2007-07-06 21:37:46 · 9 answers · asked by iamaustralian 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
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!!
2007-07-06 21:45:18 · update #1
Can you imagine at the Olympics someone carrying the 'olympic flashlight'
I don't think so!
2007-07-06 21:47:56 · update #2
Actually if you mix chocolate with milk you get 'milk chocolate' not candy.
2007-07-06 21:49:51 · update #3
Thanks Tori, it's probably more worrying that we actually do understand them! lol.
2007-07-06 21:55:47 · update #4
Hey Scorpio!
I'm not annoyed at all, I actually find it interesting!
2007-07-06 22:21:23 · update #5
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. ♥♥♥
2007-07-07 13:34:34 · update #6
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.
2007-07-07 01:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought of the Brittish to be cool people, But its a flashlight, a torch here is fire on a stick, My maglight is brighter than any torch. Chocolate is called candy because it is candy! Its full of sugar and sometimes milk or corn syrup.
And why do you refer to me as an American when I reside in the USA This is the United States of America. Mexico is part of North America, Canada is a part of North America. Yet canada people are called canadians and mexico people are called Mexicans. I'm a United Statian.lol
2007-07-06 22:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cause their not all chocolates. We think that chocolates fit into the candy category so we refer to them by their category.
Why do you call a flashlight a torch?
2007-07-06 21:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by alex 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
good question, not sure.
Alex above. i think torch is better than flash light. torches have been used for thousands of years to give light.
Do Flashlights Flash?
2007-07-06 21:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by pfc123darkknight 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because for some reason they have needed to "personalise" the English language. They spell a lot of words wrong too.
I am not sure why, but you can still understand them, so don't worry about it!!
2007-07-06 21:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by Tori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melvin Hershey was a confectioner who borrowed from the Swiss the idea that mixing chocolate with milk could make the end product an affordable treat; hence the name candy.
2007-07-06 21:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i am in UK,but i wonder why you are so annoyed about the words/spelling etc. you can't blame people of a country about the words they use,they didn't decide to create those words!.i have American relatives,and they give me a hard time about some British words i use.i find it annoying,but i just remind them that the language comes from the UK and they have their own version....
2007-07-06 22:19:18 · answer #7 · answered by scorpio_queen_2003 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we classify candy as a bite sized sweet, regardless of ingredients.
2007-07-06 21:41:00 · answer #8 · answered by barbara 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They also call jam-Jelly and Jelly-Jello.....and spell Gaol-Jail!
Guess they wanted to separate themselves.....
2007-07-06 22:17:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ali 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋