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July 23rd, 2008, 01:02 AM
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Terms in America, England, Australia
I think it would be interesting to share common used terms in different countries. I don't really know many very few actually. Im mainly think about including only countries that speak English.
America - England No color Open White 
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July 23rd, 2008, 06:46 PM
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Re: Terms in America, England, Australia
I love collecting new words for familiar terms. I've even seen regional differences in the US. There are quite a few in the Wiki, often at the end of an article there will be a list synonyms or AKA's.
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July 24th, 2008, 03:48 AM
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Re: Terms in America, England, Australia
Everywhere else (?) - Australia
Load in/out - Bump in/out Wrench - Shifter Rep plot - Standard rig
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July 24th, 2008, 01:11 PM
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Working at a theatre camp with a mostly international staff the language differences are amazing, even among the English speaking countries.
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July 24th, 2008, 01:21 PM
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Spanner - c-wrench Grips- pliers. Used to have a set of shop manuals for a Triumph TR6 took me 20 minutes just to figure out which tool they were referring to. 
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July 24th, 2008, 02:31 PM
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Also: desk - board And don't forget the tons of names for the Pan Bolt on a c-clamp .. those vary even between theatre companies, though there's usually a common theme to the names.
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July 24th, 2008, 04:04 PM
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Re: Terms in America, England, Australia
What about United States vs Canada?
One of the colleges I'm contemplating applying to is in Canada, and this thread made me curious... Anyone know?
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July 25th, 2008, 10:39 AM
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US/Canada Imperial/Metric That's all you need to know. I know one universal word between the 4... No.
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July 25th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Re: Terms in America, England, Australia
Not truly theatrical terms, but they could crop up:
ton/tonne (metric ton) US gallons/ Imperial gallons An English unit of weight is stone (equals 14 pounds). Pittsburgh doesn't rhyme with Edinburgh (though it did a couple hundred years ago...) Joe
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