Harrington Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Sorry, haven't read every post so sorry if these are doublers... Cell phone - US Mobile phone - UK Apartment - US Flat - UK ATM - US Cash Machine - UK Subway - US Underground or Tube - UK Sofa - US Couch - UK Fender - US Bumper - UK Gas - US Petrol - UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Sofa - US Couch - UK It almost seems like it should be the other way around. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsdragon Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I use the term bumper all the time and so do most people I know.. but now I know why it's called a fenderbender >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Im in canada and first ill say, we are normally the same as the northern united states but i'll point out some canadian spellings. normal/canada meter -> metre (mesurment) liter -> litre color ->colour note there is no difference in pronuciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Im in canada and first ill say, we are normally the same as the northern united states but i'll point out some canadian spellings. normal/canada meter -> metre (mesurment) liter -> litre color ->colour note there is no difference in pronuciation. Also, Theater- Theatre Center- Centre Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 true. I just cant rember which words have 'er' reversed. But at least in canadia english 'er', 're', and 'ir' can all be pronuced the same, though 'ir' isent that common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 UK: Public school > Private school Private school > Public school. Gah, that's confusing. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCHughes Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I say bloody this or bloody that a lot, mostly I've been influenced a lot by UKers. In America if I say 'bloody' people look at me weird. In Russia I usually say glupiyi. "Oh glupiyi! I broke a nail!" Well, it's one of those two. ÃÆÃ the russians are the best! Hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 chilli dog USA = hog dog UK i think nah, chilli dogs actually have chilli on them, normal hot dogs are still hot dogs in the usa (or "dawwgss" if you live in detroit) USA [garden tool] = Prostitute, UK Hoe = Gardening Implement. USA Tire = UK Tyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaziek Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 chilli dog USA = hog dog UK i think nah, chilli dogs actually have chilli on them, normal hot dogs are still hot dogs in the usa (or "dawwgss" if you live in detroit) USA [garden tool] = Prostitute, UK Hoe = Gardening Implement. USA Tire = UK Tyre Correct... iv got a hoe in my shed atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsdragon Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 chilli dog USA = hog dog UK i think nah, chilli dogs actually have chilli on them, normal hot dogs are still hot dogs in the usa (or "dawwgss" if you live in detroit) USA [garden tool] = Prostitute, UK Hoe = Gardening Implement. USA Tire = UK Tyre Correct... iv got a hoe in my shed atm a hoe is a gardening tool in the US too. Pop culture won't change that definition because there are no other names for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 ÃÆÃ Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrington Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Candy - US Sweets - UK Automobile - US Car - UK Attorneys - US Lawyer or Solicitor - UK Parking lot - US Car park - UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemathonical Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Candy - US Sweets - UK Automobile - US Car - UK Attorneys - US Lawyer or Solicitor - UK Parking lot - US Car park - UK Thats the same with Aussues 'cept we call 'sweets' lollies ^Sir Jem 05-The Bunny Drinking Blog?^ Click it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Candy - US Sweets - UK Automobile - US Car - UK Attorneys - US Lawyer or Solicitor - UK Parking lot - US Car park - UK In the US, we call them cars and lawyers too. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Tuxedo- US Smoking- UK And the word Smoking Room, is purely UK, there is no US equivalent. Oh, and of course, the infamous UK chavs. :) Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se46 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I never really got what "knickers" are. Are they underwear? They steal things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemathonical Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Can I ask a question? What is a Chav? isn't it from Little Britain or something ^Sir Jem 05-The Bunny Drinking Blog?^ Click it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Can I ask a question? What is a Chav? isn't it from Little Britain or something An often poor person, who has bad taste, wears 'ghetto' clothes, chains, gang symbols, that kind of stuff. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemathonical Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Can I ask a question? What is a Chav? isn't it from Little Britain or something An often poor person, who has bad taste, wears 'ghetto' clothes, chains, gang symbols, that kind of stuff. OK, Thanks ^Sir Jem 05-The Bunny Drinking Blog?^ Click it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCHughes Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I never really got what "knickers" are. Are they underwear? They steal things. And they're really bad at basketball. :mrgreen: the russians are the best! Hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Can I ask a question? What is a Chav? isn't it from Little Britain or something An often poor person, who has bad taste, wears 'ghetto' clothes, chains, gang symbols, that kind of stuff. UK- Chav, US- Wigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 One interesting one I discovered recently is the word ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅpaddockÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâà Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It's 'paddock' is Aussie too. I generally consider a field to be an open expanse of relatively flat land that is unfenced. Everything else is usually just 'bush' or 'scrub' :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It's 'paddock' is Aussie too. I generally consider a field to be an open expanse of relatively flat land that is unfenced. Everything else is usually just 'bush' or 'scrub' :P Yeap, that is what I call a field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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