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Yes, but... Local dialect almost prohibits certain speech. I bought a pressure cleaner today. Where I'm from, South Australia, everyone colloquially refers to
by TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
Yes, but...
Local dialect almost prohibits certain speech.
I bought a pressure cleaner today. Where I'm from, South Australia, everyone colloquially refers to them as "a Gurni", all the locals here in Tasmania call them "a Karcher". These are the two leading brands.
The hardware stores here sell both, but if you say to someone here in Tasmania "hit it with the Gerni" they'll screw their face up and then you have to have the conversation about how everyone back in South Australia calls them "a Gerni".
So, I think, it turns out easier to just use the local lingo even if it has some peculiarities that seem clumsy.
My other favourite is "sack truck" vs "hand trolley".
Words are fun!