Social English (UK)/English (USA) differences in words

[TCE]

UK says Pavement, USA says Sidewalk
Boot.... Trunk
Trousers.... Pants
Petrol.... Gas

Any others?

 

[Yorick the Wiser]

Bollocks

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Apartment......Flat
panties....knickers

 

[Spam On Rye]

Buddy - Mate
TV/Tube - Telly

 

[Osculater]

Bitches hoes birds

 

[wwkirk]

UK says Pavement, USA says Sidewalk
Boot.... Trunk
Trousers.... Pants
Petrol.... Gas

Any others?

I like this, as there are many examples. However, we Yanks do use "pavement" and "trousers".

 

[TCE]

I like this, as there are many examples. However, we Yanks do use "pavement" and "trousers".

Didn't know that, what for?

 

[Fury]

Didn't know that, what for?

For pavement and trousers

We use those words. I think people say pavement much more than trousers but both get used.

 

[fingercuffs]

Pavement is also road when you take your Virginia written driving test.

 

[wwkirk]

Didn't know that, what for?

@Fury is right. A related topic is differences in spelling. You guys love sticking ou into words: behaviour, colour, flavour, harbour, etc. Whenever I type a quote from a British source I have to decide between authenticity and local (American) convention.

 

[fingercuffs]

@Fury is right. A related topic is differences in spelling. You guys love sticking ou into words: behaviour, colour, flavour, harbour, etc. Whenever I type a quote from a British source I have to decide between authenticity and local (American) convention.

You know the ou existed before it was Americanised, right?

 

[Fury]

You know the ou existed before it was Americanised, right?

Well, we love taking your u's out

 

[wwkirk]

You know the ou existed before it was Americanised, right?

 

[Lycandroid]

uk =shagging
us=fucking

Shagging sounds like it smells worse

 

[Zer]

In the UK fanny means vagina, in America it means ass

 

[moreorless87]

Really though there's pretty heavy Americanisation in the UK and has been ever since we started to get significant amounts of US TV in the 80's.

In the past it tended to be stuff were the same word had different meanings stopped that I spose, Pants in the UK meant underwear for example but honestly these days even that has shifted quite a bit.

 

[pugilistico]

dickhead = bellend
A bit of something = a spot of something
Cig = f@g
Tired = knackered
Cilantro = coriander

The last one really confused the shit out of me.

 

[LEWIS540]

In the UK fanny means vagina, in America it means ass

*arse

 

[Kal-El]

Zucchini = Courgette

The way people tell the time, or at least announce it.
What time is it? "Quater to" or "half past" whereas U.S would say 10.45, or 10.30

 

[pugilistico]

Zucchini = Courgette

The way people tell the time, or at least announce it.
What time is it? "Quater to" or "half past" whereas U.S would say 10.45, or 10.30

eggplant = aubergine as well.

That confused me as well.