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English can often be complicated enough without have to complicate things anymore, right? You know us, we love to make things complicated for absolutely no reason whatsoever and we have gone and done it again with foods.

In today’s post we are going to look at foods which depending on where you live or visit have different names. In the United States and the United Kingdom there are several foods which have different names depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on and today we are going to take a look at some of them.

United Kingdom = Aubergine

United States = Eggplant

There are different ideas as to why this food has more than one name, although it is believed that the British call it aubergine due to the French who adapted it from Catalan and Spanish after the Arab conquering many moons ago.

United Kingdom = Biscuit

United States = Cookie

Again, why are there 2 words for the same food? It is speculated that the American word comes from the Dutch word “koekje” which could have been due to Dutch colonisation many moons ago.

United Kingdom = Rocket

United States = Arugula

Why may there be differences in this instance? It can be assumed that the British say “rocket” due to their close proximity to France where the word is “roquette”. Americans on the other hand like to use the Italian word “arugula” almost as if to maintain its heritage. Fair play to the Americans on this one.

United Kingdom = Courgette

United States = Zucchini

With this vegetable, the word used by the British- “courgette”, is of French origin and is actively used in the New Zealand, South Africa and obviously France. On the other hand, “zucchini” comes from the Italian word “zucchino” which means small squash. This word is commonly used in large English speaking areas including the United States, Canada and Australia.

United Kingdom = Prawn

United States = Shrimp

Generally the words “prawn” and “shrimp” are used interchangeably in modern English to refer to the same type of crustacean. There apparently is a difference in their definition however, with prawns being slightly larger than shrimp and tending to have pairs of pincers on three sets of their legs whereas shrimp only tend to have pairs of pincers on two sets.

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Mini Szótár

Resin - gyanta
Handcrafted - kézzel készült
Intricate - bonyolult,bonyodalmas
Boundless - határtalan

 

Bad habits are often some kind of addiction. I frankly say that the only one way to get rid of these bad habits is to stop doing it. Believe me, there is no magic word or trendy plan what could help you to overcome your bad habits.  

Why the bad habits and addictions are bad for your life ?

These habits are often unhealthy. Do you know that a single cigarette could take 14 minutes of your life ?

Check this link for more information

They are not just unhealthy but also take your time and didn't make any benefit.

Just think about PC gaming what leeches your time.

Mini Szótár:

Addiction - függés
Bad habit - rossz szokás
to get rid of - megszabadulni
Benefit - haszon,juttatás,ellátás

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