Was there flashlights in 1912?
Flashlights Didn’t Exist Yet They didn’t exist yet in 1912. This isn’t necessarily a mistake, though: According to one source, director James Cameron knew it wasn’t accurate historically, but needed them to make the scene work. (Good lighting is important, people!)
Do Canadians call flashlights torches?
For the most part, however, Canadian English follows the American influence, with Canadians preferring flashlight to torch and diaper to nappy, for example. Zed is perhaps the most iconic instance of Canadians preferring the British term to the American. But that was not always the case.
How do you say chips in British?
In the UK they are known as “crisps”. In Britain, if you asked for “chips” and received crisps, you’d be surprised. In the US they are known as “potato chips” or sometimes just “chips”.
What do Americans call pants?
| British English | American English |
|---|---|
| Trousers | Pants |
| Pants / Underwear / Knickers | Underwear / panties |
| briefs/underpants | shorts/jockey shorts |
| Jumper / Pullover / Sweater / Jersey | Sweater |
Is knickers a bad word?
Knickers appears in a few British idioms, including most commonly get one’s knickers in a twist (or bunch or knot), which means “to get overly upset” and is typically used in a rude command not to do that.
Is pants a bad word in England?
TIL that in England in the 1800’s, ‘Pants’ was considered a dirty word. Obviously it’s not swear word of the century, but it’s more “dirty” than it is in ‘Murika. Pants are the English word for the American “Panties”. In the UK “Pants” typically refers to underwear.
Why do the British say pants?
In UK usage pants means underpants. The popularity of US films and TV programmes means that most English speakers are likely to have some awareness of the US usage and will correctly understand phrases that use pants to mean trousers. In British English, pants means underpants or, informally, nonsense.