Why do Americans call Chocolates - Candy?!
Why do Americans call Chocolates - Candy?
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16 hours ago
we call a flashlight a torch because it is a torch, not a flashlight!
We use a torch to help us see in the dark, not to flash!!
16 hours ago
Can you imagine at the Olympics someone carrying the 'olympic flashlight'
I don't think so!
16 hours ago
Actually if you mix chocolate with milk you get 'milk chocolate' not candy.
16 hours ago
Thanks Tori, it's probably more worrying that we actually do understand them! lol.
15 hours ago
Hey Scorpio!
I'm not annoyed at all, I actually find it interesting!
9 minutes ago
Hey Guys! Peace!
I'm not English, i'm Australian.
Not picking on anybody, didn't mean to upset anybody by stereotyping canadians, mexicans etc!
I could take offence to being called Australian when i'm a South Australian, not a Victorian or a Queenslander and Definitely not a Sydney sider!
Thanks to all of you for your responses,
I love hearing from everybody.
PEACE sounds good to me. ???
Answers:
There are an endless array of words that have been coined over countless hundreds of years that are associated with countless cultures. Many of the words used today are literally bastardized versions of similar words used by past generations that have been adopted to fit our particular cultures. And there are also a multitude of words that have been coined simply because they were easily recognized to indentify a meaning or product. e.g. - Kleenex is a facial tissue brand, but all facial tissue are commonly called Kleenex. In some areas, sweetened, carbonated products are called 'soda', other places it's called 'tonic' and in yet other places it is named 'pop'. In the U.S. there are similar sandwiches referred to as 'Hoagies', Grinders' or 'Submarines'. All these variations came from ethnic oral traditions handed down through generations of children. In many areas of the world, children were raised learning words that their parents used. In England, an auto windshield is called a wind screen. The hood of a car is called a bonnet. The list is virtually endless. Clearly, a number of cultures called all of these variations of confectionary treats 'candy'. It may sound a little odd to you, but I would have some serious concerns about negotiating my way around in the dark with a 'torch'. Give me a good old flashlight any day. Peace.