Tin Can?

[Thekingin64]

Is it a tin or a can?

 

[Hixee]

That's a tin.

This is a can:

 

[ECG]

Here we go again. :roll:
In the UK it's a tin & in America it's a can.
+1

 

[kimahri]

Tin Can :3

Wait, Aluminium/Aluminum container for food items and beverages?

 

[nadroJ]

It annoys me when people ask for a tin of drink. NO. Can of drink, tin of beans.

 

[kimahri]

Tin of Tina?

 

[furie]

Here we go again. :roll:
In the UK it's a tin & in America it's a can.
+1

Personally I prefer "none-specified-alloy". It's so much more accurate and nobody gets upset

 

[thx]

^lol

It annoys me when people ask for a tin of drink. NO. Can of drink, tin of beans.

Exactly how I feel. However, many of my (non-english native speaking) friends say tin can and just can for a beverage, which I think sounds better than just tin (for i.e. beans) for some strange reason.

 

[Colossus]

That`s clearly a tin. Tin of beans, can of pop.

 

[Pokemaniac]

Hermetikkboks.

Because.

 

[nadroJ]

pop.

Urggghhhh there's another frustration. Pop </3.

 

[F.A.S.T.]

^ Pop/Soda, Drinking Fountain/ Bubbler, Tin/Can...

Don't even get me started on this crap.
For us Yanks its a can, but you can call it what ever you want.
Ah, cultural differences. :roll:

 

[nadroJ]

^I don't say pop or soda, sooo....?

And bubbler? I've never ever heard that before? You say it means drinking fountain?

 

[Will]

The picture is of a tin.
The only exception to this rule seems to be beer, which can come in 'tins' or even 'jars' over here. This confuses me.

 

[F.A.S.T.]

^I don't say pop or soda, sooo....?

And bubbler? I've never ever heard that before? You say it means drinking fountain?

Yea, those are American terms that are frequently argued about. It annoys the crap out of me because some people care so much about them. People in different regions will speak a tad bit differently. In the end, who really cares?

 

[furie]

Could you care less?

Will, a "jar" in terms of beer is when you get a pint in a pub. I suspect it goes back to Victorian gin houses when you'd get strong alcohol in an apothecary jar - or it was some wit in the 60's. I think it's all to do with the glass container though.

Isn't "tinny" an Australian term? Probably something to do with trying to drink with the manacles on

 

[ATTACKHAMMER]

It's a tin, Coca Cola comes in a can