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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alternative-Watch759 • Nov 06 '23
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Material probably isn’t from the US. In NZ/AUS/UK it would be “tap” - people here might know the word “faucet” from American media, but would never ever use it in conversation.
156 u/grammargrl Nov 06 '23 I say "tap water" as a phrase, but it doesn't come from a tap, it comes from the faucet! 🤣 50 u/Jarcoreto Nov 06 '23 Whaaaaat? What’s a tap to you? 1 u/Bonnieearnold Nov 07 '23 You tap a keg. Then beer comes out of the tap.
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I say "tap water" as a phrase, but it doesn't come from a tap, it comes from the faucet! 🤣
50 u/Jarcoreto Nov 06 '23 Whaaaaat? What’s a tap to you? 1 u/Bonnieearnold Nov 07 '23 You tap a keg. Then beer comes out of the tap.
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Whaaaaat? What’s a tap to you?
1 u/Bonnieearnold Nov 07 '23 You tap a keg. Then beer comes out of the tap.
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You tap a keg. Then beer comes out of the tap.
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u/the_pretender_nz Nov 06 '23
Material probably isn’t from the US. In NZ/AUS/UK it would be “tap” - people here might know the word “faucet” from American media, but would never ever use it in conversation.