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moravc
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The catapult is usually considered to be a big "spoon" for big stones. Not much used by kids.
The slingshot is usually made of wooden "Y" and rubber by kids. (as mentioned before, in some regions a slingshot = a catapult)
If you want to be on the safe side, use the word slingshot. I think it is self-explanatory expression...
You know, American and British English differ. Do not ask for braces at a clothes shop in the USA!
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4 Jan 2012
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Apodo
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...and here in Australia it �s also called a shanghai. |
4 Jan 2012
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Jayho
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This is another interesting discussion showing the differences between SBE and SAE.
I for one did not know that it was catapult in SBE and slingshot in SAE - Sophia�s link illustrates this as does Macmillan �s . And, as Apodo said, shanghai in Oz English. So English can be quite different wherever one goes. We learn something new everyday, don�t we.
I don�t know if children still play with the type of catapults/slighshots we played with years ago but water versions are available - see here
Cheers
Jayho |
4 Jan 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Anytime a device propels a projectile, it is acceptable to use shoot/shot. Guns, cannons, catapults in the American/medieval sense, ballistae, slingshots/catapults/shanghais, bows, crossbows, or even a rubber band with spitballs.
As a tangent, "shanghai" in American English has nothing to do with toys and isn �t even used as a noun: we use it as a slang synonym for kidnapping. |
4 Jan 2012
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