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Things I learned from Bob's Burgers: beef burgers are called hamburgers in America despite lack of ham content, but because of German etymology from Hamburgian immigrants?
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:25:47 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin I legit wanted that to be a "hurr durr American English" thing but now I'm just dazed and confused
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:30:04 UTC from web -
@thelastgherkin What are they called in England?
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:40:59 UTC from web-
@nethernarwhal Just burgers. Burger refers to both the whole food presentation, and the meaty thing inside. You'll never hear the word "patty" over here.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:42:27 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin That does make more sense contextually, though burger is often used in North America as shorthand for hamburger.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:43:44 UTC from web-
@nethernarwhal Weird. I always assumed that when one had a hamburger, it was because it was full of ham. For a while I thought that what both countries referred to as "burgers" were made of different animals.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:48:16 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin Yeah, rest assured that if you ever traveled to the US or Canada and asked for a burger they'd know exactly what you're talking about.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:49:38 UTC from web-
@nethernarwhal But not chips, biscuits or crumpets.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:54:56 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin Yeah, if I recall correctly the North American English equivalents of all of those are fries, cookies, and pancakes.
Sunday, 19-Oct-14 20:59:48 UTC from web
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