mark45y Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Forgive the dumb question but what English speaking countries call an eraser a rubber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark45y Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 The Thai people I asked said they learned in in school in English class. It is in their English/Thai dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenhills Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Australia for one, but the word eraser is being used more now due to the connoctation.of the word rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msg362 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 And of course England! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphodbeeblebrox Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Easier to teach "rubber" in the classroom, as you can teach "eraser" for the whiteboard eraser. Eliminates repetitiveness and confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark45y Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Thank you for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigotogo Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namphonny Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 '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'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlbetterknow Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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