Englishing English Englishly
Via one Smurasaki.
Age: 25
Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Sydney. Have only left this city a handful of brief times, almost always within the state.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek or stream
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called:Shopping trolley.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Lounge.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutters.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Verandah or porch. Others might say patio?
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Soft drink.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes aren't breakfast food.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Outside context mostly.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Swimmers. Cosies? [not pronounced as cosy]
12. Shoes worn for sports: Sneakers, runners.
13. Putting a room in order: Tidying or cleaning up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly. Known only from books and film.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: Slater. Not an insect.
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: See-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza: Point first. Is that really a language question?
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?: Dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement. Found only in imported fiction and news reports.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Bubbler.
