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I know we have a lot of members from both sides of the pond and we all technically speak the same language. Yet we still come up against a lot of confusion because we use different terms for a lot of the same things. I don't know if anyone else has started something like this, but I think a little reference might come in handy.
For example
US - Cookie
UK - Biscuit
Feel free to throw in anything you think might be of help OR if you've heard something and you don't know what it means on the other side, ask.
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Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore.
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Hello,
US - Parking lot
British - Car Park
US - Trunk
British - Bonnet
US- Soccer
Brittish - Football
US - TV
British - Tele
KevinDonatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
US - Elevator
UK - Lift
US - Toilet
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I thought a Trunk was called a Boot.
But then again, most of what I know is from movies.
Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore. -
Hello Ladies
- Jul 2003
- Studio 54
US = tire
UK = tyre
US = gasoline
UK = petrol
US = spam
UK = job -
US - Soccer
UK - Football (footie)
US - Football
UK - ???Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore. -
Master of Time & Space
- Feb 2004
- Denver, CO United States
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US - Jerkoff, jagoff, pudknocker, weasel-waxer
UK - Wanker
US - Television
UK - Telly
US - Give him a call
UK - Ring him up
US - Talk to someone
UK - Chat them up
US - Pull his leg
UK - Have him on
US - Truck
UK - Lorry
US - At 10 Downing St.
UK - In 10 Downing St.
US - See ya
UK - Toodles
Lots more. -
US - Hello
UK - ello
minor difference, but still..... -
Trunk is boot. Our bonnet is what you would call the hoodOriginally Posted by ViRaL1I thought a Trunk was called a Boot.
But then again, most of what I know is from movies. -
US - Have a nice day!
UK - NEXT! -
Hello,
Sorry, got that backwords. Then again, we drive on the opposite side of the road anyways so I guess the confusion is inevitable!Originally Posted by Craig Tucker .
KevinDonatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
UK Gallon=4.54 litres
US Gallon=3.78 litres
UK Pint=568ml
US Pint=473ml
UK Ton=1016kg
US Ton=907kg
US=Restroom
UK=We don't have made up rooms. -
US- Dentist
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In the US, a laundromat is a public self-service place with washing machines and dryers to do your laundry...usually for people who can't afford to buy their own machines or if theirs isn't working...or if you're on travel/vacation.
In the UK, a laundromat would be what we call a Dry Cleaners in the US.
I think in the UK, they say launderette (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
US = pants
UK = trousers
US = My
UK = Me / Mi
In the UK, they say Bullocks -
I still don't know what the heck that means, but in the US, if you say Bullocks...I'm gonna think Sandra
Oh and they spell a lot of words different ways too
US = Color
UK = Colour
US = Rumor
UK = Rumour
US = realize
UK - realise -
A Dry Cleaners is the people who do dry cleaning. for coats and curtains and things.
A Laundrette is for people too poor to own a washing machine. they are becoming rare.
A Bullock is a male cow. a Bollock is a testicle. -
US- Dentist
UK- ?
US: About
Canada: Aboot
US: What
Canada: eh"Terminated!" :firing: -
US - Hey!
UK - Oy!Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore. -
US: screw
UK: shag
/I like the way shag sounds
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By the way, one "ton" = 1000 kg everywhere.
I think that you are thinking of "tonne".
UK = silly imperial system
US = even siller bastardised imperial system
Regards.Michael Tam
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Which is 2,000 lbs and which is 2,200 lbs?Originally Posted by vitualisBy the way, one "ton" = 1000 kg everywhere.
I think that you are thinking of "tonne".
UK = silly imperial system
US = even siller bastardised imperial system
Regards.Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore. -
I know in the US 2000 lbs = 1 ton so 2200 must = one tonne???Originally Posted by ViRaL1Which is 2,000 lbs and which is 2,200 lbs?Originally Posted by vitualisBy the way, one "ton" = 1000 kg everywhere.
I think that you are thinking of "tonne".
UK = silly imperial system
US = even siller bastardised imperial system
Regards.
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Whoops, sorry, the other way around...
tonne = 1000 kg everywhere...
Though there is some confusion between "ton" and "tonne", the metric one is only spelt one way.
Regards.Michael Tam
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I have never heard a Canadian say "aboot". I think it's more from the praries, both canadian and american.Originally Posted by thayneUS- Dentist
UK- ?
US: About
Canada: Aboot
US: What
Canada: eh -
Originally Posted by Grimey
I know a lot of Canadians who say they really don't say eh either - depends what part of Canada you're in.
Grimey, you live in the Hollywood North (Vancouver) area, right?
Where they make all those Fox TV shows, like X-Files, countlessTV movies and so on. -
I have heard Canadians and very northern Americans pronounce "about" as "aboot"...(example: Bobby's World cartoon...the mother...)Originally Posted by Grimey
US-the john
UK-water closet; or WCjust a thought
mastersmurfie -
If I remember right, a "short" ton is 2,000 lbs & a "long" ton is 2,240.Originally Posted by thayneI know in the US 2000 lbs = 1 ton so 2200 must = one tonne???Originally Posted by ViRaL1Which is 2,000 lbs and which is 2,200 lbs?Originally Posted by vitualisBy the way, one "ton" = 1000 kg everywhere.
I think that you are thinking of "tonne".
UK = silly imperial system
US = even siller bastardised imperial system
Regards.
BTW: It's been tried before, but I doubt they'll ever get the US to go metric all-the-way. I'm used to the customary system and don't like change. I want my temps in °F; lengths/distances in inches, feet, yards & miles; weight in ounces & pounds, etc. etc.
OK, there are exceptions, soda (pop/tonic) comes in 1- & 2-liter bottles; but milk, O.J. etc., still comes in quart, ½-gallon & gallon cartons/jugs. Illegal drugs are sold by grams & kilograms. Sure there's other's but that off the top-of-my-head.
In reference to cars, you rent one in the US & hire one in the UK. The reference is always weird because hire here means to give someone a job. Last time in went to the UK, it took a bit of getting used to sitting on the wrong side of the car & driving on the wrong side of the road. I normally drive a standard (stick) but I wouldn't get used to shifting gears w/ my left hand (vs. right as normal in the US), so I *hired* an automatic!
Oh yeah, in Boston here, you ride on the subway, but in London, on the tube or underground. [/i]Like a flea circus at a dog show! -
I do say 'Eh' I say it a lot.Originally Posted by Rookie64
yeah, I live in vancouver. there's film crews all over the place around here. -
Master of Time & Space
- Feb 2004
- Denver, CO United States
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In northern Minnesota they say "aboot". Anyone see Fargo? The accents are spot-on.Originally Posted by GrimeyI have never heard a Canadian say "aboot". I think it's more from the praries, both canadian and american.Originally Posted by thayneUS- Dentist
UK- ?
US: About
Canada: Aboot
US: What
Canada: eh -
Video Restorer
- Jun 2003
- dFAQ.us/lordsmurf
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The quickest way to piss off a Canadian is to say "bee" after every sentence.
Want my help? Ask here! (not via PM!)
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Oh. That's what WC stands for. When I was learning French, they would call it the WC but I had no idea why. I guess it comes from the British.Originally Posted by mastersmurfieHis name was MackemX
What kind of a man are you? The guy is unconscious in a coma and you don't have the guts to kiss his girlfriend?
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