"Washing liquid"

[Pepperwand]

We have a list on the fridge that we add things to if we're running out of them so that we have the start of a shopping list when we go to the supermarket. Today I went shopping and husband had written "washing liquid" on the list. So I bought some washing up liquid and when I got home he was genuinely puzzled. What he meant was laundry detergent but couldn't see for the life of him why I'd misinterpreted. Is it just me or is he bonkers?

Washing up liquid and laundry liquid here, however I would have probably bought both if faced with 'washing liquid' and asked later.

I write w/up liquid and laundry liquid but I always specify which laundry stuff or pick it out myself otherwise heaven knows what we would end up with and some of that stuff really stinks badly to the point of being vomit inducing.

I’d say washing powder, even though I use liquid and call washing up liquid washing up liquid so I don’t think my input is valid here!

I'd have got liquid washing detergent.

Washing up liquid is called washing up liquid or fairy in our house.

Washing liquid is for washing - clothes, towels etc. Washing up liquid is for washing up - dishes, pots, pans etc. May be different depending on area.

I'm with your DH
Washing liquid for clothes
washing up liquid for dishes!

Yep, Washing liquid for clothes and washing up liquid for dishes here too! Sorry!

We call it Laundry Liquid after a similar misunderstanding.

I would have looked to see if we needed WUL or laundry liquid. Because I’m perfect peter.

I have never called clothes wash ‘washing liquid’ - it’s ‘clothes wash’ or ‘washing powder’ (even though it is sometimes a liquid).

I have never called anything ‘washing liquid’ and don’t think have ever heard that. I would have to ask what was meant although I would err towards clothes wash.

I call ‘dish wash’ just that or sometimes ‘washing up liquid’.

I like what the Americans call washing up liquid- dish soap. No confusion there.

They also tend to say laundry detergent.
I watch far too many American YouTube cleaning videos and it's easy to start using their little words and phrases without meaning to

My slightly thick NDN calls it "fairy up liquid"

But then they also call a bin a waste paper bin. And glasses - eye glasses. Sets me teeth right on edge.

And riding - horseback riding.

tealady20

What could T.roll be if not toilet roll? (Or "Bumf" as me Dad used to call it!)

washing liquid for clothes
washing upliquid for dishes

*my Dad

I told DH to get egg noddles as I was making Chinese.

I specified 'egg' noodles because a lot of Americans call pasta 'noodles'. Even fucking penne or shells!!

He came home with pasta. To be fair they said 'egg noddles' on the packet but if said for Chinese!

We've always said washing liquid for the laundry (used to be washing powder) and washing-up liquid for the dishes.

I've just read this whole thread and now the word 'liquid' has no meaning

I'd have bought laundry detergent.

My clueless other half rings me and said 'what's a Troll you want from the shop ?' Oh LORD🤦🏼‍♀️ t.roll toilet roll !!!! Omg !!

zoflorabore ‘fairy up liquid’ - that really really made me laugh. Thank you - thank ndn.

laiste me too !

catofdoom struck a chord ! just today made childhood American recipe my ma made a lot calling for ‘noodles’.

Had to have long discussion with sibling as to our memory of whether it should be dried Chinese, egg Chinese, egg fresh pasta, dried pasta. - bloody hell !

My lovely departed ma who wrote really helpful notes on all recipes just wrote next to this one ‘lovely!’