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So it seems that while we all share a common language we have quite a few variants on words I wonder if we can start a dictionary? British English/US English and if the Aussies and canadians want to input that would be great too
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Sidewalk - path
Cellular phone - mobile phone -
Tomato = English
Tamaydo = americanabout= English
aboot= canadian -
Nemesis add NEM wrote:
HahaTomato = English
Tamaydo = americanabout= English
aboot= canadian -
TheRamb Add: 86 wrote:
Aboot=Canadian ALSO Geordie 😉Nemesis add NEM wrote:
HahaTomato = English
Tamaydo = americanabout= English
aboot= canadian -
:VINCENT VEGA: wrote:
Nobody says aboot. Except for Scots.TheRamb Add: 86 wrote:
Aboot=Canadian ALSO Geordie 😉Nemesis add NEM wrote:
HahaTomato = English
Tamaydo = americanabout= English
aboot= canadian -
Boot of your car
Trunk of your car
Bonnet
Hood -
Gas = American
Petrol = everybody else -
Wanker = jerk. And vice versa.
Pants = trousers, this one confused me for years. -
Eraser (US)= Rubber(BRIT)
Rubber(US)= Comdom (Brit) -
shag
pint
crisps
ring (via phone)
happy christmas -
zacbuster19 wrote:
Gas=Canadian and americanGas = American
Petrol = everybody else -
college
university
public school
private school
estate (ie the estate I lived on)
holiday
biscuit -
fanny
suspenders
lift
bloody
spots -
pasties
fag
taking the piss
bollocks
birdok that's all I have for now.
I'll let u limeys and yanks argue over what each word *really* means.
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ChainedHunter wrote:
My apologies!!zacbuster19 wrote:
Gas=Canadian and americanGas = American
Petrol = everybody else -
saelo2myltlfren wrote:
shag - have sex or ruin
pint - a measure of usually brown fluid that can be a draught drink like beer
crisps - fried thin slices of potatoes eaten cold
ring (via phone) - call someone?
happy christmas -
krissharm wrote:
saelo2myltlfren wrote:
shag - have sex or ruin
pint - a measure of usually brown fluid that can be a draught drink like beer
crisps - fried thin slices of potatoes eaten cold
ring (via phone) - call someone?
happy christmasshag- a type of haircut or a groovy 70s carpet style
pint- we usually just call it a beer or a glass of beer
crisps- potato chips
ring (via phone)- we call someone, not ring
happy christmas- merry christmas
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cider - for the kids or only for the adults?
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Pissed:
US: Angry as hell.
UK: Drunk as hell. -
My college buddy from Preston, up north, used to always say spend a penny when he would go take a shit. Is that something you guys say or what? I never asked where he got that from.
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Lol I heard spend a penny or drain the lizard for taking a piss but not the other one
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3/26/2011 - US
26/3/2011 - rest of the world -
I wonder if the spend a penny thing comes from places with pay public toilets?
not a us saying though, that I'm aware of.
my question about your mate from university is why did he feel the need to share the movement of his bowels with you? 😖👎👎
ok another word:
mate
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saelo2myltlfren wrote:
It must be a British thing I guess.my question about your mate from university is why did he feel the need to share the movement of his bowels with you? 😖👎👎
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English (uk) = right
English (us) = wrong
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England=the dogs bollox
America=Aload of bollox
lol -
Aye - Yes
Eye - Eye
I - MeJumper - sweater
Rubbish - garbage / trashAmerican accent = Janice from Friends
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BAToutaHELL wrote:
"Can I borrow your eraser?"Eraser (US)= Rubber(BRIT)Rubber(US)= Condom (Brit)
"You mean my rubber?"
"WHAT? I don't want a condom.........."
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Nemesis add NEM wrote:
I say ta-mato..Tomato = English
Tamaydo = americanabout= English
aboot= canadianOh yea
ehh-Canadian
huh-American -
Damn, was thinkin some one was gonna translate kvelertak's album ...
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