The British/American Dictionary
No not a comparison of the Good old Oxford English and the Merriam-Webster, but rather a helpful transatlantic translator for terminology and phrases, that whilst nominally both utilising the English language, are not necessarily synonymous in meaning. Words and phrases that depending from which side of the pond you originate from can mean something entirely different.
AMERICAN
Biscuit
http://www.thisyuppielife.com/wp-con...e-Biscuits.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eWQv9sh0TH.../DSC_6722a.jpg
BRITISH
http://tigerprint.typepad.com/photos...cup-of-tea.jpg
http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20090909-biscuits.jpg
WTF? yes in the US the biscuit is a savoury accompaniment a bit like bread or a scone often eaten with a hearty breakfast before "kicking some ass", whereas here in the UK the biscuit is something sweet to be enjoyed with a cup of tea in a bone china cup, on a proper saucer and drunk with the little finger extended at 11 am by order of the Queen.
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WTF? yes in the US the biscuit is a savoury accompaniment a bit like bread or a scone often eaten with a hearty breakfast before "kicking some ass"
;D
I almost spat out me tea and biscuit
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AMERICAN
Suspenders
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Braces
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BRITISH
Suspenders
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...rs_reverse.jpg
Braces *
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8jjptLdhiF...r+skinhead.jpg
So here in the UK we do also call metal toothware braces but we never refer to trouser belt substitutes as anything but braces. What you call a garter belt we call a suspender belt. Suspenders are for Ladies and city bankers or Tory politicians on special weekends away in Brighton.
* for an interesting excerpt from the Tim Roth classic "Made In Britain" check out this great choon here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEOPa...78CCD2&index=7
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That biscuit and gravy looks awesome.
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BRITISH
Chips
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...s_2117673c.jpg
best served with mushy peas, battered fish, curry sauce and wrapped in newspaper or actually with anything including rice, noodles, mashed potato and up t'north even with gravy ? :-\ :lickish:
AMERICAN
Chips
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rzOh6AS1NT...tato-chips.jpg
Here we would call them crisps
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Why would you have fries AND mashed potatoes? Isn't that over egging the potato pudding as it were?
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Is shag the same as banging?;D
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El Kabong
Why would you have fries AND mashed potatoes? Isn't that over egging the potato pudding as it were?
I know British people are weird, they are in love with potatoes. Many people have mashed potatoes and roast potatoes with a Sunday roast. Chips with Noodles, chips with rice ? it happens every day.
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Is shag the same as banging?;D
Shagging is akin to banging
I shagged her
She shagged me
I really want to shag Kelly Brook
Shagged as opposed to shag can also mean being exhausted as in post copulation scenarios but not necessarily
"I am completely shagged out"
"That will teach you for trying to chase an ambulance with those shoes on"
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That last one could cause a mild international incident if not correctly understood.
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mrbig1
Is shag the same as banging?;D
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VictorCharlie
That last one could cause a mild international incident if not correctly understood.
when i was over there I would embarrass the kids by shouted across the shop to the wife... "do you want a fanny pack dear" ;D
kinda translates to us as "cunt bag" ;D
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BRITISH
Gas
http://www.site-fusion.co.uk/files/w...sburnerpic.jpg
AMERICAN
Gas
http://o.aolcdn.com/os/autos/photos/...-gas_614mz.jpg
In the UK Gas is something you cook with,or fart out of your arse . In America it is the term they use to describe Petrol. Car Juice or Gasoline, is three times more expensive in the UK due to a 62% government tax levied on it. In the US you can not even get away with taxing tea before the local smugglers start throwing things into the sea.
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BRITISH
Estate Agent
http://alexandrascomplaints.files.wo...tate-agent.jpg
AMERICAN
Realtor
http://cuinsight.stream1011.netdna-c...2-a5d14b89.jpg
Basically the same thing, a smug bastard with little or no specific training and all the expertise and in depth knowledge of a shit flinging monkey that has been repeatedly catapulted head first into a brick wall. The US version sounds like a baddie from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
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Thongs in Australia =flip flops elsewhere.
Thong = is a g string here.
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cool. Were they buried under teh eggplant or the zucchini? I tend to bury them under the zucchini as it gives teh fine squash a few extra stripes on the outside.[/QUOTE]
Confused? Don't be http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ml#post1147622 is here to help
AMERICAN
Eggplant
http://santarosa.ifas.ufl.edu/wp-con...Egg-Plant1.jpg
Only Joking ;D
Eggplant
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PH__yDeQ63...eggplant-3.jpg
BRITISH
Aubergine
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PH__yDeQ63...eggplant-3.jpg
AMERICAN
Zucchini
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_POsJ-2ndxT...s_zucchini.jpg
BRITISH
Courgette
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_POsJ-2ndxT...s_zucchini.jpg
The Aubergine is actually a berry and the Corgette is the swollen ovary of the Zucchini flower. Both are culinary staples all over the world.
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We are lazy bastards we couldnt be stuffed trying to get our mouths round the word
Aubeerwhatever we went with egg plant :D.
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Yeah one burns the others flaming.
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These are great ;D One that always gets me is 'pissed'
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Spicoli
These are great ;D One that always gets me is 'pissed'
Think thats more Aussie isnt it?
If somethings funny, we say 'what a pisser.'
Pissed as a maggot is a very old term out here.
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Always been snickers as far as I remember but "Snickers" does now make a Marathon Energy Bar.
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Coke here is legal but not in the USA.
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Greenbeanz
That reminds me. We used to have a similar chocloate bar called a Topic whose advert had the tagline
"What has a hazelnut in every bite?"
Squirrel Shit ;D
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I would add pictures, but it seems the counts at Google have now made it hard/ impossible to steal picture urls using your mobile on its image search.
In the UK the boot is the storage space at the back of your car. In the US it is known as the trunk. In the UK trunks belong on elephants or worn around your waist when swimming. In the US a boot is a boot, it goes on your foot.
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Andre
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Spicoli
These are great ;D One that always gets me is 'pissed'
Think thats more Aussie isnt it?
If somethings funny, we say 'what a pisser.'
Pissed as a maggot is a very old term out here.
I dunno man, you all sound alike ;D we hear what a pisser alot here, also piss off is more across the pond but we have 'go piss up a rope'
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PERIOD
BRITISH
A span, length or subdivision of time
Sometimes referring to the part in a woman's menstrual cycle when she bleeds
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AMERICAN
A dot at the end of a sentence.
The punctuation mark we refer to in the UK as a Full Stop.
http://www.lucyandmaeve.com/images/p...lstop-main.jpg
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