weird sayings/terminology regarding braces?

[Tyrantblade]

To me some of the terminology regarding braces that people in the UK use seems weird

Ive seen/heard (online and in videos) of people in the UK calling braces a "brace", and they make it sound like they put on and removed braces themselves, like when they say "i put on" or "i removed" like there wasnt an orthodontist involved.

I suppose with other languages its probably more like its a lost in translation thing.

I also find it weird when i see people online post about dentists and braces when typically its an orthodontist as most dentist dont do braces, but legally in at least some countries a dentist is allowed to practice Orthodontics with minimal training.

Im sure in most cases they dont remember the word "orthodontist" or know how to spell it.

Certainly i hope thats the case as i hate when people do something involving ones health just to make money, much like traveling salesman selling "miracle tonics".

I know some dentists may actually care to provide quality orthodontics at a lower cost, but im sure the vast majority just want more money and i find some reassurence in going to an orthodontist as they have years of extra schooling, not a couple of hours of a lecture to give them the basics.

[27braces88]

I think the setup is a bit different in the UK. We definitely do know the word orthodontist, but just use the word dentist as an overarching term. The place I go to is a private (i.e. not on the NHS) dentist and orthodontic clinic, they cover both so I just say dentist.

The ones that always make me laugh are when I hear americans say eye doctor or seeing eye dog instead of optician or guide dog. I thought seeing eye dog was a joke when I first heard it.

Language is just used differently.

[SinkFullOfDinner]

After hearing Boris Johnson refer to a scandal as "an inverted pyramid of piffle," I gave up trying to word sync between the US and UK.

[Prometheus]

I realize I'm going a bit off topic here. As a reply to 27Braces88, The Seeing Eye is a US charity that has provided guide dogs for the blind since 1928 (http://www.seeingeye.org/about-us/history.html). Thus people have used the term "seeing eye dog" interchangeably for many years.

[27braces88]

After hearing Boris Johnson refer to a scandal as "an inverted pyramid of piffle," I gave up trying to word sync between the US and UK.

Haha, Boris Johnson is not reflective on the entire population

[ditsy]

Haha!!! Don't listen to Borris.. Not many of us do!!!!
Speech throughout the UK is very different from county to county so I guess if you're in an entirely different country we would use different terminology
I say orthodontist now, but the first time I went to the hospital I asked where the "dental bit," was, I didn't want to say orthodontics incase I got it wrong.
Brace is used for both fixed braces and retainer braces. We call fixed ones"train track braces" where I'm from. Do you say that over there? Xx

[Tyrantblade]

Haha!!! Don't listen to Borris.. Not many of us do!!!!
Speech throughout the UK is very different from county to county so I guess if you're in an entirely different country we would use different terminology
I say orthodontist now, but the first time I went to the hospital I asked where the "dental bit," was, I didn't want to say orthodontics incase I got it wrong.
Brace is used for both fixed braces and retainer braces. We call fixed ones"train track braces" where I'm from. Do you say that over there? Xx

Only when referring to the old fashioned "Traditional" braces.

[ditsy]

yeh, so that's the same.

In Somerset we ask where things are too. So it's quite normal to say "where is that too then?". That one even confuses other English people! I think we should do an off topic and do some little videos xxx

[Tyrantblade]

I think the setup is a bit different in the UK. We definitely do know the word orthodontist, but just use the word dentist as an overarching term. The place I go to is a private (i.e. not on the NHS) dentist and orthodontic clinic, they cover both so I just say dentist.

The ones that always make me laugh are when I hear americans say eye doctor or seeing eye dog instead of optician or guide dog. I thought seeing eye dog was a joke when I first heard it.

Language is just used differently.

I didn't mean only people in the UK don't know the word orthodontist, im saying it seems a lot of people online post dentist when they probably mean orthodontist.

[McHobbit]

The ones that always make me laugh are when I hear americans say eye doctor or seeing eye dog instead of optician or guide dog. I thought seeing eye dog was a joke when I first heard it.

You guys don't say eye doctor?! I think it's the same as dentist/orthodontist. We prefer using a simpler word and optician, like orthodontist is probably just a word that you tend to forget. I actually don't say seeing eye dog but it doesn't sound strange to me. The one that got me is that you guys say you are going to the "chemist" when you're going to the pharmacy. I think that's the only one that just made me go "What? What does a chemist have to do with your prescription?"