Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words flashlight / torch
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP Native speakers in the Mother Country say "torch" when they mean "flashlight" and native speakers in the Colonies (USA and Canada) say "flashlight" when they mean "torch". Why?
PS: This question is prompted by my acquisition of the world's coolest flashlight/torch ... which never needs batteries (one shakes a magnet back and forth through a coil to generate electricity which is stored in a capacitor) and never needs a new light bulb (it has an LED instead). Like I said, totally cool!
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,423Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 793 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 23
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,593tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,922Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org