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		Grammar and Linguistics > Hello, everyone!     
			
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 Makigi
 
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							| Hello, everyone! 
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							| I was wondering which word do you teach  �fridge � or  �refrigerator �?
        
        
 thanks! hugs |  23 Jul 2012      
					
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 titine69
 
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							| I always teach "fridge"which is the short name for "refrigerator." |  23 Jul 2012     
					
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 MoodyMoody
 
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							| I teach refrigerator, but I tell the students that fridge is short for refrigerator. |  23 Jul 2012     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| I think that here in the US, "fridge" is seen as more casual than in British English. I hardly ever say "fridge", so I don �t teach it, except as an informal alternative.   Bruce |  23 Jul 2012     
					
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 Makigi
 
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thanx a lot for all your answers! I �m much smarter now  |  23 Jul 2012     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| We �re all much smarter, thanks to our participation here.   Bruce   |  23 Jul 2012     
					
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