absolutely tormenting our norwegian teacher last night trying to find out what to call different bits of playground equipment — surely some of the most fun words in every language - ThreadSky

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alicebennett.bsky.social • 11 days ago

absolutely tormenting our norwegian teacher last night trying to find out what to call different bits of playground equipment — surely some of the most fun words in every language

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annefrick.bsky.social•11 days ago

Seen this map? https://bsky.app/profile/smaamorsomt.bsky.social/post/3kl7pxjgzod2w

alicebennett.bsky.social•11 days ago

OH MY GOODNESS this is amazing

alicebennett.bsky.social•11 days ago

some things i don't even know in English, like those stoical animals with the springs underneath that children sit on and they waggle back and forth?

hpsvanessa.bsky.social•11 days ago

Realising that i call them sproingers (i think they’re springers, springies or spring riders). Still cant beat aus english of slippery dip for a slide tho’

alicebennett.bsky.social•11 days ago

SLIPPERY DIP

alicebennett.bsky.social•11 days ago

there are never enough of those guys either — I always think it would be hilarious to have them in a huge herd

alicebennett.bsky.social•11 days ago

imagine like thirty of these