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English/American/Candian/[Your country here] Terminology

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English is not one of the first languages -.-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But can someone tell me the different things you call stuff in your country that you know is called something different in another country?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like the whole Sidewalk/Pavement/Footpath thing. You have no idea how much that confused me >.<

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the knicker thing [[underwear]]. I was talking to someone from America about them and she called them Pants. Surely we wear those on our legs [[Trousers?]] and I was thinking "Lace pants.. what the heck".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, this is not spam okay mods? I'm just curios so I don't make a fool out of myself .. again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Btw I will write this down in a book so it is useful.

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Football > Soccer.

 

 

 

Eh I thought Rugby > Football okay well I got one.

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Isn't there a whole jelly/jam/preserve thing too? I've never quite got my head around it either...

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I never really got what "knickers" are. Are they underwear?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm American and I've never heard someone refer to underwear as "pants". :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparently, here in America, Jelly, Jam, and Preserves are three completely different things. Jam may = Preserves though. I'm not sure.

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In the UK:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pants and knickers - underwear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jam and preserve - both basically the same thing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jelly - gelatine dessert

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Alright. Thank you. :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the US:

 

 

 

Underpants/underwear (we have a lot of other silly terms for it)= knickers.

 

 

 

Jam and Preserves are the same things I think.

 

 

 

Jelly is like Jam and Preserves. You use it for the same thing, but I think it's called Jelly because it's made differently.

 

 

 

Gelatin desert for us is Jello.

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Isn't an elevator called a lift in England? And also I think a cookie is called a biscuit. Not sure if thats true, someone told me a while ago.

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Shopping cart is called a trolley in UK isn't it?

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In Australia we call:

 

 

 

SideWalks-Footpaths

 

 

 

Undewear-Jox or Undies

 

 

 

Football-Soccer

 

 

 

Rugby League- Football

 

 

 

Pants-shorts (not many people call them pants)

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Pants - Trousers

 

 

 

Serviettes - Napkins

 

 

 

Poutine - Cheesey, Gravy fries

 

 

 

Chesterfield - Couch

 

 

 

Eh - necessary word in all sentences

 

 

 

I'm American and I've never heard someone refer to underwear as "pants". :?

 

 

 

Agreed. I've heard "panties" but not pants.

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I like chips.

 

 

 

And there's the whole pop/soda/coke thingy.

 

 

 

In London, the tube/underground is the subway. It's the T in Boston, L in Chicago, Metro in DC and who-knows-what in NYC.

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In Russia:

 

 

 

resaurant = distaran

 

 

 

hotel = gastinyets

 

 

 

street = ulitsa

 

 

 

beer = biva

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seems like we just have a different word for everything, huh?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In Aus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar = Pub

 

 

 

Susages = Snags

 

 

 

Vegetables = Veggies

 

 

 

Men = Blokes

 

 

 

Women = Sheilas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll think of more later on this arvo (afternoon) :P

In America we have flashlights. In England they have torches.

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"i need to go to the bathroom" - USA

 

 

 

"i need to go to the toilet" -UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I say latrine/lavatory??

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thanks everyone for the sigs!

"i need to go to the bathroom" - USA

 

 

 

"i need to go to the toilet" -UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need to go to the washroom - CA

In Aus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bar = Pub

 

 

 

Susages = Snags

 

 

 

Vegetables = Veggies

 

 

 

Men = Blokes

 

 

 

Women = Sheilas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll think of more later on this arvo (afternoon) :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do astrualian people really say that stuff? I thought it was just a stereotype :P

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Well I'm American so: American - English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dentist - Devil

 

 

 

Candy - Sweets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:XD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In Russia: beer = biva

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hehe, in Czech beer = pivo. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"i need to go to the bathroom" - USA

 

 

 

"i need to go to the toilet" -UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need to go to the washroom - CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need to use the jon. -UK

 

 

 

I need to spend a penny. -UK

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In America we have flashlights. In England they have torches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:wall: Why? There is no fire involved. That one has always puzzled me.

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We say torches too.

 

 

 

We call soda softdrinks...

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