RPC Tangents

[DaveRattlehead]

We've solved the mystery for "realize", but what about colour/color, favourite/favorite, honor/honour, catalog/catalogue, gray/grey...

[Steo]

Yeah this whole British English vs American English is confusing.

Blinker -> Indicator
Hood -> Bonnet
Trunk -> Boot

[Said]

right? it is pretty weird,i think they call chips french fries
british english and american english when compared,is really interesting imo,it really intriguies me

[Steo]

Chips to me were always the ones that American's call French fries, and chips to them are what I call crisps. I know that even Sweden (and likely other Scandinavians) have adapted to that too; they call crisps chips, and they call chips fries.

Other people in the EU have said they think crisps is a weird word and hard to say, but maybe it depends on their native language.

[Said]

hmm..very interesting,here in chile we just call em "papitas lay" which,is basically french fries or fried potatoes,very interesting to know also!

[Reese Riverson]

Chips to me were always the ones that American's call French fries, and chips to them are what I call crisps. I know that even Sweden (and likely other Scandinavians) have adapted to that too; they call crisps chips, and they call chips fries.

Other people in the EU have said they think crisps is a weird word and hard to say, but maybe it depends on their native language.

But do french fries actually come from France?

Interestingly enough though, Pringles are labeled as potato crisps, rather than chips, even here in America.

[Steo]

But do french fries actually come from France?

Interestingly enough though, Pringles are labeled as potato crisps, rather than chips, even here in America.

Actually, why are they called "French" yeah.

Oh and interesting that they still retain crisps over there instead of renaming them. For the most part, I would understand all the American words anyway, and I just find the spelling differences interesting. I even think words like litre and metre are liter and meter. They really wanted to confuse one another on the other sides of the pond.

[Said]

Actually, why are they called "French" yeah.

Oh and interesting that they still retain crisps over there instead of renaming them. For the most part, I would understand all the American words anyway, and I just find the spelling differences interesting. I even think words like litre and metre are liter and meter. They really wanted to confuse one another on the other sides of the pond.

well i suppose they really do have a rivalery for each other lol,and i also quite agree!
never knew it was called french because they where literally from france either,the more i know i guess

[Greengoop]

I will point out that the spelling "realize" is most commonly used in America, but it is also recommended by the Oxford dictionary, as being closer to the original Greek -ιζειν than the French-style "-ise" spelling. That's why I also say "realize" despite being from Ireland

I do agree that some American words are better. We would’ve called crisps chips but we already had a food call that

Yeah, that's what answered it for LoveMetal about me, when I mentioned I was eating peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, basically.

I’m pretty sure he just figured it out because that food sounds exceptionally American

[The Jonster]

But do french fries actually come from France?

Interestingly enough though, Pringles are labeled as potato crisps, rather than chips, even here in America.

This is why I just call them fries. No idea where the “French” came from. Supposedly there are claims that the fries were invented from either France, Belgium, or Spain.

[Greengoop]

There’s a crisp brand called French fries in England, so it also confuses a lot of people here

[PluMGMK]

I thought they were "freedom fries" since 2003/4?

I do agree that some American words are better. We would’ve called crisps chips but we already had a food call that

My point was that "-ize" isn't an "American word", it's the Oxford spelling

[DaveRattlehead]

right? it is pretty weird,i think they call chips french fries
british english and american english when compared,is really interesting imo,it really intriguies me

We also have those things in Spanish . Funny example here... "Polla" in Colombia means "pool" (bets), but in Spain that means dick.

hmm..very interesting,here in chile we just call em "papitas lay" which,is basically french fries or fried potatoes,very interesting to know also!

Here it's "papas" for the Lay's and "patatas fritas" for the French fries/chips. Probably the only exception is Canarias, where they say "papas" and "papas fritas".

My point was that "-ize" isn't an "American word", it's the Oxford spelling

But even that, it's still curious how are both accepted. That's confusing at all, it's like saying "papas" and "papaz" are both valid

But definitely what's worst about English for us who aren't native speakers is that English isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

Edit: oh sorry for those grammatical mistakes, sometimes I think faster than I write

[Greengoop]

I thought they were "freedom fries" since 2003/4?

Maybe in Ireland (assuming you’re talking about the long, crunchy crisps) but I’ve never heard that name before

[Reese Riverson]

I thought they were "freedom fries" since 2003/4?

Where was this a thing at? This is the first time I'm hearing about this.

[Greengoop]

Where was this a thing at? This is the first time I'm hearing about this.

I looked it up and there were apparently attempts to change the name of actual French fries in America

[LoveMetal]

Actually, why are they called "French" yeah.

Well, everyone in France think they were invented in Belgium, so we don't actually call them french fries over here.

I’m pretty sure he just figured it out because that food sounds exceptionally American

Exactly!

[Greengoop]

Where was this a thing at? This is the first time I'm hearing about this.

I just looked it up and America changed the name of French fries to Freedom Fries after France didn’t join the invasion of Iraq.

Well, everyone in France think they were invented in Belgium, so we don't actually call them french fries over here.

Apparently people in Belgium will get offended if you refer to them as French fries

[LoveMetal]

I just looked it up and America changed the name of French fries to Freedom Fries after France didn’t join the invasion of Iraq.

LMAO, as this was one of the best decisions to be made I am happy for what it costed us.

[Greengoop]

Yeah, I feel kinda ashamed of my country for joining the invasion personally but at least they didn’t change the English language to freedom