice cream on a stick ...

                  We do however have lollipops which are a hard candy on a stick ... They can be round balls or disk shaped ...

                  Popsicles are ice cream on two sticks and shaped so you can split it in two and share ... If you are so inclined that is ...
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                    #129
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                    If I remember correctly, the UK's answer to our Graham crackers is digestive biscuits.
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                      #130
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                      [quote author=Clive link=topic=758.msg24209#msg24209 date=1293061230]
                      If I remember correctly, the UK's answer to our Graham crackers is digestive biscuits.
                      [/quote]

                      Yeah, but we have BOTH in Canada...


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                        #131
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                        [quote author=Tylluan Penry link=topic=758.msg11725#msg11725 date=1289433335]
                        BTW - what do people call knickers in the US? (womens underwear...)
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                        I just had to answer this question

                        My mum is from England, so when I was a little girl I only knew the word "knickers." I actually didn't know what panties were so when other kids didn't understand me... I just thought they didn't wear any!

                        But now I use both knickers and panties. However, I don't use "knickers" usually for thongs or g-strings.

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                          #132
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                          [quote author=cesara link=topic=758.msg20925#msg20925 date=1291865648]
                          Had to chime in on the fries/chips condiments.... you guys have covered all of them but one that is popular here in Canada....we call it 'Poutine' (originates in Quebec) and it's fries with cheese curds and gravy over top...the cheese melts with the hot gravy and.....yum!
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                          Lol. I'm from Canada too, but I've always hated poutine. It's just mushy and blech. But my boyfriend just loves it tho.

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                            #133
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                            [quote author=Tiger-Lily link=topic=758.msg24273#msg24273 date=1293082627]
                            Lol. I'm from Canada too, but I've always hated poutine. It's just mushy and blech. But my boyfriend just loves it tho.

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                            I double-posted again! Oh crap. I'm a spammer.
                            [/quote]

                            Hey, you're from BC too!


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                              #134
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                              [quote author=Clive link=topic=758.msg24209#msg24209 date=1293061230]
                              If I remember correctly, the UK's answer to our Graham crackers is digestive biscuits.
                              [/quote]

                              Well...that's because while all Graham crackers are digestive biscuits, not all digestive biscuits are Graham crackers
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                                #135
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                                [quote author=magusjinx link=topic=758.msg24174#msg24174 date=1293052920]
                                I don't think we have lollies ... I first heard the word in New Zealand ... Lollies meant candy of some form ...

                                Ice blocks were ice cream on a stick ...

                                We do however have lollipops which are a hard candy on a stick ... They can be round balls or disk shaped ...

                                Popsicles are ice cream on two sticks and shaped so you can split it in two and share ... If you are so inclined that is ...
                                [/quote]

                                Lollies here are sweets (candy). They can be made of like boiled sweet, or they can be chewy (like drumstick lollies) They can also be made of marshmellow, or come with dips, usually sherbert (http://www.handycandy.co.uk/lollipop...ps-c-5_99.html)

                                Ice lollies are like popsicles, but usually with one stick, or generally anything you can get from the ice cream man that isnt a 99.

                                from what i can tell Graham crackers arent like the digestive biscuits we have here, like Tylluan said, theyre more like Krackawheat

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