Dianna's Weekly Dash of Different Diction

Welcome to this week's Dash of Different Diction. It gets dark here fairly early and it's only the beginning. I've heard it will get dark by 3/4 soon! Even now the lights in our stairs don't come on until it's pitch black outside (you can see stars in Edinburgh!). Sometimes I wish I had a flashlight (that hand powered electrical source). But can you ask for one here? There's a fine chance people won't know what you're talking about. Therefore it's important to know you much ask for a torch. No, this isn't some medieval fire-lit brand.

Torch=flashlight.