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(DIR) Post #Alge17oZdcrrsoTUoq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T07:57:42Z
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People wear these bags to school. What do you call them?
(DIR) Post #AlgeDV5QwJ5lXDGI5I by ei8gvb@mastodon.radio
2024-09-05T07:59:54Z
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@futurebird school bag
(DIR) Post #AlgeJJ7KM2Vq9Kut16 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T08:00:58Z
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If it's full of BOOKS why would you call it a back pack? It's not full of backs!
(DIR) Post #AlgeNuxHcEPkf0Pu4G by clayote@peoplemaking.games
2024-09-05T08:01:31Z
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@futurebird implying that i ever actually took my books to school
(DIR) Post #AlgeVNBn2aWyFml0oy by mathi_gwithyas@ohai.social
2024-09-05T08:03:07Z
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@futurebird school bag (or more generally back pack). Aus. English
(DIR) Post #Algec4dSQCFQjltT3w by timelordiroh@mstdn.iroh.tv
2024-09-05T08:04:21Z
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@futurebird mine just had my laptop and homework I forgot about. Never any books.
(DIR) Post #AlgefqJhbFU5UGRzl2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T08:05:05Z
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@timelordiroh laptop pack?
(DIR) Post #AlgeiXg9LrfWYFEmQq by kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com
2024-09-05T08:05:34Z
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@futurebird I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like "bookbag" implies something that doesn't (or doesn't necessarily) go on your back (although it might have a strap to put over your shoulder?).In either case, a backpack has to be designed to be put on your back; if it's a different kind of bag you have to call it something else. I have a closable bag with snaps and such that has a strap that goes around your neck (so that the bag hangs under one arm), and generally call it a messenger bag or just a bag.
(DIR) Post #Algek8tiSULQGzLVp2 by Nickiquote@mstdn.social
2024-09-05T08:05:51Z
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@futurebird A book bag could be any sort of bag with books in, though. In my kids’ school their “book bags” are little flat cloth briefcase shaped things with their reading books in. I actually associate backpacks with larger bags designed for hiking/camping, and rucksacks as the smaller ones you’d wear to school.
(DIR) Post #AlgenYG0d2Y7nEOnMe by twodimes@writing.exchange
2024-09-05T08:06:26Z
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@futurebird with my kids it's usually full of lunch and mittens and acorns and magic cards....
(DIR) Post #Algeu1pJbS3fEr09ZI by BLA@mstdn.social
2024-09-05T08:07:35Z
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@futurebird knapsack
(DIR) Post #AlgevT2rtGmVwf1jY8 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T08:07:47Z
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But more seriously:bookbag - a bag with two straps worn on the back to school for carrying books and other school suppliesbackpack - a similar bag for long distance hikingrucksack - a bookbag with one strap for tough guysschoolbag - those leather straps for holding books in a stack like an old time-y person.
(DIR) Post #Algf6TCLf7b5bYhw0m by timelordiroh@mstdn.iroh.tv
2024-09-05T08:09:51Z
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@futurebird idk why, but ruck sack and bookbag just scream "old person talking" to me. really the only one i don't cringe at is backpack.
(DIR) Post #AlgfFcjbZk6Jmtd04G by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T08:11:31Z
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Ok this is getting more complicated that I thought.
(DIR) Post #AlgfZFUngcNXVP3rSC by Nickiquote@mstdn.social
2024-09-05T08:14:59Z
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@futurebird an extremely elaborate way of getting your book soaked to unreadability in the rain.
(DIR) Post #Algfaf28DvjazyKCzA by mcsquank@mastodon.online
2024-09-05T08:15:16Z
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@futurebird all book bags are backpacks, but not all backpacks are book bags...
(DIR) Post #AlgflCNJ7DfrIkFq9Q by spinni81@mastodon.social
2024-09-05T08:17:14Z
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@futurebird Fun fact: in German you would call pretty much any bag that is carried on your back with two straps a "Rucksack". But a book bag for younger students is called a "Schulranzen". Older students often but not exclusively use a Rucksack which may or may not be especially marketed for use in school.
(DIR) Post #AlggPEUuduWDT4txaq by JetlagJen@geekdom.social
2024-09-05T08:24:24Z
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@futurebird Book bag - flat canvas bag for carrying booksBack pack - smallish bag designed to be carried on the bag by two straps. Often used to carry school supplies.Book pack - never heard of itRuck sack - biggish bag designed to be carried on the bag by two straps. Often used for hiking.
(DIR) Post #AlgglZiyP1hzfl8FIO by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-09-05T08:28:35Z
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@futurebird I'm in the UK and while I'm not technically British, here, "backpack" and "rucksack" seem to be used interchangeably, but people use the latter more to mean what I'd call a "backpack".My kids have a separate "bookbag" issued by the school. they look like these:https://www.mandsyourschooluniform.com/m-s-uniform/accessories/school-book-bags/5637179827.c
(DIR) Post #AlghG2ibAUosHcU7TE by jollyorc@social.5f9.de
2024-09-05T08:33:58Z
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@futurebird In Germany, we call them Schulranzen - "school satchel". And there's a veritable industry and fashion around them, where you simply HAD to have the right one, otherwise you'll be a social outcast. (think trapper keeper, but as a bag)Also, the formless bag for gym clothing is called Turnbeutel, and "Turnbeutelvergesser" (Person that forgot to bring the gym bag) is a veritable insult towards the nerdy folks, who invariably found out that by strategically "forgetting" this extra bag and the gym clothing therein, they might be excused from participating in sports occasionally.And with that, I conclude todays Terrifying German Culture Hour.
(DIR) Post #AlghnlD0m4zLpAmv2W by DaleHagglund@hachyderm.io
2024-09-05T08:40:05Z
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@futurebird To me, a backpack is just something you carry stuff in, with two shoulder straps, at least one of which goes over your shoulder.Certainly some backpacks are for long distance hiking and I own a couple of those, but I also have backpacks that are strictly for casual use.
(DIR) Post #AlghpRqzhulYNIIJnc by brad@bne.social
2024-09-05T08:40:11Z
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@futurebird Australian: School bag or (perhaps not used anymore) port
(DIR) Post #AlgiTHSxkPApk230GO by therealkuu@chaos.social
2024-09-05T08:47:36Z
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@futurebirddamn :3
(DIR) Post #AlgiiGvS2UxQPPWN96 by Asbestos@pnw.zone
2024-09-05T08:50:17Z
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@futurebirdIMO a rucksack needs to be more hipsterish than a backpack
(DIR) Post #Algl7MGHXMeI6dM1Me by martin_piper@mastodon.social
2024-09-05T09:17:15Z
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@futurebird also the secret service name of Zoe Bartlett in The West Wing.
(DIR) Post #AlglBnuAhYxOzz8GDg by billiglarper@rollenspiel.social
2024-09-05T09:13:54Z
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@spinni81 @futurebird I think the English word for a Ranzen or Tornister would be knapsack?https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulranzenhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/TornisterThough "Schulranzen" might be a German cultural thing. For some irrational reason, German schools don't have lockers. So students have to carry about 5.5 to 12 kg of books and stuff every day to and from school. But 5kg might be a bit too much to be healthy for primary school children. So parents get these super ergonomic knapsacks for 200+€.
(DIR) Post #AlglJ7UKI42flIX1xw by CommonMugwort@social.coop
2024-09-05T09:19:17Z
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@futurebird It’s worn on your back.English has regional variations and is generally weird.In the U.K. people call what you call a back pack a rucksack. This is the only context in which I have ever heard rucksack. (1/2)
(DIR) Post #AlglJVlW1o3J3Yl65g by CommonMugwort@social.coop
2024-09-05T09:19:17Z
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Mine is sold to students and has a laptop section and pen/pencil holders. I carry a tablet in it, a notebook, the book I’m reading, work stuff, my keys and some of the sorts of things women are expected to carry in purses, and frequently my groceries. I call it a back pack. (2/2)
(DIR) Post #AlglbRoTSf9M0khA5Q by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T09:22:42Z
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@billiglarper @spinni81 Ah yes. The bag is large enough to hold the child that wears it. Most of our books are digital and when needed we send a copy home and have a set in the room so no need to lug books very often. Our students like to carry messenger bags, or soft briefcases and purses for thier laptop since they are NYC children and annoyingly fashion conscious.
(DIR) Post #AlglyU9Qw0PLvHU40m by LeslieES@stranger.social
2024-09-05T09:26:50Z
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@futurebird I think maybe a book bag is the bag you take to the library? Canvas, two handles. My mom called them 'drag-bags'. Any bag worn on the back is a back pack to me, but a ruck sack to my dad.
(DIR) Post #AlgnKGldTZ9MjrIufI by pencilears@mastodon.eternalaugust.com
2024-09-05T09:35:33Z
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@billiglarper @spinni81 @futurebird I need a bag that reads as a purse, (nice leather, solid colors) but that sits on both shoulders (so I don't throw my back out of alignment) I went on a quest a while back to find something hard-wearing and I'm gonna add these German backpacks to my mood board.
(DIR) Post #AlgnVnYvsupTdVrMdE by billiglarper@rollenspiel.social
2024-09-05T09:44:04Z
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@futurebird @spinni81 Thanks for this insight. Yes, this makes sense.Don't get me started on the lack of digitalisation in Germany. Or the sluggishness of the ministry controled German school system. 😒 Heck, we artificially create problems you couldn't even translate into other languages. (Like the decision to downgrade students who politely not only refer to male persons in their school-leaving exams. And ban such material from lessons.)https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-bavaria-sets-limits-on-gender-inclusive-language/a-68618217
(DIR) Post #AlgqcB71XVuiH6XV9U by pamelanred@mstdn.party
2024-09-05T10:18:41Z
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@futurebird it’s a pack you wear on your back. At least that’s what Americans call them.
(DIR) Post #AlgqoZgM10VTx4yYqW by jeana@triangletoot.party
2024-09-05T10:20:53Z
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@futurebird to me, and I suspect probably quite a few people in this area: - if it's going to school, it's usually a bookbag.- it's going to work, on a trip, to a park, etc, it's a backpack.But it's literally the same bag (I have my backpack from highschool still and use it sometimes for carryon or similar).
(DIR) Post #Algr2cWuDzTwq0FoXo by billiglarper@rollenspiel.social
2024-09-05T10:21:39Z
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@futurebird @spinni81 Fun detail: We also have the term "teacher bag" for a certain kind of messenger bag/briefcase made of leather.It's not a backpack, and normally comes with a strap to be carried over the shoulder.
(DIR) Post #AlgrtlLq9nShXrQ0G0 by llewelly@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T10:33:08Z
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@futurebird I've never been so wealthy as to have so many different bags for different purposes. I have one backpack, and depending on what I am doing, it may contain hiking stuff, workstuff, or groceries I am bringing home. It always contains books, but usually only two.also ... even if you think you're not carrying much, a waist strap is really important, and bags that have only one strap are a con to ruin backs and enrich physical therapists and chiropractics (who are quacks).
(DIR) Post #AlgzQ5trzXgeDphQI4 by glecharles@zirk.us
2024-09-05T11:57:26Z
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@futurebird I guess book bag is a regional term?!? I'm also from the Bronx and it's what I grew up with.When I was in the Army, a rucksack was a heavy duty backpack, which had a separate frame you attached it to.
(DIR) Post #AlgzeVXRSwwhnA58S0 by Lichtenbergian@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-09-05T12:00:04Z
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@futurebird It always does. Wait, what are we talking about?
(DIR) Post #Alh09BBZBfaBe6TWPw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T12:05:37Z
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@Lichtenbergian Our bright future in book smuggling ... I think?
(DIR) Post #Alh1G4W8Tgn0whwkwS by infryq@pgh.social
2024-09-05T12:18:05Z
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@futurebird For sure, just like a handbag is full of handsshoulder bagfanny packsteamer trunkroof rackchest freezer
(DIR) Post #Alh1WYSEwKvaQZz4l6 by courtcan@mastodon.social
2024-09-05T12:21:05Z
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@futurebird I call it a book bag. My daughter calls it a backpack and gets irritated with me when I refer to her "book bag." 🙄😆
(DIR) Post #Alh1oY2dDLYEMKaNma by SKleefeld@mastodon.social
2024-09-05T12:24:18Z
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@futurebird When I was growing up, we often used book bag and back pack mostly interchangeably, but there was a slight distinction. A book bag was any bag that you might carry books to school regardless of how it was carried while a back pack was book bag specifically designed to be worn on your back. A book bag COULD resemble a duffel bag for example, but kids rarely used anything but back packs so the terms were practically interchangeable.
(DIR) Post #Alh3x0cN3FZ9DESsbI by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
2024-09-05T12:48:14Z
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@futurebird grab a quicky verse while on the hoof or lore duel?
(DIR) Post #Alh9RyRJhRk3CjsYL2 by lePetomaneAncien@fosstodon.org
2024-09-05T13:49:48Z
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@futurebird I have no sense of fashion or style so I'll stick with cargo pants; cargo pants with pockets so big that they have their own pockets. When fully loaded, they're so heavy they require both belt and suspenders but that just adds to my fashion-forward approach to such matters.
(DIR) Post #Alh9TVk3MuB0mMNMES by Landa@graz.social
2024-09-05T13:50:11Z
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@futurebird wow, where could one get these?
(DIR) Post #Alh9qpWZz0aQnJC0zA by lePetomaneAncien@fosstodon.org
2024-09-05T13:54:24Z
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@futurebird And to get that big pedant energy flowing; bags, packs, and sacks aren't clothing that you wear, they're conveniences that you carry.
(DIR) Post #AlhCWgr0oFuRySq1yK by bug@chitter.xyz
2024-09-05T14:24:20Z
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@futurebird i thought those leather straps were just called book straps or book belts
(DIR) Post #AlhPElTiB2ceVWiqlE by haiku_brian@hachyderm.io
2024-09-05T13:29:46Z
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@courtcan @futurebird Me: Don’t forget your pack. Granddaughter: It’s not a “pack”. It’s a BACKPACK!
(DIR) Post #AlhPEmidZ29iM6iHfE by courtcan@mastodon.social
2024-09-05T15:37:55Z
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@haiku_brian @futurebird Kids are so PICKY! 😆
(DIR) Post #AlhPEnI5REVo83Iav2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-09-05T16:46:45Z
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@courtcan @haiku_brian I’ve come to savor the sound of a young person whining because I’m being “uncool”
(DIR) Post #AlhWBZIDj02rWelp7w by cshlan@dawdling.net
2024-09-05T18:04:38Z
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@futurebird If it's a pack for your back I call it a backpack no matter what's in it.My youngest carries a cross body messenger bag. I'd call that a book bag. Although it mostly carries folders, binders, and a chromebook.My oldest carried the tiniest backpack they could stuff their things into. They didn't have a school computer assigned to take home, though. Neither kid had/s books.
(DIR) Post #AlhYCZFLaAf3a11xcO by serok42@worldkey.io
2024-09-05T18:27:09Z
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@futurebird But, I keep backs, and books in mine.
(DIR) Post #AlhpNAv24S1OXFAksq by etebur@mas.to
2024-09-05T21:39:39Z
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@futurebird In Louisiana, the term is “booksack.” In Texas, we call it a “backpack.” Louisiana is an interesting place where I spent 6 very confusing years. Backpack is “booksack,” soda is “coke,” and grocery basket is a “buggy.” 😵💫
(DIR) Post #Alhr685FYhDcj9x2vI by eryops@dice.camp
2024-09-05T21:58:58Z
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@futurebird the town where I grew up, in Northern Ontario, we called it a packsack.
(DIR) Post #Allum0Xx34600bsPzs by econads@mendeddrum.org
2024-09-07T20:58:59Z
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@futurebird because it's a pack that's worn on the back. You can put many other things than books in. Incidentally, Rucksack is a direct translation of that in German which made it back into English. I would use the two interchangeably.
(DIR) Post #AlnuPlZyP9zPX98XdQ by venitamathias@masto.ai
2024-09-08T20:04:23Z
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@futurebird but is it?