Language differences

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:31 am

I was reading a few threads and was amused to see how different countries say the same item differently.

Here in the US we have different parts of the country that do the same thing IE Northerners vs Southerners speech.

When I moved to South Carolina my first day at work i was asked to go get "A hose pipe" out behind the building......... Crud I looked and looked but could not find a "hose pipe". First day on the job and I was blowing it. I went and told supervisor that there was not a hose pipe out there. He proceeded to take me out back and pick up a garden hose.......

SHEESH I never put the two together....

Some of the words I have seen here in the garden that differ from our way of saying them are:

Trolly....... It is a shopping cart here (unless you are in the south then it is a buggy)

And I think we discussed loo here once before.

color vs colour

favorite vs favourite

tire vs tyre

baked potato vs jacketed potato

biscuit vs scone

cafeteria vs canteen

chips vs crisps

Anyways .............do you know of others?

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:46 am

Body and Fender workers are referred to as "Panel Beaters" in New Zealand and Australia. I think it's the same in the UK as well.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:51 am

A trolly here take you downtown-it is the electric rail train.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:55 am

Je pense que ce vin a dÃƒ©jÃƒ ete bu

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:58 am

Les lapins ne boivent pas de trop de vin

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:03 am

Nomad wrote: Je pense que ce vin a dÃƒ©jÃƒ ete bu

I think that this wine already has been drunk

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:04 am

Open another bottle!

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:06 am

American English=horny

British English=randy

slang. Eager to engage in sexual congress. Americans called Randolph should not introduce themselves in British circles by saying "Hi, I'm Randy", unless, of course, ......

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:53 am

The extremely childish side of me always creases up when I watch american films and they say fanny.

Flash light = torch

Sidewalk = pavement

elevator = Lift

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:59 am

sherry wrote: The extremely childish side of me always creases up when I watch american films and they say fanny.

Flash light = torch

Sidewalk = pavement

elevator = Lift

My sister has lived in SanDiago for 40 years....last time she was over, I introduced her to a 'bum bag'....she called it a 'fanny bag'....we had a real laugh over it...

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:05 pm

I know, there's a bit in Stuart Little 2 when the cat says "what am I a fanny pack?" it makes me laugh every time.:wah:

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:32 pm

Hamster wrote: There are also huge differences within the UK too...

For example I have lived in Yorkshire, London and now Cornwall and in each place there is another name for a the round bread that makes a sandwich.

In Yorkshire its a "Tea cake" or "Bap" and in London its a "Bread Roll" or "Bun" and here in Cornwall I have no idea! I still can't actually order one as I don't know what to call it!

Help please! If you live in the UK I would be interested to know what you call it. And in the US?????:-5Here in Lancashire we call it a muffin or barm cake.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:39 pm

then there's pronunciation...Bothwell has told me i must, for example, pronounce aluminum as al-u-MIN-ium. and fillet as filleT with a hard T. but when he's over here i have to translate for him with the locals! :rolleyes:

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:50 pm

When I was in nottingham I went to the bakers and asked for a sausage roll and ended up with a sausage sliced and in a bread roll. Instead of the sausage meat in flakey pastry which I though I was going to get.

They said that that was called a sausage cob.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:57 pm

Hamster wrote: A muffin to me is something with sweet-preferably with chocolate chips in!!We have oven bottom muffins, a flat muffin with a hole on the top, it's nice & yeasty tasting.

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:58 pm

I like the cheese and cracked black pepper muffins you get from waitrose, they're yum!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:10 pm

Ghee, we eat corn on the cob..................

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:19 pm

Here's a few that are used in New Zealand

Banger -------sausage

Bach----------hoilday home

Bonk------to have sex

Bum------rear end

Biscuit-------cookie

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:23 pm

Hey BTS, what's up homeskillet? This thread is a hoser, it's taken a header and biffed it. Let's crash and burn over to the other thread where we can check out some sick wool and makk up to some hotties.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:33 pm

I'm new here so hello first of all....

Anyway, here in Bristol we call trainers 'daps' but I know in other parts of the country they're called 'pumps'.

When I went up to Yorkshire a good few years back I was called 'c*ck' (as in 'how are you, c*ck?). Apparently they were just being friendly. That type of talk down this way could land you in trouble!! Lol!!:D

Katy X

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:41 pm

Katy1 wrote: I'm new here so hello first of all....

Anyway, here in Bristol we call trainers 'daps' but I know in other parts of the country they're called 'pumps'.

When I went up to Yorkshire a good few years back I was called 'c*ck' (as in 'how are you, c*ck?). Apparently they were just being friendly. That type of talk down this way could land you in trouble!! Lol!!:D

Katy XHey-up cocker, welcome to the forum.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:47 pm

Cheers Abbey,

One more thing.....How do you get those icons up underneath your user-name?

Katy

X

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:51 pm

Katy1 wrote: I'm new here so hello first of all....

Anyway, here in Bristol we call trainers 'daps' but I know in other parts of the country they're called 'pumps'.

When I went up to Yorkshire a good few years back I was called 'c*ck' (as in 'how are you, c*ck?). Apparently they were just being friendly. That type of talk down this way could land you in trouble!! Lol!!:D

Katy X
Hi Katy

You are quite right, my grandad always used to say "eh up c*ck" and also "how doin' shitehawk?" Now where that comes from heaven only knows.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:59 pm

'Shitehawk'?? That just sounds like an insult plain and simply. Are there more fights up North? If so I could see why!!Lol.

Typical, I get reply's and then I have to eat dinner....speak soon. Seems like a good forum!

Katy X

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:04 pm

Actually it's a term of affection but then they're a bit rough up north.:p

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:12 pm

Katy1 wrote: Cheers Abbey,

One more thing.....How do you get those icons up underneath your user-name?

Katy

XKaty, go into my settings (on the green bar above) then click on edit avatar, chose a pic that best suits you then save.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:13 pm

sherry wrote: Hi Katy

You are quite right, my grandad always used to say "eh up c*ck" and also "how doin' shitehawk?" Now where that comes from heaven only knows.

Was your grandad from Liverpool by any chance?

venus · Post by **venus** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:16 pm

WE from the North East also have stottie....

this is a large round flat bread..

Also pease pudding, which you can only buy in a can here in London, so whenever family members are travelling down for a visit l get 6 stotties and fresh pease pudding from the butchers..:p

Being a maccum when l first moved soutn there were a few problems with my dialect, and my accent...

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:32 pm

abbey wrote: Was your grandad from Liverpool by any chance?
No, he was a yorkshireman.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:32 pm

Oh there is so much of this stuff, its great.

American English British English

Sedan / Saloon

Stationwagon/ Estate Car

Jello/ Jam

Jam/ Jelly (i think?)

Flapjack/ Pancake (kind of) We actually have a "pancake day" here in february which my American friends find hilarious.

Hood (car)/ Bonnet

Gasoline/ Petrol

Bacon/ Rashers

Trunk (car) / Boot

Ass/ Arse

Freeway/ Motorway

Truck / Lorry (thou u can say truck)

Stick Shift / Manual

Fall/ Autumn

There is just loads of stuff, even the way we do dates is different like september 11th is 9/11 in America but it would be 11/9 here.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:50 pm

sherry wrote: The extremely childish side of me always creases up when I watch american films and they say fanny.

Flash light = torch

Sidewalk = pavement

elevator = Lift

Fanny ? Really ? Thats too cute. LOL!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:52 pm

I get dreamy listening to British, Irish and Scot gals speak. Its very lovely to listen to.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:01 pm

and i could listen to Bothwell read the entire london phone book all day long. beautiful.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:12 pm

A tractor-trailer rig is an articulated lorry.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:24 pm

Yeah a jumper over here means "sweater" though older people say pullover as well. What you call "sneakers" we call "trainers" or "runners" or "pumps" or something. There really are loads of these but I can't think of them off the top of my head, and i don't know the American usages for a lot of things despite the fact I know they are different in some way. Oh yeah the one I always was baffeled by was "turnpike" I can honestly say I didn't know what a "turnpike" was or why people would go near such dangerous sounding objects until about 3 years ago, great word though. The Aussies have a few different words too, though in general their English is much closer to ours than American English.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:41 pm

Here in the USA, could you believe that a "Flat Bread sandwich" is called a "HERO" in NY, a "HOGGIE" in PA & maybe NJ to, & a "GRINDER" in New England. All being the same, but with no similarity sound at all to each other. (Kinda funny)

Many years ago I worked with some Aussies, (Great Guys) & I think I recall them saying they used a "Dunkin Dinny" back home, that's what's referred to here as an "Outhouse". (That's a "shack" outside the regular house to do your business, where that house had no indoor plumbing)

Also major roadways in US, are called: Highways, Parkways, Thruways, Freeways, Beltways, Causeways, Interstate 95, plus numerous other numbers.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:51 am

lady cop wrote: and i could listen to Bothwell read the entire london phone book all day long. beautiful. And yet when i'm talking to you, all you say is " what? say it again"!! :wah:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:02 am

abbey wrote: And yet when i'm talking to you, all you say is " what? say it again"!! :wah:because your voice is so soft!! i can't hear you!!

and i love your accent, but it is much different than his. the regional differences are amazing. then again, it's the same in the states...i cannot stand southern accents, and i sound a bit like boston. they all think i "talk funny" down here in the swamp.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:23 am

Lol about the 'fanny' thing. It's even more funny in context-ie: 'Fanny bag' or 'I'm going to give you a spanked fanny'..Ha, ha. Immature but never fails to amuse.

I've always thought that the Americans have a blind spot with the letter 'u'. Whenever theres one in a word, they'll ignore it-

Colour/color

favour/favor

etc........(note I put the 'correct spelling first' *winks*

I understand the 'fall' thing, I assume it's all about the leaves. But what a great word 'autumnal' is. Trips off the tongue.

Katy X

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:42 am

Nomad wrote: Fanny ? Really ? Thats too cute. LOL!
I just can't help it, it makes me giggle every time.:wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:21 am

Hmm well I can only speak for the part of the US I went to on my hols, but I liked the accent. It certainly wasn't hard at all to understand, especially to some that I've heard around here.

I know though that I don't think I have an accent, but then I'm sure that's the same for a lot of people, until someone tells u different.

sherry · Post by **sherry** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:27 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I've got a Scottish friend I've chatted with, and both of us are constantly going "huh?" I like to think I don't have an accent, but of course I do to someone from another country.

I think us Yanks all agree we like Aussie/English/Irish/Scottish accents, but what do all of you non-Americans think of our accents?
well there are some american accents I really like, I like the New York accent.

I love an Italian accent:-4 And an irish, scotish or welsh accent.

Who am I kidding? I'm just not fussy.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:35 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I say Fall and Autumn, also manual transmission and stick shift.

I always thought a jumper was this:

But you Brits are talking about a pullover sweater, right?

That's a 'Pinafore Dress' over here.

The 'suspenders' difference makes me laugh.....over here suspenders hold up ladies stockings...NOT mens socks. ...garters hold up socks but are also worn by ladies who wear just one 'saucy' one on their wedding day....