Does the rest of the English speaking world generally understand what an American means when they say "soccer", or does it help to clarify by adding "football"? - eviltoast

If I’m talking to an English speaker from outside of the US, is there any confusion if I say “soccer”?

For example, when I was in college a friend asked for a “torch”. I was confused for quite some time, because I didn’t know it was another word for “flashlight”. Does the same thing happen with the word “soccer”? Should I clarify by saying, “…or football”?

Thank you!

  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    It is “Fußball” in German which is what I speak natively. But I still usually say “soccer” when I speak English because that is unambiguous.