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Why do the British say nappies?
Early cloth diapers consisted of soft tissue cut into geometric shapes and this pattern was called diapering. It eventually gave its name to the cloth used to make diapers and then diapers itself. In Britain the word “nappy,” short for baby napkin, became more popular and replaced it.
Anche la domanda è:, what did parents use before diapers?
In many cultures worldwide, before diapers were used, mothers used what is known as elimination communication. Mothers would look for signs and signals that their child needed to go and would hold them over a bucket or out in the street while they eliminated their waste. La gente chiede anche:, why do brits say floor instead of ground? “Floor” was an archaic word for “ground” centuries ago. And according to the Oxford English Dictionary, “floor” has been used in the game of cricket to refer to the ground (but this must be an uncommon usage, since it doesn't currently appear in any standard British dictionaries).
Riguardo a questo,, what do the british call an elevator?
lift Everyone knows that for the Brits, an elevator is a “lift,” an apartment is a “flat,” and those chips you're snacking on are actually called “crisps.” But British people also say some other really weird, confusing things. 1. What is the British word for french fries? In the UK we have a worryingly high number of words for different types of potato foods. We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips.
Successivamente,, why do americans say vacation and british say holiday?
Vacation comes from the French vacances (in French the word is always plural) whereas British English uses a word that derives from Holy Day. Americans use “holiday” to mean an officially recognized day of significance, whether religious or not: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence Day (!!), etc. How do you pronounce striped shirt?
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