Trunk or boot? Trunk.
Hood or bonnet? Hood.
Truck or lorry? Neither. The term truck on it's own usually refers to pickup trucks and related vehicles, as well as medium-duty trucks and box vans. The term transfer truck (shared with some dialects of Canadian English) and articulated truck (abbreviated to artic) are used to refer to tractor unit/trailer combinations. Tractor units in Van Hool English are referred to as prime movers, a term shared with Australian English.
Soccer or football? Soccer. In Van Hool Dutch, the Afrikaans loanword sokker is used instead of the European Dutch voetbal. Among English and Dutch-speaking communities alike, sokkie is used as a slang term for soccer.
Railroad tie or sleeper? Sleeper.
Mobile phone or cellphone? Mobile phone.
Trashbin or trashcan? Bin.
Red/green pepper or capsicum? Capsicum.
Aubergine or eggplant? Aubergine.
Couch or sofa? Sofa.
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[b]Tap or faucet?[/b]
[b]Trunk or boot?[/b]
[b]Hood or bonnet?[/b]
[b]Truck or lorry?[/b]
[b]Soccer or football?[/b]
[b]Railroad tie or sleeper?[/b]
[b]Mobile phone or cellphone?[/b]
[b]Trashbin or trashcan?[/b]
[b]Red/green pepper or capsicum?[/b]
[b]Aubergine or eggplant?[/b]
[b]Couch or sofa?[/b]
