US-isms...

[out_there]

Quick questions for USA people... Your cars have trunks, not boots, right? And you use cell phones, not mobiles? (What do you call it in the UK? Cell phone, mobile phone, or something else...)

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[jcalanthe]

In the US, yes, cars have trunks (boots are things one wears on one's feet), and generally cell or cell phone. And when I was talking to someone in the UK the other day, she was saying mobile.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I was just wondering about it as I typed. Y'know, when the sentence doesn't look quite right and you start wondering if you used the correct words.

Interesting about the mobile thing. Maybe that's where the Aussies get the word from. Heavens above know our English is a weird combination of the two (UK/USA).

[jcalanthe]

Oh interesting question, the origins of "mobile." "Cell" too, for that matter. I am fascinated by the way Aussie!English is a combo of US and UK - living in the US, the 2 are very distinct in my mind.