in english-speaking countries, when they say an "oven", does it necessarily refer to a micro-wave oven?
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2007-05-22 06:33:04 · 15 answers · asked by FOX 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I don't know about other countries, but in the USA, "oven" does not mean a microwave oven, ever. Almost 100% of the time, an "oven" means an oven (the thing under the stove), and a microwave oven is referred to as just a "microwave."
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2007-05-22 06:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by frosty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I live in Indiana, and as far as I know, whenever
someone says oven, they mean an oven...for baking and such. When referring to a microwave oven, we just say
microwave and never add the oven. Hope this helps!
2007-05-22 13:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans say oven when they refer to an actual oven with heating coils inside, and say microwave when they refer to a microwave oven.
2007-05-22 14:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope when you say oven, it still means the "conventional" oven used for baking, be it for residential, those beneath the stoves, free-standing or those commercial beheamoths they use for bread and pizza. They need liquified petroleum gas or electricity to work.
People usually say microwave for the microwave oven.
2007-05-22 13:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No i could also be the oven that comes with a stove. It could also be a seperate meaning if they say someone has a bun in the oven. That means a female is pregnant.
2007-05-22 13:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by sweakinjr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, it is more likely that it refers to a regular oven. If someone said "oven" to me, I would assume they are talking about the kind you can bake and stuff in (is that called a convection oven?)... "microwave" refers to a microwave oven.
2007-05-22 13:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no... usually, an oven is electric or gas, but microwave refers to a microwave oven... at least here in the states...
2007-05-22 13:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by Sicula 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the CONVENTIONAL OVEN when you say oven, convection is a different kind of oven.
Microwave is still called microwave here.
2007-05-22 13:52:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here in the USA, an oven is usually a standard gas or electric oven.
A microwave oven is usually simply referred to as "a microwave."
Then again, there's slang...
"A bun in the oven" or
"Something in the oven"
might mean: "pregnant."
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2007-05-22 13:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If they do not specifically say "microwave oven", then they mean a regular (convection) oven.
2007-05-22 14:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋