Common mistakes or misnomers
Discussion
jeremyc said:
And let's not get started on the number of people who set their satnav destinations to completely the wrong town trying to get to the N rburgring. 
'LOL they think the 'ring is in Nuremberg!' - when there actually is a ring (temporary street) circuit at Nuremberg, but it's called Norisring. Unfortunately you can't drive on it as a tourist:
Tyre Smoke said:
Johnnytheboy said:
American use of the word 'roommate' to mean someone you don't share a room with.
You're going to need to explain that to me/give it some context please.
As far as I understand it, 'roommate' in US English means what flatmate means in the UK, i.e. while you may do, generally, you don't share a room with your roommate.
The Americans love words that don't mean what they say. See also 'bathroom' or 'restroom'.
Johnnytheboy said:
Tyre Smoke said:
Johnnytheboy said:
American use of the word 'roommate' to mean someone you don't share a room with.
You're going to need to explain that to me/give it some context please.
Having had this explained to me at some length on a FB page recently...
As far as I understand it, 'roommate' in US English means what flatmate means in the UK, i.e. while you may do, generally, you don't share a room with your roommate.
The Americans love words that don't mean what they say. See also 'bathroom' or 'restroom'.
Very few people understand the differences between the following:
Megabits per second & Megabytes per second
WiFi & Internet connection
There is also the misconception that a faster internet connection speed improves everything. Often, the bottleneck of a home internet connection is the terrible ISP supplied router that struggles if more than 1-2 devices start demanding a lot of bandwidth, not the speed of the connection itself. Or it's network saturation from something making multiple connections.
Megabits per second & Megabytes per second
WiFi & Internet connection
There is also the misconception that a faster internet connection speed improves everything. Often, the bottleneck of a home internet connection is the terrible ISP supplied router that struggles if more than 1-2 devices start demanding a lot of bandwidth, not the speed of the connection itself. Or it's network saturation from something making multiple connections.
mjf1 said:
Very few people understand the differences between the following:
Megabits per second & Megabytes per second
WiFi & Internet connection
There is also the misconception that a faster internet connection speed improves everything. Often, the bottleneck of a home internet connection is the terrible ISP supplied router that struggles if more than 1-2 devices start demanding a lot of bandwidth, not the speed of the connection itself. Or it's network saturation from something making multiple connections.
This in drovesMegabits per second & Megabytes per second
WiFi & Internet connection
There is also the misconception that a faster internet connection speed improves everything. Often, the bottleneck of a home internet connection is the terrible ISP supplied router that struggles if more than 1-2 devices start demanding a lot of bandwidth, not the speed of the connection itself. Or it's network saturation from something making multiple connections.
Doofus said:
People often don't understand the difference between wound and injury.
A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
This cannot pass by without compliment. Doofus you clever b*****d!A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
green911 said:
Doofus said:
People often don't understand the difference between wound and injury.
A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
This cannot pass by without compliment. Doofus you clever b*****d!A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
Doofus said:
People often don't understand the difference between wound and injury.
A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
I was just nodding off to sleep reading that, then you pulled it out the bag at the last minute A wound is damage to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Whereas injury played with The Blockheads.
Going to nick that one and probably save it til Christmas dinner!
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