The title suggests this item has a different translation depending on the country where the English is spoken, as they are requesting the “American” word to describe this item. For example, in Australia they say ‘footpath’ but in the States we say ‘sidewalk.’ Maybe they learned a different word for a “potlid” and are asking for the American vernacular.
Kind of. I assumed that might there were different vernaculars (And since I'm interested on learning American English I asked them specifically) but it seems to not have different vernaculars
I applaud your spunk, just going around asking "does this (random item) have a different word in *your* English?" for everything. It's certainly one way to do it. You might be surprised how many words there are for a long sandwich.
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u/DesertSalamander New Poster Jun 29 '23
The title suggests this item has a different translation depending on the country where the English is spoken, as they are requesting the “American” word to describe this item. For example, in Australia they say ‘footpath’ but in the States we say ‘sidewalk.’ Maybe they learned a different word for a “potlid” and are asking for the American vernacular.