UK anything battery operated is called a torch, something on fire by the road is called a flare and fire on a stick is called asking for trouble you KKK member.
Bolder LC30 and Old Style LC40 Technical Help
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That just escalated quickly 
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I just couldn’t stop laughing at that line… felt i heard you speak out loud 
@TechMan it did escalate quickly
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I can do more if you like? I’ll get banned!
| UK | USA |
|---|---|
| Torch | Flashlight |
| Flare | Torch |
| Fag | Smoke |
| Bonnet | Hood |
| Boot | Trunk |
| Thinking | Liberal |
| Socialist | Communist |
If you want to use tables just use a HTML table generator and use the table section only they don’t support styles here. Some work like strike-through and changing font to larger
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Pocket Knife
UK | US
———— ————
Weapon | Tool
P.s how did you do that formatting?
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slight slip of tongue or words are allowed… we are here on a friendly forum, not in an exam hall writing our papers 
As long as meaning is conveyed, all should be well
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USA use the word “tool” when described of a person are totally different words UK. The UK word equivalents will get instant flagging.
A typical UK person hearing a person described as a tool would be thinking a very useful person, someone to get to know.
Don’t even get me onto the UK word for the forced expulsion of post-digested air, there’s a few but to the British I’ll just mention the 1st character. T.
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Boot and trunk has always amused me.
Trunk seems the more suitable name for the rear of a car.
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I think we all know each other well enough 
Anyway, how did a thread about choosing a torch, flashlight, illumination stick turn into the differences in language on either side of the Atlantic?
I love this place 
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It’s because this which normally keeps it light:
Is in opposition to this:
Because of this:
I’d be at John O’Groats by now on my cancelled charity event.
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“torches” and/or “flashlights” (UK and US)
I have already learned that. 
Here is a solution for all!
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Hey Franz
I hope you are having a good day.
Today one of these bad boys turned up.
Charlie immediately took it and hid under his bed.
So back to eBay to order a few more.
Great recommendation
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I told you that it will disappear pretty soon and Charlie will be the “new proud owner”.
I buy always 5 of those.
Perfect funny very useful donations, though not EUFY.
I carry one of this dwarfs always in my trousers pocket.
My LC40 is for excursions!
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But disappear soon…I literally took it out of the packet, turned it on to see if it worked, Charlie came over to look and that’s the last I’ve seen of it
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But you should not tether him again!
I told you this little torch will vanish!
Those are my pocket tools:
(enough to survive!)
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