Separated By a Common Language - US and UK

[Momo]

And the most special of all! Aussie slang!
Bikki- biscuit
Jumper- jacket
Sook- whimp
Bogan- Aussie redneck
Arvo- afternoon
Brekki- breakfast
Get stuffed!- get f@$#%* (but nicer)

 

[Streetwise]

love to hear Irene on home and away say'god save Ireland
Australian soap opera

 

[Kisa the tea]

Colour >>>>>>>>>>>> 'color

 

[Streetwise]

get stuffed same in brit English

 

[ksheehan88]

Hood/Bonnet
Adjustable Spanner/Monkey Wrench
Bangers/Sausages
Quid/Pound
Morris Garage/Metal Garbage - ???
Tart/Slut
Bobby/Cop
Rubbish/Garbage
Barrister/Attorney
Cheeky/Big Brass Ones
Mind The Gap/Watch Your Step
Cock-up/Botch
Gassed/Blotto - ???
Knickers/Panties
Loo/Restroom
Nutter/Whacko
Slag/Slacker
Snog/French Kissing

SO what I've done here is put in bold those that are used in the UK. to clarify, a slag is the same as slut/tart. A slacker is someone who doesn't pull their weight.

 

[ksheehan88]

Raincoat- US Mac- Uk Never heard nor used the word mac - always raincoat.
Elevator- US Lift- UK
Baby Carriages- US Pram- Uk
Gazebo- US Round about- UK - A roundabout is a playground thing that goes round and round - is that the thing you're referring to?
TV- US Telly- UK (spelling?) we use telly and TV
Bloody- covered with blood- US Bloody- Slang term used in UK. Not sure how to define meaning unless it's equivalent to F'ing slang term in US? bloody is both "covered in blood" and a slang term, roughly equating to "really"

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

UK-pavement
US- sidewalk

UK-horse riding
US - horseback riding

UK-trousers
US-pants

UK-pants/nickers/underwear
US-? Panties?

UK- trainers
US- sneakers

UK-jumper
US-sweater

UK-rubber
US-eraser

UK: English Muffin

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Canada & US: Muffins

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Muffins are muffins in the uk too, I don't even know what an 'english muffin' is, but it sure ain't english.

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

Raincoat- US Mac- Uk
Elevator- US Lift- UK
Baby Carriages- US Pram- Uk
Gazebo- US Round about- UK
TV- US Telly- UK (spelling?)
Bloody- covered with blood- US Bloody- Slang term used in UK. Not sure how to define meaning unless it's equivalent to F'ing slang term in US?

Wait, where in the uk is a gazebo called a roundabout? I've never heard a gazebo called anything other than a gazebo. A round-about is either one of those toys that goes around in circles in a playgroup, or a circle in the middle of the road that you drive around.

'Bloody' can be used in a similar way to F*ing, in order to emphasise something (ie. "I had a bloody awful day" "The film was bloody awesome") or as a swear/exclamation when combined with "hell" (ie. shouting "bloody hell" when tripping over the cat")

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

Not so much a language thing as a cultural thing, but I once had a American boss who had only just come to England, and he ruffled feathers by calling everyone by their last names. We had to select someone from the office to have a quiet chat with him about it.

 

[Judge]

Hood/Bonnet
Adjustable Spanner/Monkey Wrench
Bangers/Sausages
Quid/Pound
Morris Garage/Metal Garbage - ???
Tart/Slut
Bobby/Cop
Rubbish/Garbage
Barrister/Attorney
Cheeky/Big Brass Ones
Mind The Gap/Watch Your Step
Cock-up/Botch
Gassed/Blotto - ???
Knickers/Panties
Loo/Restroom
Nutter/Whacko
Slag/Slacker
Snog/French Kissing

SO what I've done here is put in bold those that are used in the UK. to clarify, a slag is the same as slut/tart. A slacker is someone who doesn't pull their weight.

Yeah, not sure how I came up with Slag as a slacker...lol. Oh bloody hell.

Morris Garage= MG. The Abingdon car manufacturer that shut down for good in 1980. I owned an MG Midget for 8 years, and an MGB for five years. Perhaps the ultimate "love-hate" relationship for anyone who ever owned one.

Truthfully though, when they ran properly they were lots of fun to drive. But owning a convertible in the desert without air conditioning is for masochists.

 

[ksheehan88]

Wait, where in the uk is a gazebo called a roundabout? I've never heard a gazebo called anything other than a gazebo. A round-about is either one of those toys that goes around in circles in a playgroup, or a circle in the middle of the road that you drive around.

'Bloody' can be used in a similar way to F*ing, in order to emphasise something (ie. "I had a bloody awful day" "The film was bloody awesome") or as a swear/exclamation when combined with "hell" (ie. shouting "bloody hell" when tripping over the cat")

I forgot about the road roundabout

 

[Judge]

I forgot about the road roundabout

That gets more complicated in the US. My experience has been that on the west coast they're called "roundabouts". But on the east coast we call them "circles".

But enough of roads. Say, what do y'all call grits in Cornwall?

 

[tree]

Those things are referred to as roundabouts in
the part of Michigan where I live.
Three New Grand Traverse County Roundabouts Now Open

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

That gets more complicated in the US. My experience has been that on the west coast they're called "roundabouts". But on the east coast we call them "circles".

But enough of roads. Say, what do y'all call grits in Cornwall?

What on earth are grits?

 

[Judge]

What on earth are grits?

Yep. You can find them there too.

Basically "grits" are just mashed up hominy. Corn kernels which are ground into a coarse meal and then boiled. Very common in the South.

If I order them in Nevada I get them. If I tried to do the same in California, it's more likely they'd just laugh at me.

 

[Mia]

Hood/Bonnet Same in Canada: Hood
Adjustable Spanner/Monkey Wrench Canada: Adjustable wrench or by type allen/socket
Bangers/Sausages: Same in Canada: Sausages
Quid/Pound/Dollar/Loonie/Toonie/Twenty
Bobby/Cop/Policeman or Policewoman
Barrister/Attorney/Lawyer, who pleads in court
Cock-up/Botch/Mess up
Gassed/Blotto/Drunk
Knickers/Panties/Underwear
Loo/Restroom/Washroom
Nutter/Whacko/Nutcase or crazy
Slag: waste from smelting ore
Snog: to cuddle

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

Yep. You can find them there too.

Basically "grits" are just mashed up hominy. Corn kernels which are ground into a coarse meal and then boiled. Very common in the South.

If I order them in Nevada I get them. If I tried to do the same in California, it's more likely they'd just laugh at me.

I had to google 'hominy' too So sort of like creamed sweetcorn? The name doesn't sound very appetising!

 

[Judge]

I had to google 'hominy' too So sort of like creamed sweetcorn? The name doesn't sound very appetising!

Nope...not at all like sweetcorn. Different flavor and texture entirely. Closer to popcorn in taste I suppose, but not texture. - Hominy. Perhaps you might be able to buy it in a can over there. Or not.

 

[Mia]

do you have a sweet /candy in the us called a gobstopper?

In Canada as well, it's a round ball of candy popularized in the movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory' it was know as a 'Jawbreaker' in Canada.

 

[Mia]

That gets more complicated in the US. My experience has been that on the west coast they're called "roundabouts". But on the east coast we call them "circles".

Crescents in Canada, croissants in my province.