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Ah so now we need Sweetleaf back to settle this

I'm thinking they're like chipsticks

Yeah but they still might be fries

Americans wouldn’t normally call something cold “fries.” However, when it comes to specific snack foods, we usually make an exception if we include the brand name or other descriptor that makes it clear we’re referring to the snack, not the hot food. We wouldn’t just call them “fries.” We’d say “Chester’s Fries” or “flamin’ hot fries” if they are that variety. That’s how it is where I live. There could be regional differences though.

I don't eat anything called "fries" but I eat chips and I eat crisps

Given the nature of living languages, it would be really weird if American English was just like British English or Canadian English. Similarly, there’s a huge amount of variation in the Spanish of various Latin American countries and in Spain Spanish. I’m fascinated by linguistics. Of course, studying languages is a special interest of mine.

Yeah it fascinates me to a point. We all use the same words but for different things

It even happens amongst English people. We used different words for things depending on where we're from in the country

Yeah, the usage of “soda” or “pop” is a big one in the US. I’m in a soda region.

I say pop. My bf in Scotland calls it juice but apparently in Glasgow they sometimes call it ginger

In the midwestern region of the US, people call green bell peppers “mangoes.”

i set a bad example for slackers everywhere.