The British-to-American Dictionary

Violent & Funky · 11-01-2010, 02:56 PM

I find it amusing how Brits and Yanks both speak English yet have so many different ways of expressing the same meaning.

Example:

Quote:

Lift = elevator
noun

What other phrases are commonly used by the two groups and interchangeable?

TheCunningStunt · 11-01-2010, 02:58 PM

Mobile phone = cell phone.

SATCHMO · 11-01-2010, 03:05 PM

Lorrie = Truck

right-track · 11-01-2010, 03:08 PM

aluminium = aluminum.

loveissucide · 11-01-2010, 03:14 PM

Pavement=Sidewalk

duga · 11-01-2010, 03:15 PM

chips = fries

Ok, these are the obvious ones. Someone come in here and give us the cool ones.

Edit: Do you guys call your undies pants? I was watching coupling and they had a big pants discussion and it took me a little bit to get that they were referring to underwear.

SATCHMO · 11-01-2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duga

chips = fries

Ok, these are the obvious ones. Someone come in here and give us the cool ones.

Edit: Do you guys call your undies pants? I was watching coupling and they had a big pants discussion and it took me a little bit to get that they were referring to underwear.

They're knickers over there, aren't they... and pants are trousers?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-01-2010, 03:23 PM

Knickers = Womens underwear
Pants / Underpants = Mens underwear
Trousers = Trousers

Mojo · 11-01-2010, 03:35 PM

Autumn - Fall
Advert - Commecial
Jam - Jelly (right?)
Bin - Garbage can
Rubbish - Garbage
Settee - Couch.

duga · 11-01-2010, 03:37 PM

Here, jam is more easily spreadable than jelly. Jelly is kind of...more like jello in its consistency I guess. Jam can drip everywhere...it's not really gelatinous. Then you got preserves which is jelly with **** in it.

11-01-2010, 02:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Mobile phone = cell phone. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

11-01-2010, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	Pavement=Sidewalk __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

11-01-2010, 03:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	chips = fries Ok, these are the obvious ones. Someone come in here and give us the cool ones. Edit: Do you guys call your undies pants? I was watching coupling and they had a big pants discussion and it took me a little bit to get that they were referring to underwear. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

11-01-2010, 03:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Knickers = Womens underwear Pants / Underpants = Mens underwear Trousers = Trousers __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-01-2010, 03:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Autumn - Fall Advert - Commecial Jam - Jelly (right?) Bin - Garbage can Rubbish - Garbage Settee - Couch. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

11-01-2010, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Lorrie = Truck

11-01-2010, 03:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	aluminium = aluminum.

11-01-2010, 03:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Here, jam is more easily spreadable than jelly. Jelly is kind of...more like jello in its consistency I guess. Jam can drip everywhere...it's not really gelatinous. Then you got preserves which is jelly with **** in it. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...