[Ubuntu-l10n-eng] Expanding the scope of the en-GB translation

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Saturday 19 August 2006 23:03, Toby Smithe <toby.smithe at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 22:48 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> > On the whole, the effect is no different from "Wastebasket", "Recycle
> > Bin", or as you yourself have mentioned, "Trash". My point is that
> > "Wastebasket" sounds odd in many places but AFAIK "Rubbish Bin" is quite
> > universal worldwide (including the UK).
>
> I must agree that here - in Kent - Wastebasket sounds odd to me. I have
> never said it; but when reading the word, it's just rather a mouthful.
> I'd much agree that "Rubbish Bin" is much better, but a bit lengthy. It
> may also sound a bit alien to the conservative; who (at least here) know
> of the Rubbish Bin as the green "wheelie bin". Just "Rubbish" is
> probably better still, but still carries a strange feel to it. Trash is
> definitely a no-go, though.

Here in Sydney, we say "wheelie bin" to refer to the big green bins that get 
picked up by the garbage man. For bins inside the house, however, we 
say "rubbish bin" or "garbage bin". We know what a "wastebasket" is, but the 
term is seldom heard and is only used if it is actually a basket-type bin.

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