Re: what's in a name

[Marcus Tooze <tooze@vinny.cecer.army.mil>]

> 
> US                              UK
> 
> Kleenex                     Tissue               original, huh?
> 
> Frigidaire                  Fridge               food conservation centre,
Refridgerator
>                                                      if you're into kitchens
> 
> Band Aid                  Elastoplast       for those skinned knuckles
                             Plaster (I NEVER called it an elastoplast)
> 
> Vacuum                   Hoover 
> 
> 
Gunk                               Swarfega             Oily hand cleaner 
> 
>
Anitsieze stuff                              Copaslip           Anti-seize 
compound 
> 
> 
Phosphoric acid (or coke)                              Jenolite            
Phosphoric acid 
> 
> Bondo                    P-38, Plastic Padding, filler
> 
> Weber                    SU 
hahahahah good one...

> 
> ?
chrome polish?                             Brasso               metal polish 
> 
> Linoleum(?)           Formica             Plastic counter-top (Linoleum in
> UK is strictly floors)
Nope....formica is the same here too.   
> 
> ?                              T-Cut               a fierce polish for
> resurfacing paintwork
polishing compound
> 
> Paul.
> 
marcus

P.S. I'm sure there are many diffrences aroud the US, same as I'm from Worcester
and Paul is from?