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What ´s the name of this game in english?



Samantha.esl
Italy

What ´s the name of this game in english?
 
Please! Could anyone tell me what ´s the name of this game in english please?
Thank you!  Big smile




3 Sep 2010      





manonski (f)
Canada

Marbles

3 Sep 2010     



anitarobi
Croatia

I learned it as playing with marbles, but perhaps there ´s some neat native speakers � name...

3 Sep 2010     



Songlessons
Ukraine

I think they call it "Marbles".

3 Sep 2010     



Samantha.esl
Italy

Ahhh!! Thank you!!!
Does anyone know if there is a word for British english and other for American? or is it the same?

3 Sep 2010     



blunderbuster
Germany

Unless I have lost my marbles (=gone crazy) it is the same in BE and AE. Big smile

3 Sep 2010     



Samantha.esl
Italy


Is it correct to say: "I invited him to play marbles?"

3 Sep 2010     



franknbea
United Kingdom

Hi Samantha,
The name is the same in American and British English. You can say "I invited him to play marbles." But it would sound more authentic to say; "I challenged him to a game of marbles."
The address above has a complete history of marbles.
 
I hope this helps.

3 Sep 2010     



almaz
United Kingdom

Samantha,

In Scotland, marbles were known - depending where you came from - as ´bools � or ´jauries � and often referred to the material (clay, porcelain, glass etc). You would ´play bools � or sometimes ´play at bools � (not to be confused with ´bowls �). 

BTW, it would be a rather posh (or sarky) kid who would ´invite � another to play marbles.

Frank ´s link is good. Try this one too.

Regards,

Alex

3 Sep 2010     



ballycastle1
United Kingdom

Although we understood that marbles was the correct name, when I was growing up we called it playing marleys (I think this is quite a common corruption of the name).

3 Sep 2010     



Samantha.esl
Italy

Hi people!! Thank you very much for your help!!!!
Hugs!!!
Sam

3 Sep 2010     

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