Rubber

[mark45y]

Forgive the dumb question but what English speaking countries call an eraser a rubber?

[mark45y]

The Thai people I asked said they learned in in school in English class. It is in their English/Thai dictionary.

[sevenhills]

Australia for one, but the word eraser is being used more now due to the connoctation.of the word rubber.

[saakura]

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc where 'rubber' was extensively used to mean eraser in the years gone by and maybe still being used in rural schools

[msg362]

And of course England!

[zaphodbeeblebrox]

Easier to teach "rubber" in the classroom, as you can teach "eraser" for the whiteboard eraser. Eliminates repetitiveness and confusion.

[xen]

Australia for one, but the word eraser is being used more now due to the connoctation.of the word rubber

Here in Oz , we are becoming more and more multi- lingual - we speak both English and American !

[mark45y]

Thank you for the information

[elkangorito]

Australia for one, but the word eraser is being used more now due to the connoctation.of the word rubber

Here in Oz , we are becoming more and more multi- lingual - we speak both English and American !

[otherstuff1957]

We were just discussing this in my M6 English class. One of my students asked a question that I couldn't answer: If the British use the word rubber to mean an eraser, what is their slang word for a condom?

[Vertigotogo]

We were just discussing this in my M6 English class. One of my students asked a question that I couldn't answer: If the British use the word rubber to mean an eraser, what is their slang word for a condom?

Johhnie

Rubber Johnnie

[Namphonny]

'rubber' as used extensively in English schools for 'eraser' is actually a shortened version of 'India-rubber' which term was commonly used by staff when I was at school.

Although it is off-topic, I have often wondered why 'condominium' is not shortened to 'condom'.

[girlbetterknow]

I've used the term ''rubber'' pretty much my whole 19 years of life? Haha. I guess it's to say ''rubbing'' out the error that you have made?