International Englishes

[JaniceFerSure]

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/PLANTanswers/vegetables/rutabaga.html

your answer to the rutabaga,lol.

 

[luvtosr]

I don't even know what Rutabaga is.

It's like a big turnip - sort of yellow inside. Goes well mashed with carrots.

And as for Kraft, um, Kraft singles for burgers...Kraftwerk..oh dear.

 

[MrsPepper]

I don't think I've ever SEEN a rutabaga, then. Heard the name, though.

Oh, by the way, any americans mind the fact that I called you Yanks earlier? I heard somewhere that you're not fond of the term.. But I didn't think anything of it, since I call canadians Canucks all the time. I figured it was one of those thing.

 

[luvtosr]

But what do you call us Brits? I know Aussies call us Poms.

 

[MrsPepper]

Hmm. I think we just call you Brits. I know I do. I haven't heard any slang for the brits before.

 

[TogetherAgain]

Well, I've seen Brits being refered to as Limeys. Where? In James Bond books. Does that count? <shrug> beats me.

 

[Ernie101]

Yes, I have heard that term. Just never knew what it was.. Haha.

What would you call the Chinese?

 

[MrsPepper]

I call them the Chinese, because anything else might be considered a racial slur. I have alot of asian friends, so I tend not to use any slang for them. You never know how it could be taken.
It's a little different than "canucks" and "Yanks", cause I know yank come from yankee, which was I believe a certain area of americans. Canuck came from french, I'm sure, but I don't know the origin. Those terms are used for countries, not a race of people.

 

[Ernie101]

Ahh, alright.. I just never knew what you would call them. I just call Australians "Aussies".. and the British "brits"
I can see where anything for the chinese may be considered a racial slur to many people.

 

[JaniceFerSure]

a rutabaga