what is the difference?

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what is the difference?

Urpi

what is the difference?

Hi collegues from all over the world:
Please what is the difference between the containers CAN and TIN I used to think that can was for the one you could open without a tin opener, but I am not sure anymore maybe the first one is American E? and the other one is British E ?
wHAT DO YOU SAY?

8 Dec 2009

hi Claudini ..

I think the full name is tin can .. tin is the original material and can is the object ..

also that there is no difference in either American E or British E ... both tin of peas and can of peas can be used interchangeably

8 Dec 2009

Lancillotta:

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tin_can

I hope this helps.

Have a nice day!

8 Dec 2009

jocel

Hello Claudini,

I guess you are right when you say the difference is the kind of English. (American English and British English)

I check the cambridge dictionary about that.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=1096172&dict=CALD&topic=preserving-and-storing-food

Hope this help.

Best Wishes

8 Dec 2009

Urpi

Thanks to you all who take the time to look up for words, definitions, web pages etc to help others.
You are such nice people.

Claudia

8 Dec 2009