Re: en_GB, gimp, and erasers

[Alex Hudson <home alexhudson com>]

On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 15:28 +0000, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
> So it's just me who still calls them rubbers then, and uses them
> to rub things out? 

I don't think so - I think most people call them rubbers. I think it's a
informal colloquialism, though, and wouldn't expect to see that written
down (as someone said, Smith's don't sell them - I have a Smith's
"Tablet Eraser" in front of me).

Cheers,

Alex.