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| articulated lorry | trailer truck |
| autumn | autumn, fall |
| barrister | attorney |
| bill (restaurant) | bill, check |
| biscuit | cookie |
| block of flats | apartment building |
| bonnet (clothing) | hat |
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| boot | trunk |
| bumper (car) | bumper, fender |
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| chips | fries, French fries |
| the cinema | the movies |
| clothes peg | clothespin |
| coffin | coffin, casket |
| crisps | potato chips |
| crossroads | intersection; crossroads (rural) |
| cupboard | cupboard (in kitchen); closet (for clothes etc) |
| diversion | detour |
| drawing-pin | thumbtack |
| drink-driving | drunk driving |
| driving licence | driver's license |
| dual carriageway | divided highway |
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| flat | apartment, flat, studio |
| flat tyre | flat tire |
| flyover | overpass |
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| gear-lever | gearshift |
| Girl Guide | Girl Scout |
| ground floor | ground/first floor |
| handbag | handbag, purse, shoulder bag |
| hight street | main street |
| holiday | vacation |
| hood (car) | convertible top |
| jam | jam, preserves |
| jug | jug, pitcher |
| juggernaut | 18-wheeler |
| lift | elevator |
| lorry | truck, semi, tractor |
| mad | crazy, insane |
| main road | highway |
| maize | corn |
| maths | math |
| motorbike | motorcycle |
| motorway | freeway, expressway |
| motorway | highway, freeway, expressway, interstate highway, interstate |
| nappy | diaper |
| naughts and crosses | tic-tack-toe |
| pants, underpants | underpants, drawers |
| pavement | sidewalk |
| pet hate | pet peeve |
| petrol | gas, gasoline |
| The Plough | Big Dipper |
| pocket money | allowance |
| post | |
| postbox | mailbox |
| postcode | zip code |
| postman | mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier |
| pub | bar |
| public toilet | rest room, public bathroom |
| railway | railroad |
| return (ticket) | round-trip |
| reverse charge | collect call |
| ring road | beltway, freeway/highway loop |
| road surface | pavement, blacktop |
| roundabout | traffic circle, roundabout |
| rubber | eraser |
| rubbish | garbage, trash |
| rubbish-bin | garbage can, trashcan |
| saloon (car) | sedan |
| shop | shop, store |
| silencer (car) | muffler |
| single (ticket) | one-way |
| solicitor | lawyer, attorney |
| spanner | wrench |
| sweets | candy |
| taxi | taxi, taxi cab |
| tea towel | dish towel |
| telly (informal), TV | television, TV |
| third-party insurance | liability insurance |
| timetable | schedule |
| tin | can |
| toll motorway | toll road, turnpike |
| torch | flashlight |
| trousers | pants, trousers |
| tube (train) | subway |
| underground (train) | subway |
| vest | undershirt |
| waistcoat | vest |
| wallet | wallet, billfold |
| wellington boots | rubber boots, rain boots |
| whisky | whiskey, scotch |
| windscreen | windshield |
| zip | zipper |
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Differences between US and Britain vernacular
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I don't know if many here remember who David Niven was.
He was a Brit in Hollywood during it's golden years. He wrote four books, 2 fiction 2 non. In one of the non-fiction books he describes a time when he made the acquaintance of a young American woman and made the remark that he would "knock her up", (meaning he would stop by to see her...knock, knock.) She thought he meant something else..
He was a Brit in Hollywood during it's golden years. He wrote four books, 2 fiction 2 non. In one of the non-fiction books he describes a time when he made the acquaintance of a young American woman and made the remark that he would "knock her up", (meaning he would stop by to see her...knock, knock.) She thought he meant something else..
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Lets add:
Fag = Cigarette
Bum = Butt
Nekkid = Tired
Bloke = Man
Bloody = Fired Up
Fag = Cigarette
Bum = Butt
Nekkid = Tired
Bloke = Man
Bloody = Fired Up
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Knickers
UK = women's underwear
US = stupid looking pants usually worn by male golfers
UK = women's underwear
US = stupid looking pants usually worn by male golfers
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Apples and pears
UK = stairs
US = edible pomaceous fruit
UK = stairs
US = edible pomaceous fruit
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Alan Smithee wrote:I don't know if many here remember who David Niven was.
He was a Brit in Hollywood during it's golden years. He wrote four books, 2 fiction 2 non. In one of the non-fiction books he describes a time when he made the acquaintance of a young American woman and made the remark that he would "knock her up", (meaning he would stop by to see her...knock, knock.) She thought he meant something else..
They mentioned that one on Frasier the other night.
Anyway...when I was 13 I saw An American Werewolf in London, and when David's screaming Prince Charles is a faggot...I looked that up because I didn't know what it was, the dictionary said a bundle of sticks, so I was like 'why's that an insult?', I did not know that it was a gay slur, so I got in trouble when I used that in a story I wrote, that was when I found out what it meant here. But I've never gotten that one, how can fag and faggot which means cigarettes and sticks, equate in this country into gay slurs? Can somebody explain that one?
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Oh, and I'd like to add, in the immortal words of Curly Howard: 'nacular? That's a doiby!' Nyuk nyuk nyuk
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Loo/Toilet = Bathroom/Restroom
Mate/Chap = Buddy/Friend
Pissed = Drunk
Mate/Chap = Buddy/Friend
Pissed = Drunk
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Supernova wrote:
They mentioned that one on Frasier the other night.
Anyway...when I was 13 I saw An American Werewolf in London, and when David's screaming Prince Charles is a faggot...I looked that up because I didn't know what it was, the dictionary said a bundle of sticks, so I was like 'why's that an insult?', I did not know that it was a gay slur, so I got in trouble when I used that in a story I wrote, that was when I found out what it meant here. But I've never gotten that one, how can fag and faggot which means cigarettes and sticks, equate in this country into gay slurs? Can somebody explain that one?
It was originally used for a pile of sticks. The reason it's now used as a rude name for gay people is because they used to burn homosexual people alive using "faggots". Isn't that really sad?
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Tony Marino wrote:
It was originally used for a pile of sticks. The reason it's now used as a rude name for gay people is because they used to burn homosexual people alive using "faggots". Isn't that really sad?
Indeed, but what about fags?
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Supernova wrote:
Indeed, but what about fags?
Short version of Faggot. No association with the English version for cigarette.
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I like their vernacular.
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Tony Marino wrote:Lets add:
Bum = Butt
Arse = Ass
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