Kugelschreiber

The following is a skype conversation with my colleague Sabastian which was preceeded by a discussion about what the word Kugelschreiber is in English.

Sebastian Walker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_B%C3%ADr%C3%B3

Sebastian Walker: :)

Jaime: 'ballpoint pen' in English :)

Jaime: thanks

Jaime: Biro must be what the french call it.

Sebastian Walker: ne ne biro is english

Jaime: the guys name is french

Jaime: maybe the british call it a biro

Jaime: but no american will ever know what you are talking about

Jaime: unless you skype them a wikipedia page

Sebastian Walker: but in the uk, australia an new zealand you can use it

Jaime: 'It took him 1 year to build the pen. Ballpoint pens are still widely referred to as a biro[5] in many English-speaking countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.'

Jaime: ha

Jaime: this is true

Jaime: Sebastian, today you have taught me some international English

Jaime: thank you

Sebastian Walker: yipieah , teached you english, so if you have any further question... :)

Jaime: I'll let you know