The difference between a shawl and scarf

Do you know the difference between a shawl and scarf?

Its christmas season and the scarf is one of the common candidates as a christmas gift. It was only when my friend said, "I wanted a shawl, not a scarf!" before I realize that there is a difference between the two of them.

The main difference lies in its Size.

A shawl is larger than a scarf - this difference is size is attributed to the body part the said accessory is used to wrap around.

Typically, you would be more familiar with a scarf that wraps around your neck (and sometimes the head). For a shawl, you can wrap it around your neck and shoulders (Though there is no hard rule you can't wrap it around the head). With that, you can expect that the shawl is often longer and broader than the scarf.

Hence, in the future, do take note that there's a key difference between getting a scarf and a shawl!

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World Cup Trivia: Football Vs Soccer – Whats the Difference?

“What a great game of football.” USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard said after a pulsating match which saw his team defeated 2-1 by Belgium after extra time. (I’m disappointed with the results, but that’s another story) Uh-oh, football? Pictures of American rugby come into mind. Hey dude, isn’t that game of 2 groups of 11 players per side vying for one round ball called soccer?

Whats the difference between football and soccer?

There is no difference as they essentially mean the same thing. Soccer is what the Americans call it due to a name clash of another favourite sport in the country.  

If you look at FIFA’s name - Federation International de Football Associatif - you will see that the official name of the sport is football.

A case of where you are

America: Football is more commonly referred to American football in which it is also a game with 11 a side, but this time competing for a leather oval ball (also called egg-chasing), and using their hands. Think  or google NFL.

Thus, there is a need for an alternative name such as soccer.

Canada: Possibly due to proximity and influence of American and Canadian Football (Think NFL), they use soccer too.  

Europe and pretty much rest of the world: Football

Australia: depends on where you are.

Singapore: Definitely soccer. (even though we speak British English)

What is soccer called in your country?

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World Cup Trivia is a series designed for the current World Cup 2014 to give fans more than one ways to savour the game.