Pennyaline wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > Terry wrote:
> >> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> >> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >>
> >> English muffins? lol
> >
> > Probably scones. The normal use of the word biscuit means what Americans
> > call either cookies or crackers, neither being typical breakfast food
> > over there. Scones aren't usually for breakfast either; neither are
> > crumpets.
>
> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?

That depends. Some brands include the word 'wafer' but it isn't the
general term. Biscuit or savoury biscuit is more common.

Wafers are also the thin crispy things served with ice cream; like the
cream-filled wafers sold in the US but without the filling.