have a barbecue = have a grill?
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"Barbecue" is the normal term in England. I think people here would be puzzled if you said "I'm having a grill" or "I'm doing a grill".
Is the word "barbecue" used in AE?
Yes, it is. I understood you to ask if you could also say "have a grill" in the same way we say "have a barbecue". Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Thanks, Nunty.
In AE, does "I'm grilling steaks" imply "outdoors"? It does not do so in BE.
In AE, does "I'm grilling steaks" imply "outdoors"? It does not do so in BE.
When I was growing up it was "having a barbecue party". The "party" later got dropped so we now have a "barbecue".
I cannot imagine the "grilling party" as it sounds like something that Homeland Security does to suspects. Nor does "grill party" work.
So it is (for me) a barbecue [party].
I cannot imagine the "grilling party" as it sounds like something that Homeland Security does to suspects. Nor does "grill party" work.
So it is (for me) a barbecue [party].
That is the same situation in Australia, where barbecues are very popular.
It would be understood, but highly unnatural.
For further information, see this previous thread:
barbecue v grill
Hahaha. Same here. I woudln't want to go through one of those.
In the Pacific Northwest, people hold barbecues or cookouts, but not grills, although we do grill steaks or chicken at the cookouts.