for me it always means erasers but several days ago when I was in England I asked an English guy that if he had an rubber, and he told me I have to go to "the machine" to get one, and, very seriously, he told me this conversation is really odd. I wasn't realized nothing, the only thought was that he was really weird, but today I heard that "rubber" in some areas of england refers to "condom", so Im wondering that what does rubber mean in your area?
wat does rubber mean in you area
In my area, rubber is referred to a tree on which rubber grows. For example, "let's go pickin' some rubbers."
An eraser (or, of course, rubber the rubbery substance, or one who rubs).
If someone said "a rubber" I would immediately think of a condom. Aside from that you only really hear it in "this is made of rubber" or "that's a rubber puck" etc.
I can't believe this or can I? Cleveland, are you SURE you didn't know this? Oh la la...
If you are trying to work in the US, you probably need to look at a website comparing British and American terms for common items.
Here's an address for one such site.
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blbritam.htm
If you are trying to work in the US, you probably need to look at a website comparing British and American terms for common items.
Here's an address for one such site.
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blbritam.htm
"when I was in England I asked an English guy that if he had an rubber, and he told me I have to go to "the machine" to get one, and, very seriously, he told me this conversation is really odd."
LOL this is like the reverse of that pearl necklace situation from few months ago
LOL this is like the reverse of that pearl necklace situation from few months ago