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[Essjay]

Biros are ball point pens named for the original inventor. Sometimes called bics after the brand Bic.

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Olive spread is a butter substitute and it is is made in 'ordinary' and 'low fat'

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[Essjay]

kind of like calling all bandages "BandAids", or all tissues "Kleenex"....

You got it

 

[Slaphppy7]

Biros are ball point pens named for the original inventor. Sometimes called bics after the brand Bic.

László Bíró - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Olive spread is a butter substitute and it is is made in 'ordinary' and 'low fat'

Sainsbury's online Grocery Shopping and Fresh Food Delivery

www.sainsburys.co.uk

Never knew that about the pens, learned something today!
And, I have to have real butter, or nothing, lol....I understand some people can't have it in their diet, though

Anyhow, apologies to Guy for straying off-topic....

 

[Guyb93]

Never knew that about the pens, learned something today!
And, I have to have real butter, or nothing, lol....I understand some people can't have it in their diet, though

Anyhow, apologies to Guy for straying off-topic....

No apology needed lol I was starting like the word differences between the two countries like Iv always wondered what’s pop in the USA as it’s soda here and what do you lot call thick cut french fries ? As we call them chips but that means crisp over there yeah

 

[Slaphppy7]

No apology needed lol I was starting like the word differences between the two countries like Iv always wondered what’s pop in the USA as it’s soda here and what do you lot call thick cut french fries ? As we call them chips but that means crisp over there yeah

"Soda" here as well, and "steak-cut" fries...."chips" here (like potato chips) are called "crisps" there, correct?
What about Cheetos, lol....

 

[Guyb93]

"Soda" here as well, and "steak-cut" fries...."chips" here (like potato chips) are called "crisps" there, correct?

Sorry I ment we call soda, pop , does pop have a meaning in the USA or just a type of music ? And is it common knowledge in the USA , say if I walked into a shop and said can I get 20 fags a can of pop and a bag of crisps would they hve any idea what I wanted lol

 

[Sgooosh]

75g and a 0.2g

 

[Slaphppy7]

Sorry I ment we call soda, pop , does pop have a meaning in the USA or just a type of music ? And is it common knowledge in the USA , say if I walked into a shop and said can I get 20 fags a can of pop and a bag of crisps would they hve any idea what I wanted lol

Some call it "pop" here, but that's outdated, the young kids just call it soda...and no, a person in a shop here would have no clue what you were talking about, lol....especially "fags", that's a derogatory term here, I'm afraid.....

 

[Essjay]

Fags = cigarettes


And the other meaning as well.

 

[Guyb93]

Some call it "pop" here, but that's outdated, the young kids just call it soda...and no, a person in a shop here would have no clue what you were talking about, lol....especially "fags", that's a derogatory term here, I'm afraid.....

Must be to do with Hollywood and American movies that we understand most of the lingo you lot use , last annoying question ... if a restaurant is serving fish n chips do they label it as fish n fries ? Or is it allowed to be called chips if served with fish lol

 

[Slaphppy7]

Fags = cigarettes


And the other meaning as well.

Indeed.....but if it means both there, why not just call them "cigs", instead?...to avoid any confusion, lol

 

[Sgooosh]

i am genuinely confused as a young american LOL

 

[Slaphppy7]

Must be to do with Hollywood and American movies that we understand most of the lingo you lot use , last annoying question ... if a restaurant is serving fish n chips do they label it as fish n fries ? Or is it allowed to be called chips if served with fish lol

Not annoying at all, educational!
Fish and "french" fries over here....

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Fags = cigarettes


And the other meaning as well.

And faggots, the good old meat... Thing. That... Sort of looks like dog food in gravy. Tastes amazing, though.

 

[Slaphppy7]

And faggots, the good old meat... Thing. That... Sort of looks like dog food in gravy. Tastes amazing, though.

Yeah, don't say that word too loudly over here when you come to visit, lol...I'm going to have to research the "food" version, though...