[SimeSublime]

Well, one would doubt they would be called Iceypoles in Korea.

[jyd]

i call them ice pops (usa)

[Jane Sherwood]

We're not going to get into one of those “What do you call soda/cola/coke/pop/whatever?” type discussions, are we?

And just incase we do: soda.

[Just your average movie goer]

Well, one would doubt they would be called Iceypoles in Korea.

You're right. However, the Koreans do borrow a few words from English, including 'ice-cream'.

[Heccubus]

also to take a step or several back...

with the exception of the 'spagetti incident' incident, a covers album can be alright...
e.g.
PRIMUS -micellaneous debris
Rage Against The Machine - renegades
Slayer - undisputed attitude

Misc. Debris is a great EP. The cover of "Have A Cigar" is pretty darn cool.
And I refer to soda/pop/whatever by whichever comes first. At the moment, it is "soda pop", because it sounds classy to say.

[barend]

I'd like to appoligise for my misleading contrymen/women...

Icipoles are a brand of frozen confection that come in a tube...
no paddle pop stick...

ICEBLOCKS are what australians call frozen confection on a stick!!!

goddamn it!!!

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hec... 'making plans for nigel' is my fav.

[Just your average movie goer]

Sorry for misleading you all. Thank you, Barend, for coming clean with the truth on our behalf.

[SimeSublime]

I didn't realise iceypoles were a brand. I've always called a frozen water flavoured thing on a stick an iceypole, a frozen cream flavoured thing on a stick an icecream, and a frozen ice flavoured thing without a stick a 'funny face', although I do realise that that last one is a brand name.

[SimeSublime]

“What do you call soda/cola/coke/pop/whatever?”

You forgot soft drink, that being what we call it.

This post has been edited by SimeSublime: 16 August 2004 - 10:05 AM

[Just your average movie goer]

Thank you for mentioning that, Sime. Yes, soft drink is the proper term, guys. You would all do well to learn real English, and not this Americanised rubbish.

I will also point out some other things you should watch out for...

Colour is spelt with a 'u' - not as color.

Mum is spelt with a 'u' also - not Mom, which does not phonetically sound even close to the correct pronunciation.

Through is the correct spelling for 'thru'.

and

Plough is the correct spelling for 'plow'.


Learn these things first and if you need any help, your Australian friends (and friends from other English speaking countries) are always glad to lend you a hand.

[SimeSublime]

I always used 'plow' to represent the noun, and 'plough' to for the verb.

So, if I had one, I would plough my field with my plow. But I will bow to your superior wisdom on this one.

A question though. I have seen 'night' spelt as 'nite' before. I was told this was an American thing, but these forums themselves are American and they use night life.

[jyd]

C-O-L-O-R the united states became independent from britain for more than one reason!

[SimeSublime]

I don't understand how you can still call it 'English'. It clearly isn't. I don't think anybody would have these problems with spelling if you just outright admitted it wasn't English, and called it American, rather then American English.

[Jane Sherwood]

I don't know why we dropped the "u"s from words either, I don't really think it makes much sense to be honest, but every time I tried reincorporating them back into words when I wrote stuff for school everyone kept insisting that I was misspelling everything. I still sometimes put them in without thinking, then have to go back and erase them.

I'm not going to argue about pronunciation, though. Not with my bastard mix of an accent...

[Jen]

When I was in high school my best friend I were hanging out at my house, and then decided to run out for a bit. I left a note for my mother to this effect: "Dear Mum--Am out with Amanda. Will be back for supper." My best friend (the Amanda of record), took a pen and corrected it for me to "Dear Mom--Am out with Amanda. Will be back for supper." (She had thoughts of changing "supper" to "dinner," but ran out of time to correct.)

All of this is to say, JYAMG, that at least in the US, it's spelled "Mom" because it's pronounced "Mom" -- I still call my mother "Mum," but there you go.

*Note: If Chefelf will assist me in posting some wav files when I get home from work, I will demonstrate the difference, for I speak fluent American AND English.

*Double Note: Yahtzee has informed me that the English (presumably Europeans as well) can't differentiate between Canadian and American accents. They are subtly different, but I can see how they would be difficult for the untrained ear to pick up. On the other hand, Canadians as a general rule have kept all the English spellings, and also call their mothers "Mum." At least in my part of Canada, anyhow ...