Hi!
John Cowan <cowan@...> writes:
> > Are 'biro' and 'ballpoint pen' not used in America?
>
> The former I have never heard.
Haha! It was the only word I learnt for it at school.
However, these things seem to be named differently very much in many
coutries. The standard German word is '(der) Kuli' short for "(der)
Kugelschreiber" ('ball/sphere writer'). But in the Saarland where I
currently live, they seem to exclusively use '(der) Dauerschreiber'
('permanent writer'). I never heard that before either.
> are ballpoint pens: some are markers, some are even fountain pens.
'Fountain pen' sounds dangerous for clothes. What is it? And what's
it's operative range? :-)
**Henrik