FabSwingers.com forum: Different names used for items in america and uk

By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Crisps = chips

Chips = fries

torch = flashlight

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Rubber - condom

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By *eerobCouple
over a year ago

solihull

Fanny - bottom

Hood of car - boot

Seems they have everything the wrong way round

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Be very careful if in the USA, announcing that you are "going outside to smoke a fag" can get you into all sorts of bother

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Dummy = pacifier

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By *ustcutieWoman
over a year ago

edinburgh

Bang= fringe

Shag= short hair at the back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once said cheers to an American, meaning it in the thank you way and he was soooo confused it was unreal. Apparently they don't use it as a thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

then there is:-

center = centre

color = colour

and so many others

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

tights = pantyhose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

diaper = nappy

squirt gun = water pistol

apartment = flat

gas = petrol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fag-cigarette

My dad was in a shop and said im just gonna go outside for a fag ..... The looks he got were priceless

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pants...trousers

Drapes...curtains

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Cellphone- Mobile Phone

Candy Apple- Toffee Apple

Checking Account- Current Account

Cotton Candy- Candy Floss

Parking Lot- Car Park.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Depending where you go in the states....

Ladies/gents toilets- bathroom/restroom

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Gas station-petrol station I still say gas station now lol

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Depending where you go in the states....

Ladies/gents toilets- bathroom/restroom"

And when a grown adult says they have to use the potty!

(bathroom)

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

jam = jelly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also never say you're going for a 'mooch' round the shops as that means you're on the scrounge or stealing stuff

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
over a year ago

bradford

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it"

I was just gonna put the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The way they pronounce some words is rather strange aswell, lever for example

English lee-ver

American leh-ver

English leh-verage

American lee-verage

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

the letter z- zee.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A loo min um

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fanny - bottom

Hood of car - boot

Seems they have everything the wrong way round"

no. hood - bonnet

trunk- boot

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"

Yes they can!!!! The pronoununation of words are just different....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"

we can read, however in the periodic table of elements is spelled aluminum. no second i. therefore, they're saying it correctly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The way they pronounce some words is rather strange aswell, lever for example

English lee-ver

American leh-ver

English leh-verage

American lee-verage

the region i come from, leverage is pronounced leh-vrage. the missing e isn't a typo. we didn't pronounce it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dummy = pacifier

I think they have got this one ^^^^

right though, I hate the word dummy.

Sidewalk - Pavement

Trash can - Rubbish Bin

Cup of joe - cup of coffee

The head, the John - The toilet

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

It's bloody annoys me the generalisation that people have towards Americans...they have their ways and we have ours but to suggest they can't read because they pronounce words differently is complete utter bollocks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"

So when we have words with a silent letter does that mean we can't read

. They can say the same about our pronunciation of Leicester.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's bloody annoys me the generalisation that people have towards Americans...they have their ways and we have ours but to suggest they can't read because they pronounce words differently is complete utter bollocks "

We have loads of funny pronunciations for words.

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Suspenders = Braces

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"the letter z- zee."

Zed Zed Top

Sidewalk - Pavement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"
Yeah everyone from any country who don't say it exactly the same as us must be thick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

So when we have words with a silent letter does that mean we can't read

. They can say the same about our pronunciation of Leicester. "

there's no silent letter. see American chemical society website for aluminum.

http://www.chemeddl.org/resources/ptl/index.php

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Friendly - enemy

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By *lovisMan
over a year ago

Twickenham

Homely - UK - warm and domesticated

Homely - US - plain or ugly

Don't compliment your US friends house as being 'homely'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

suspender belt - garter belt

'up the duff' in the u.s. generally referred to anal sex.

tyre- tire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

So when we have words with a silent letter does that mean we can't read

. They can say the same about our pronunciation of Leicester.

there's no silent letter. see American chemical society website for aluminum.

http://www.chemeddl.org/resources/ptl/index.php

Thanks for clearing that up, I do remember being told this once.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Where's Fabio (Mr T) when ya need him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

as a youngster i once had a silly conversation with a gent when he told me he had leather pants! i was concentrating on being open minded and trying not to appear naive. it took me ages to realise he was a biker!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"as a youngster i once had a silly conversation with a gent when he told me he had leather pants! i was concentrating on being open minded and trying not to appear naive. it took me ages to realise he was a biker!"

it took me ages when i moved over here to get that! lol, i still call trousers pants. another oneis 'fit' which back home referred to someones physical fitness llevel, not attractiveness per se

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Broil = grill

Check = bill

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By *lovisMan
over a year ago

Twickenham

The whole way they call 'herbs' 'erbs'

Despite that they are still lovely folk!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In America I believe ream is a lot of paper. In Essex it means cool or great.

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

"Be very careful if in the USA, announcing that you are "going outside to smoke a fag" can get you into all sorts of bother

Even better if you phrase it as going to suck on a fag!!

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

Yes they can!!!! The pronoununation of words are just different...."

I did it's 'it's like they can't' not that they can't lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

we can read, however in the periodic table of elements is spelled aluminum. no second i. therefore, they're saying it correctly. "

Wanna double check on that comment? Lol

http://www.radiochemistry.org/periodictable/periodic_table.jpg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can I get some pants to go with my vest?"

Translation to English:-

"Please may I have some trousers to match my waistcoat?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

Yes they can!!!! The pronoununation of words are just different....

I did it's 'it's like they can't' not that they can't lol"

Say it's*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hey, dude - get a load of the fag on the sidewalk"

English translation:-

"I say old chap, kindly observe that homosexual gentleman traversing the pavement"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In America I believe ream is a lot of paper. In Essex it means cool or great. "

The definition of ream that I know is to make a hole the same size all the way through. From steel work. We have reamers lol

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Damn Yankees are a band consisting of Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Michael Cartellone.

*courtesy of the north american information department*

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you."

Not really

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

Lift - elevator.

Open sided raising platform - lift

Disembark - debark

I used to find debark irksome until I found out that the word embark came in to English from the French embarque, and the opposite debarque.

So the American debark is truer to the original than our adding of dis in front of embark.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A jock is a sportsman in America but it's a skirt wearing man here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

Not really "

Well chill out then lol.. English people are always portrayed in American films as posh talking tea drinking cricket playing whatever's.. Doesn't bother us. Lol just chill

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

Not really

Well chill out then lol.. English people are always portrayed in American films as posh talking tea drinking cricket playing whatever's.. Doesn't bother us. Lol just chill"

I'm very much chilled thanks for the concern into my chillness well being

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

Not really

Well chill out then lol.. English people are always portrayed in American films as posh talking tea drinking cricket playing whatever's.. Doesn't bother us. Lol just chill

I'm very much chilled thanks for the concern into my chillness well being

You are welcome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Isn't it true that a lot if the American and Australian pronunciations and spellings are a truer form of English than ours? As people left our shores to colonise these countries they brought the English language with them, then as we had a great influx from Europe and beyond our language became diluted. So the yanks and Aussies can claim to speak a purer English than us where ours is a more European English hybrid.

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

"Lift - elevator.

Open sided raising platform - lift

Disembark - debark

I used to find debark irksome until I found out that the word embark came in to English from the French embarque, and the opposite debarque.

So the American debark is truer to the original than our adding of dis in front of embark.

Conversely the whilst we in the uk use the French word for vegetable courgette, the Americans use the Latin/Italian word zucchini.

Pavement - sidewalk

Road - pavement.

So mind where you walk! It also makes more sense as it is a walk way at the side of a paved road.

My favourite however is

Sickbag - barfbag.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Jaywalking- being a fucking idiot.

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By *.nottsbloke..Man
over a year ago

the vale

Bollocks = nuts

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

Not really

Well chill out then lol.. English people are always portrayed in American films as posh talking tea drinking cricket playing whatever's.. Doesn't bother us. Lol just chill

I'm very much chilled thanks for the concern into my chillness well being

You are welcome

Thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read

we can read, however in the periodic table of elements is spelled aluminum. no second i. therefore, they're saying it correctly.

Wanna double check on that comment? Lol

http://www.radiochemistry.org/periodictable/periodic_table.jpg

if you had continued to read down, in a further comment i stated that in America, on the periodic table and elsewhere, it's spelled aluminum. the spelling is different. we Americans are actually pronouncing it like its spelled to us.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Jaywalking- being a fucking idiot.

Does Diamondsmiles know that

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By *ohnny4playMan
over a year ago

Kinross

Try explaining why bollocks means something is bad, yet the dog's bollocks is something very good!

( nicely portrayed in the film 51st state)

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"jam = jelly"

Ah, but there is a difference.

Jam has bits, jelly has been strained and has no bits.

I make both raspberry jam and raspberry jelly.

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

Aubergine - Eggplant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread was just meant to be fun.. No one is putting Americans down. It's just a bit of fun.. No one person has ever said they are thick. Just obviously a touchy subject for you.

Not really

Well chill out then lol.. English people are always portrayed in American films as posh talking tea drinking cricket playing whatever's.. Doesn't bother us. Lol just chill

I'm very much chilled thanks for the concern into my chillness well being

You are welcome

Thank you

No worries

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By *LCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"Isn't it true that a lot if the American and Australian pronunciations and spellings are a truer form of English than ours? As people left our shores to colonise these countries they brought the English language with them, then as we had a great influx from Europe and beyond our language became diluted. So the yanks and Aussies can claim to speak a purer English than us where ours is a more European English hybrid. "

That's what I've been led to believe. A good example of this is:

fall = autumn

We used to use the word fall but it fell out of fashion in the Victorian period.

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By *LCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

From Wikipedia:

The alternative word fall for the season traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, with the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other. The term came to denote the season in 16th century England, a contraction of Middle English _xpressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year".[12]

During the 17th century, English emigration to the British colonies in North America was at its peak, and the new settlers took the English language with them. While the term fall gradually became obsolete in Britain, it became the more common term in North America.[

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Try explaining why bollocks means something is bad, yet the dog's bollocks is something very good!

( nicely portrayed in the film 51st state)"

Well, from QI, apparently packaged goods used to come as "box standard" or "box deluxe", which is where we get the corrupted forms " bog standard" and "dog's bollocks".

I like the fact that in the UK we can pay the bill with a cheque, whereas in the US they can pay the check with a bill.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

What about what we call a tap (on a sink or bath) they call faucet.

On a car, we have bonnet whilst they call it a hood; what we call the boot, they say trunk.

Pick up is Truck to them.

But best of all was years ago when I ran a hotel Reception desk in Edinburgh; their, a tour group of Americans came in, on night 1 of a Scottish tour. They were quite amazed at the size of our country, having been taught at school, that Scotland was a small village in the North of England!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

hood of car is bonnet

boot is a trunk

wing mirrors are side view mirrors

wings are fenders

windscreen is windshield

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"hood of car is bonnet

boot is a trunk

wing mirrors are side view mirrors

wings are fenders

windscreen is windshield

Aren't they called door mirrors over here now as they no longer sit on the wing ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Had a Canadian girlfriend when I was young, I still say I'm going to get gas lol

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By *rtemisiaWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

Sidewalk

Elevator

Seeing eye dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Soccer = football.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ha, reminds me of a Limmy (scottish comedian) sketch, where he talks about "Americanisms" and how his poor granny can't find the chemist, BECAUSE IT'S NOW CALLED A FKN "PHARMACY", poor auld granny......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The worst one is how they pronounce Aluminium... They seem to forget there is a second I in there.. It's so irritating to here them say it

I was just gonna put the same

It's so horrible lol.. It's like all Americans can't read"

They're possibly able to use the right version of 'hear' though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"hood of car is bonnet

boot is a trunk

wing mirrors are side view mirrors

wings are fenders

windscreen is windshield

A fender is the bumper not the wing, hence an accident is a fender-bender.

Actually, fender bender = accident!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You bits forgot how to spell and keep destroying the "english" language.

For me the first time I heard brits, I was thinking are they speaking english.

Few words

Kip

Pram

Best UK saying

The dogs Bollocks

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Have just posted in the USA forum, so expect an onslaught

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Talking about spelling... look at mine! Maybe because I am rushing, looking at these forums on phone at work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"hood of car is bonnet

boot is a trunk

wing mirrors are side view mirrors

wings are fenders

windscreen is windshield

A fender is the bumper not the wing, hence an accident is a fender-bender.

Actually, fender bender = accident!

down south the bumper and the fender are seperate. fender bender is just a small accident. somerhing that woukd dent the fender, or wheel well, but didnt cause much damage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bum=tramp

you can just see it now you got a sexy bum the looks you would get lol

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Tomato = Tomato

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has anyone said fanny-arse to and American I think. And Pussy their equivalent of 'see you next tues'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sausages...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scatland...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lundun Engerland....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Elevator = Lift

Hood = Bonnet

Ex President G W Bush = Seriously deranged fucking twat

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Nuclear - Nucular

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Wustersher - Worrr-cesterr-shy-r

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American cop - "freeze, or I'll blow your freakin' head off"

British Policeman - "pardon me sir, I know it's your human right, but I'd greatly appreciate it if you stop stabbing me lest I thump you with my stick and allow you to claim compensation for your injuries".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Scatland...

Hahahaha......nooooooo!?!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite is americans wording for having a drink in each hand = double fisting. ..was mighty disappointed when I ran across the club on hearing that!!! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wustersher - Worrr-cesterr-shy-r"

Someone's been listening to Fat Harry White, brilliant.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

None are 'truer'. It's simply the result of language evolving thousands of miles apart.

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By *heCrowAndButterflyCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

"Fanny - bottom

Hood of car - boot

Seems they have everything the wrong way round"

It's bonnet = hood

And boot = trunk

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I taught my ex husband the word bollocks he thought it was so funny...it was funny him trying to pronounce it...

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

Can=toilet

cant =cunt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole way they call 'herbs' 'erbs'

Despite that they are still lovely folk!"

Ahem .... herbs is a french word ..... you aren't supposed to pronounce the h ... it actually IS supposed to be Erbs! ! But dont get me started on nu clear, faucet, biscuit (a scone) ....

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over a year ago

"The whole way they call 'herbs' 'erbs'

Despite that they are still lovely folk!

Ahem .... herbs is a french word ..... you aren't supposed to pronounce the h ... it actually IS supposed to be Erbs! ! But dont get me started on nu clear, faucet, biscuit (a scone) ....

Herb is from the Latin "herba"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

too many words spelt differently- i play scrabble type games - it near kills me to put in words such as color

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

Herb is from the goddess of life

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By *atcoupleCouple
over a year ago

Suffolk - East Anglia

In the U.S. your "pecker" is your willy.

Best not to say "Keep your pecker up."

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

"My favourite is americans wording for having a drink in each hand = double fisting. ..was mighty disappointed when I ran across the club on hearing that!!! Lol

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By *lovisMan
over a year ago

Twickenham

My Texan friends are always amused by the word 'wanker'. Its not one used in the US commonly. There was (and may still be) a brewery called Wanker in the US.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sneakers ......

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over a year ago

Fender....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baseball for Rounders'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Candy bars,,,,

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Baseball for Rounders'

Different game soxy

p.s. can I bum a fag of you

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

*off

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Where's Fabio (Mr T) when ya need him

here.... and watching!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Baseball for Rounders'

Different game soxy

p.s. can I bum a fag of you

Pah..... the only difference between baseball and rounders' is baseball players don't wear skirts..

PS....your welcome to bum as many fags as you like...

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Fanny - bottom

Hood of car - boot

Seems they have everything the wrong way round"

boot is the trunk

bonnet is the hood...

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