I had a conversation with an American friend yesterday that seemed to leave us both slightly confused. Then, last night Paul's friend Keef came over and I repeated the story which involved 'boosting' a car. He was confused because, as it turns out, 'boosting a car' here in the US of A means stealing it. In Canada, you boost a car when it won't start, with booster cables, you know? But here, they are called jumper cables and you give a car a jump and not a boost.
So, that means that yesterday I told my friend that her boyfriend tried to steal her car...I guess that's why she laughed so hard.
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Yeah, I say 'jump' when a car needs help, but I've also heard it called 'boosting' with 'booster cables' so I wouldn't worry much.
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