[mythtv-users] British vs. American English (was MythTV requires a better name)
Jeff Wormsley
daworm at comcast.net
Thu Sep 20 13:20:25 UTC 2007
David Whyte wrote:
> And don't get me started on their slang
> (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A20361827). Apparently, Durex is a
> brand of sellotape (or sticky-back-plastic) although I have never seen
> any of that yet!
Which brings us to sellotape... I have never heard anyone refer to it
here in the southern US, in reference to any brand, as anything but
scotch tape. Then again, we refer to all brands and flavors of soda (or
pop, if you prefer) as coke.
Jeff.
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