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I mostly make do with the one on my phone. I can't say I've carried one generally, like the Famous Five always seemed to, but my parents considered it vital to keep one in the house. On my camping trips, I use an electric camping lantern. I remember a children's story about two boys camping in their garden, and one of them says "I've brought our largest torch, just in case..." His slightly mean sister adds "Just in case, to spot the bogeyman." She later scares them by dressing up as a ghost.
Here in Britain we mostly call them "torches" rather than flashlights, which is a bit of a funny word, since "torch" used to mean a flaming torch. There is a Christmas carol which starts "Torches! Torches! Run with torches, all the way to Bethlehem." The sight of people running with flaming torches; it sounds a bit dangerous, like running with scissors.
Here in Britain we mostly call them "torches" rather than flashlights, which is a bit of a funny word, since "torch" used to mean a flaming torch. There is a Christmas carol which starts "Torches! Torches! Run with torches, all the way to Bethlehem." The sight of people running with flaming torches; it sounds a bit dangerous, like running with scissors.
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