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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #105 on: October 26, 2011, 12:29:20 PM »
I'm still not always sure what someone means by purse, because although I know what I'd call a purse is a handbag, I've heard purse used for both change purse and wallet.
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #106 on: October 26, 2011, 01:05:01 PM »
My understanding is that, in the UK, a purse is a wallet/coin purse. The larger sack you stick the wallet/coin purse into, what we'd call a purse, is a handbag or a shoulder bag (depending on strap length).

Men still carry wallets, though I don't know if a (natively BritE speaking) woman who keeps her (UK) purse in her pocket, not her shoulder bag, might refer to it as a wallet.
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #107 on: October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on October 26, 2011, 10:56:39 AM
Did I totally miss something? You're marrying a Scot? When did this all happen?  ;) :P  Congratulations!!

Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #108 on: October 26, 2011, 01:33:54 PM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!

Brilliant!!! :)
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #109 on: October 26, 2011, 01:42:53 PM »
Quote from: noirem on October 26, 2011, 01:05:01 PM
My understanding is that, in the UK, a purse is a wallet/coin purse. The larger sack you stick the wallet/coin purse into, what we'd call a purse, is a handbag or a shoulder bag (depending on strap length).

Men still carry wallets, though I don't know if a (natively BritE speaking) woman who keeps her (UK) purse in her pocket, not her shoulder bag, might refer to it as a wallet.

I have managed to switch to saying either handbag or just 'bag' now after several strange looks when I first got here. I'm not sure about what a woman who carried her purse /wallet in her pocket would be. I've been trying to think and I can't recall ever hearing a woman say.
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #110 on: October 26, 2011, 02:04:02 PM »
I find I switch to more of a change-purse type wallet while in the UK because I always end up with so many dang coins! So it's easier to think of that as a "purse".
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #111 on: October 26, 2011, 02:13:08 PM »
Quote from: noirem on October 26, 2011, 01:05:01 PM
My understanding is that, in the UK, a purse is a wallet/coin purse. The larger sack you stick the wallet/coin purse into, what we'd call a purse, is a handbag or a shoulder bag (depending on strap length).

Men still carry wallets, though I don't know if a (natively BritE speaking) woman who keeps her (UK) purse in her pocket, not her shoulder bag, might refer to it as a wallet.

I've always switched between calling mine a purse and a wallet - I often just use the two words interchangeably (I'm a native BritE speaker).

In general though, 'wallet' is usually used to refer to a billfold (generally carried by men), while 'purse' is used to refer to either a coin purse (http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/133953/coin_purses.jpg) or a purse that holds both change and cards (http://www.piajewellery.com/images/products/large/4139.jpg) (although sometimes these are also called wallets too).

Quote from: TamaMoo on October 26, 2011, 01:42:53 PM
I'm not sure about what a woman who carried her purse /wallet in her pocket would be. I've been trying to think and I can't recall ever hearing a woman say.

It doesn't matter if it's carried in a handbag or a pocket, it's still called a purse... why would it have a different name depending on where you carry it :P. The name used generally comes from the type of purse/wallet (i.e. billfold vs. change purse) rather than where it is kept.
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #112 on: October 26, 2011, 02:57:22 PM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!

Congrats!   ;D
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #113 on: October 26, 2011, 04:59:00 PM »
Quote from: BostonDiner on October 26, 2011, 02:04:02 PM
I find I switch to more of a change-purse type wallet while in the UK because I always end up with so many dang coins! So it's easier to think of that as a "purse".

I use both. I have the wallet type for paper money, cards and photos, and a change purse type for coins. If we are out for an evening, I will put some cash into the change purse just to make it easier to have cash and coins in one place. I empty the 1, 2, and 5p coins out every couple of days but it still amazes me how fast it all adds up. We keep the 1 and 2p coins in one container and the 5p ones in another. We figure we may as well keep saving them for a rainy day or as mad money.
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #114 on: October 26, 2011, 04:59:22 PM »
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #115 on: October 27, 2011, 12:05:41 AM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!

Congratulations!
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #116 on: October 27, 2011, 09:13:55 AM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!

Wow! Congrats!  :D
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #117 on: October 27, 2011, 03:24:11 PM »
Quote from: PlainPearl on October 27, 2011, 12:05:41 AM
Congratulations!

Quote from: Jewlz on October 27, 2011, 09:13:55 AM
Wow! Congrats!  :D

Thanks! :D

[Sorry, OP! Didn't mean to hijack! ;)]
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #118 on: October 28, 2011, 08:57:38 PM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on October 26, 2011, 01:31:15 PM
Yep! We've been dating for 2 1/2 years now. He proposed 2 weeks ago when I was over visiting in London. :) And thank you!

Congrats! You hadn't been on for awhile and you popped back up! This is great news!  :D
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Re: Pet Peeve: You Sound Funny!
« Reply #119 on: November 28, 2011, 11:50:59 AM »
I don't know why, but I hate how "Crimbo" sounds for Christmas! There is no good reason for it, I just don't like how it sounds! (Weird, I know...)
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