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Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being seen tossing Christmas tree (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by philopher to c/nottheonion

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I have not heard the phrase because I live in USA and you seem to live in United Kingdom. then maybe that phrase is something that you guys use, but we don't.

also as a USA person, when I think of biscuit, this is a biscuit to us:

I think when you say "biscuit," you are talking about the sweet treats that we call cookies.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Awesome, thank you - I am guilty of using a lot of British slang after all.

Hope you have a good day!

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thank you.

You've got me curious, if Americans call these things biscuits:

flour

baking powder

sugar

salt

butter

milk

Bake in oven for 12 minutes or until tops turn lightly golden brown.

What do UK people call these?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My friend, I can write my entire knowledge of baking on the back of a postage stamp in black marker, but judging by the pictures, I'd call them scones - the pronunciation of which is a matter of controversy even in the UK.

They would be small cakes though, speaking generically!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You'd probably like the video series where British guys try American fast food for the first time. Specifically the one where they go to Popeyes, they called the biscuit a scone but loved it.

[–] bibliotectress 2 points 10 months ago

That was so fun to watch. I doubt they'd ever had that much butter and fat in anything before. Lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Breadies