So I need a bit of help from any Americans on my flist. I don't think there are many of you, but I need your lingustic skills my friends
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All the other baby questions have been answered, but here in Canada (and probably the US as well) we have biscuits called Arrowroot biscuits which are for teething babies.
Yes! Arrowroot biscuits/cookies! That's the particular brand I remember from when my cousin was small! We do still have other brands though, but use of teething rings is more widespread.
Like I said to capra-maritimus The kid isn't really teething, he's just nibbling at something, are arrowroot cookies good tasting, would a 20 month old kid still eat them? Thanks for your help!
Ah, cool. The kid in question isn't really teething, he's nearly two years old and he's just nibbling at something cookie-like, I have no idea what yet, 'cause over here the default is just rusks, but it seems like there are loads of different things in the US and Canada. Thanks for the help!
I am 'Strayan and not so much use, but I do remember co-writing with an American and having this awkward scene happen because blah blah complicated details, anyway, apparently frozen waffles do the same thing, but she'd never heard of a rusk.
Yay! A Weaves! Cool to see you. Hmm, frozen waffles sound like an odd thing to give a kid, but I can see it working if they have hideous toothache... Fortunately the kid does not, he's just nomming something. I defaulted to rusks cos everyone has them over here, but the US seems to be devoid of rusks. Sad really, I love the bloody things! Thanks for the help!
Here via apiphile...rilee16October 8 2009, 07:18:36 UTC
pram/buggy=stroller
carseat=car seat. A car seat is for babies, and we have booster seats for kids who are older than, say, toddlers, like preschool and kindergarten age; they're still short enough and light enough to need the extra safety the seat can bring, but just need to be "boosted up" and contained slightly so the seat belt protects them correctly/is positioned in the right way to keep them safe.
bassinet=bassinet
cot=crib. A cot is more like... A camp cot, or something; it usually folds up, has a metal frame and a heavy duty nylon body that you lay on that keeps you several inches off the ground. Before Aerobeds and other types of inflatable mattresses got big and became more affordable, a lot of families kept cots in the basement or attic for use as spare beds when family came to town, or their kids' friends slept over.
piggyback ride=piggyback ride
Farley's Rusks=depends. I know them as teething cookies (cookies, not biscuits! Biscuits are a type of bread, and I associate them with Special Occasion Family Dinners, or as
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Re: Here via apiphile...plum177October 10 2009, 04:14:09 UTC
Yay! Thanks for the help! I'm an idiot. I *knew* Power Rangers was from Japan, but I haven't watched it since it was on TV in the 90s! It seems the most debate on what's available in the US is about the rusks. Odd. It's not for teething though, just a snack, any good suggestions? I might have to end up saying it's a homemade cookie instead if I can't find a consensus...
Pram = baby carriage Buggy = stroller Carseat = car seat Bassinet = bassinet Cot = crib Piggyback ride = piggyback ride Farley's rusks = We don't have these, "Graham crackers" are usually about as close as you can get Mighty Morphin Power Rangers = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Marzipan = marzipan Hand-me-downs = hand-me-downs
Also: Gordon Brown = George W Bush Lilt = Fresca Cornish pasty = taco
I started craving them as I wrote it, I love those fucking things. I am seriously considering hijacking a kid and taking them to Tesco just so I have an excuse to buy some!
It's possible I will just cave and go buy some from lidl and bollocks to the weird looks I will get, but that depends on whether I can leave the house in the morning...
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carseat=car seat. A car seat is for babies, and we have booster seats for kids who are older than, say, toddlers, like preschool and kindergarten age; they're still short enough and light enough to need the extra safety the seat can bring, but just need to be "boosted up" and contained slightly so the seat belt protects them correctly/is positioned in the right way to keep them safe.
bassinet=bassinet
cot=crib. A cot is more like... A camp cot, or something; it usually folds up, has a metal frame and a heavy duty nylon body that you lay on that keeps you several inches off the ground. Before Aerobeds and other types of inflatable mattresses got big and became more affordable, a lot of families kept cots in the basement or attic for use as spare beds when family came to town, or their kids' friends slept over.
piggyback ride=piggyback ride
Farley's Rusks=depends. I know them as teething cookies (cookies, not biscuits! Biscuits are a type of bread, and I associate them with Special Occasion Family Dinners, or as ( ... )
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Buggy = stroller
Carseat = car seat
Bassinet = bassinet
Cot = crib
Piggyback ride = piggyback ride
Farley's rusks = We don't have these, "Graham crackers" are usually about as close as you can get
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Marzipan = marzipan
Hand-me-downs = hand-me-downs
Also:
Gordon Brown = George W Bush
Lilt = Fresca
Cornish pasty = taco
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