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i get a bit confused by all the different names we have for our food from scotland to america, you say french fries we say chips, we say jam you say jelly! any other good examples?

"lift" vs. "elevator"

US says "trunk" and I think the UK says "boot" right?

"loo" or "WC" vs "bathroom" and "restroom"

"telly" vs "TV"

What's a lorry, by the way?

actionfigurestepho wrote: "lift" vs. "elevator"

US says "trunk" and I think the UK says "boot" right?

"loo" or "WC" vs "bathroom" and "restroom"

"telly" vs "TV"

What's a lorry, by the way?


it's a truck

UK Biscuits

US Cookies

UK Bum

US Butt

Sorry to lower the tone !

US Fender

UK ????

US zuchinni

UK courgette

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UK Biscuits

US Cookies

UK Bum

US Butt

Sorry to lower the tone !

US Fender

UK ????

US zuchinni

UK courgette


US Fender

UK Bumper

US Hood

UK Bonnet

US Trunk

UK Boot

UK Jam sandwich (police car)

US ?

UK pavement

US sidewalk

UK buggy

US stroller?

kath73 wrote: i get a bit confused by all the different names we have for our food from scotland to america, you say french fries we say chips, we say jam you say jelly! any other good examples?


jam has seeds and fruit bits in it, Jelly has none of that it is strained and jelled. So we use both technically hehehehehehe

Oh yeah forgot I am a canuck we are mixed inbetween ya both hehehehehe

Wireless/Radio:-2

gmc wrote:



UK Jam sandwich (police car)

US ?Cruiser (I think) (((LC)))

abbey wrote: Cruiser (I think) (((LC)))POLICE CAR IS JAM SANDWICH?? :-2 .....cruiser, unit, squad car. or black and tan (state).

lady cop wrote: POLICE CAR IS JAM SANDWICH?? :-2 .....cruiser, unit, squad car. or black and tan (state).
OH NO!!! IT'S THE LAW! THE FUZZ!! THE "MAN" (or in this case the woman)

IT'S 5-0, THE PO-PO!!



:yh_rotfl

BabyRider wrote: OH NO!!! IT'S THE LAW! THE FUZZ!! THE "MAN" (or in this case the woman)

IT'S 5-0, THE PO-PO!!



:yh_rotfland don't forget the ever-popular :yh_pig :yh_pig :yh_pig

lady cop wrote: and don't forget the ever-popular :yh_pig :yh_pig
I would NEVER say that!!! 2 of my favorite brothers are cops, (not to mention one of my favorite civillians!) :yh_wink (Yes, LC, in my world, you're a "civillian") :yh_bigsmi

I used to call all my police buddies "Johnny" as in "Johnnie Law."

actionfigurestepho wrote: I used to call all my police buddies "Johnny" as in "Johnnie Law."We call condoms Johnnies! :wah:

a classic is puff diddy, hes cut off the puff and became just "diddy" if he knew what a diddy was in scotland:wah:

kath73 wrote: a classic is puff diddy, hes cut off the puff and became just "diddy" if he knew what a diddy was in scotland:wah:


c'mon then, spill?!

We say tap and you say faucet...which must kill a lot of jokes because there are sooo many old jokes along the lines of "Did you hear about the injured tap dancer? He broke his leg when he fell in the sink!"

Also, we say dummy and you say pacifier. But to you a dummy is an idiot or a jerk.

But to us a jerk is when you pull something quickly. Of course, you might tug it instead, but here a tug is a little boat which pulls a large ship into dock.

And to us a pacifier is someone who keeps the peace or calms things down.

Except we'd say pacifist!

We ask for a burger and salad, you order a burger and ask for it to be 'dragged through the garden'!! (Oh, and you say 'thru'!) Lol!

We say the time is a quarter TO nine or a quarter PAST nine, you say it's a quarter OF nine! (Sorry, haven't a clue WHAT that one means! Lol!)

To you a red-neck is someone uncouth, to us it would be someone with sunburn!

You say vacuum, we say hoover.

You say "down the tubes" (toobs! Lol!) We say "down the drain".

You pronounce buoy as "boo-hey" we say "boy".

You write a check, we write a cheque.

You have Florida Keys, we have Quays which we pronounce as Keys! Lol! :-4

You have the John (!?) we have the bog/ loo/ lav.

We have Tuna and Tuesday, which we pronounce as Chew-na and Chewsday, but you say Too-na and Toos-day

You prononce your T's as D's, so Marty becomes Mardy and David Letterman becomes Ledderman! Why? :-3

You have Jesse as a boys name, but here a Jessie is a big girls blouse!

Hmmm...lol! How do I translate that? hehe

You say tub, we say bath

And, of course, you say fanny, meaning butt....

Butt (lol) here fanny means something very rude indeed!

I'll leave someone else to explain that one! hehe :wah:

:-6

Majenta wrote: c'mon then, spill?!
a diddy in scotland is a name for a womans breast:wah:

oh and fanny which you refer to as your butt, is another name for the vagina in britain:o a very rude word.

kath73 wrote: oh and fanny which you refer to as your butt, is another name for the vagina in britain:o a very rude word.


this one puzzles me..... how on earth did the two get to have such different meanings.... i remember when i heard the word 'fanny bag' i wanst quite sure what they were talking about to start with!

just makes you realise all the terrible faux pas' you're in danger of making even when you think you speak the same language!

I like to hear you Brits say, "Brilliant!":)

along-for-the-ride wrote: I like to hear you Brits say, "Brilliant!":)
"Brilliant"

abbey wrote: "Brilliant"


AAwwwwwww--thanks!:p