January 7, 200719 yr Oh my favs, Crikey- AUS Blimey- UK Bloody Hell- UK Crap- USA Various swear words- USA Me doing staff.
January 7, 200719 yr We say torches too. We call soda softdrinks... So do we...? Ghost: I am prejudice towards ignorance, so that would explain why I appear to be so.
January 7, 200719 yr Oh my favs, Crikey- AUS Blimey- UK Bloody Hell- UK Crap- USA Various swear words- USA Not many aussies use Crickey, we usually say sh!t ^Sir Jem 05-The Bunny Drinking Blog?^ Click it!
January 7, 200719 yr We say torches too. We call soda softdrinks... So do we...? We call it pop. Me doing staff.
January 7, 200719 yr In Aus: Bar = Pub Susages = Snags Vegetables = Veggies Men = Blokes Women = Sheilas Add to that list Barbie = Grill. Me doing staff.
January 7, 200719 yr We say torches too. We call soda softdrinks... So do we...? We call it pop. We call it too many things in the US :P I've heard softdrink, soda, cola, pop and possibly others.. We're a confusing bunch if I do say so myself.. Internet Marketing For Newbies
January 7, 200719 yr any form of cola i call coke, wheather it be pepsi, dr. pepper, or the supermarket brands. www.PETAkillsanimals.com
January 7, 200719 yr Schooling pl0x? This isn't exactly terminology... but it really confuses me when people are using the words 'semester', and 'freshman' and 'senior' and stuff... In England we have... Nursery - 2-3 years Primary school - Reception school - 4-5 Year 1 - 5-6 Year 2 - 6-7 Year 3 - 7-8 Year 4 - 8-9 Year 5 - 9-10 Year 6 -10-11 (SATs and other imporant exams taken in year six.) Secondary School Year 7 - 11-12 Year 8 - 12-13 Year 9 - 13-14 Year 10 - 14-15 Year 11 - 15 - 16 (Sixth form college, can be taken at most secondary schools. Or you can choose to leave school at 16) Year 12 (Lower Sixth) - 16-17 Year 13 - (Upper Sixth) - 17 - 18 And so on...:(
January 7, 200719 yr Football > Soccer. Eh I thought Rugby > Football okay well I got one. Oh Noes! :D Cos I thought Soccer was Rugby.... :-$
January 7, 200719 yr any form of cola i call coke, wheather it be pepsi, dr. pepper, or the supermarket brands. same here lol UK ----USA Football --- Soccer American Football --- Football Pants(underwear) --- Underwear Knickers (girl's pants) --- Panties Trousers --- Pants Lemonade --- Soda Jam --- Jelly Torch --- Flashlight Pavement --- Sidewalk Toilet --- Restroom/Washroom Mum --- Mom that all i can think of atm
January 7, 200719 yr English - American Football - Soccer Jelly - Jello Plaster - Band aid Pants - Underwear (Knickers generally refer to womens underwear) Pavement - Sidewalk Biscuit - Cookie (In English, a cookie is generally a biscuit with choc-chip pieces in it) Pub - Bar And for things i'm fairly sure that Americans don't use: "Bloody hell!" - An exclamation of generally anger. "Blimey." - An exclamation of surprise. :wall: Why? There is no fire involved. That one has always puzzled me. But your "flashlights" don't flash. :P
January 7, 200719 yr And for things i'm fairly sure that Americans don't use: "Bloody hell!" - An exclamation of generally anger. "Blimey." - An exclamation of surprise. :wall: Why? There is no fire involved. That one has always puzzled me. But your "flashlights" don't flash. :P this is one of the things that annoys me. a stereotype might say those things, but i very very rarely hear either of em used. i might use bloody hell if impressed by something, but dont want to swear too bad, but apart from that, we hardly ever use them, listen up world! also, good job on the flashlight comeback, i was trying to think of one myself =D>
January 7, 200719 yr And for things i'm fairly sure that Americans don't use: "Bloody hell!" - An exclamation of generally anger. "Blimey." - An exclamation of surprise. :wall: Why? There is no fire involved. That one has always puzzled me. But your "flashlights" don't flash. :P this is one of the things that annoys me. a stereotype might say those things, but i very very rarely hear either of em used. i might use bloody hell if impressed by something, but dont want to swear too bad, but apart from that, we hardly ever use them, listen up world! also, good job on the flashlight comeback, i was trying to think of one myself =D> Actually I use bloody hell and blimey alot. :P It's about as vulgar as I can get without being frowned upon. And I just generally like it, it's just so... British.
January 7, 200719 yr but theres so many other stereotypes to fill! instead, why not get terrible teeth, play cricket, drink tea, argue about how to pronounce 'scone' or ask someone about the weather... oh god i hate that everyone else in the world thinks thats exactely what we do all the time...
January 7, 200719 yr but theres so many other stereotypes to fill! instead, why not get terrible teeth, play cricket, drink tea, argue about how to pronounce 'scone' or ask someone about the weather... oh god i hate that everyone else in the world thinks thats exactely what we do all the time... This is probably going to crush your soul, but I do most of them. I play cricket generally whenever I can. I drink tea when I come home, and at night. I've had a few arguements about that, but I pronounce it "S-con". And not "S-cone". I rarely ever talk to people outside of where I live, so I never get a chance to ask about the weather. But i'll always say "Well, spiffing day what what" whenever it's tipping it down. ^_^
January 7, 200719 yr This is probably going to crush your soul, but I do most of them. I play cricket generally whenever I can. I drink tea when I come home, and at night. I've had a few arguements about that, but I pronounce it "S-con". And not "S-cone". I rarely ever talk to people outside of where I live, so I never get a chance to ask about the weather. But i'll always say "Well, spiffing day what what" whenever it's tipping it down. ^_^ well i hate cricket personally, find it more boring than golf, and yet at my school, its one of the most high rated things one can be good at.. I hate tea, and coffee, guess im not old enough to like them yet... I never get involved in these arguments as i never actually say the word scone... And i do say 'spiffing weather, what what', but only because i know its ironic :P
January 7, 200719 yr Night stand---bed side table cookie---biscuit (at least i think so...) thats all i can think of
January 7, 200719 yr In the UK we have cookies and biscuits. Cookies are generally round, with something in them, such as choc chips, rasins, ginger... Biscuits are generally anything else, but there are exeptions. Then you have wafers... (and btw, you pronounce wafers 'way-fers' not 'wah-fers') And the whole lavatory/toilet/washroom/bathroom is a whole different thing. I think us brits are probably the most frank with it than any other english speaking country, 'I need to go to the toilet'. I think the Canadien 'washroom' is fair enough, but the American method is strange. Why call it a 'bathroom' even for rooms that dont have baths in? Or am I wrong... do you call it something else? This may not be relevent, but what about spellings, such as color/colour. Which one do they say in Canada/ Australia? ~ W ~
January 7, 200719 yr This is probably going to crush your soul, but I do most of them. I play cricket generally whenever I can. I drink tea when I come home, and at night. I've had a few arguements about that, but I pronounce it "S-con". And not "S-cone". I rarely ever talk to people outside of where I live, so I never get a chance to ask about the weather. But i'll always say "Well, spiffing day what what" whenever it's tipping it down. ^_^ well i hate cricket personally, find it more boring than golf, and yet at my school, its one of the most high rated things one can be good at.. I hate tea, and coffee, guess im not old enough to like them yet... I never get involved in these arguments as i never actually say the word scone... And i do say 'spiffing weather, what what', but only because i know its ironic :P Golf > Cricket > Else. I'm only 16, but I love a good cuppa. :P
January 7, 200719 yr uhh flashlights do flash. and most bathrooms do have baths/showers, most americans probably use, " I gotta piss, take a crap, go #1, 2. and I thought cookies have different shapes as well. A squarish cookie would be a bisquit. American to british Apartment->Flat Bathroom->Loo, The Toilet Cotton Candy->Candy Floss Eggplant->Aubergine Elevator->Lift Garbage Man->Dustman Horny->Randy Line->Queue Sidewalk->Pavement Umbrella->Brolly
January 7, 200719 yr now see, only middle aged liverpudlian women say 'brolly', and only stupid people (or people from the north) say 'loo'. I remember confusing a poor woman in Seattle at a funfair, because i asked for candyfloss. we stood there for like 5 minutes repeating things at one another, and then i remembered, i had to say 'cotton candy'. It wasnt even that nice :cry:
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