Let's compare British English to American English!

[Blitzvogel]

Catchy Tune.

But it needs dinosaur......

 

[RbSX]

This thread is off to an awesome start. Compared? Really?

It's compare.

 

[schneiderguy]

inb4 300 posts

I've learned a lot of British from watching Top Gear. I actually catch myself almost referring to the trunk as the "boot" somtimes D:

 

[Blitzvogel]

This thread is off to an awesome start. Compared? Really?

It's compare.

Mistypes happen, especially when you're deciding on an appropriate title.

 

[moshquerade]

this place is in rare form tonight...

and by rare i mean not as rare as it used to be.

 

[pcgeek11]

Lets not, and pretend that we did.

 

[sdifox]

jolly good idea.

 

[shortylickens]

Lets all see how fast this thread can get locked.

 

[Blitzvogel]

Right-o, Bob's yer' uncle, Becka's yer aunt. I actually say that quite a bit, especially the "right-o" bit.

 

[HAL9000]

OK! We've never done this before!
USA | UK
Flash light = Torch
Stick shift = Gear stick
Airplane = Aeroplane

Any more?

 

[sdifox]

OK! We've never done this before!
USA | UK
Flash light = Torch
Stick shift = Gear stick
Airplane = Aeroplane

Any more?

truck | lorry

 

[HAL9000]

truck | lorry

Sidewalk | Pavement
Popsicle | Lolly Pop
Candy | Sweets
Trunk | Boot

 

[zanejohnson]

this place is in rare form tonight...

and by rare i mean not as rare as it used to be.

this forum needs a "like" button 😛

 

[Newbian]

Flash light = Torch
Popsicle | Lolly Pop

What do you guys call these then:

 

[HAL9000]

What do you guys call these then:

Torch

Lolly

Let me rephrase the original popsicle one to "Ice Lolly" forgot about that... Doh.

 

[Newbian]

I would have a bad feeling for calling anything a lolly as it sounds to much like a lolli.

Saying out loud you want to suck on that "lolly / lolli" could be a issue. 😛

 

[coldmeat]

If you want to compare UK and US english, just open pretty much any thread made in the last 9 months. Necktard's basically high jacked every single one of them.

 

[HAL9000]

I would have a bad feeling for calling anything a lolly as it sounds to much like a lolli.

Saying out loud you want to suck on that "lolly / lolli" could be a issue. 😛

What's lolli?

If you want to compare UK and US english, just open pretty much any thread made in the last 9 months. Necktard's basically high jacked every single one of them.

 

[zerocool84]

Cookie and fries. We all know those ones.

 

[Newbian]

What's lolli?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lolli

"Shortened version of Lolita or lolicon which is Japanese anime/art depicting most often a young girl or preteen. The word lolicon is the synergy of 'Lolita' "

 

[HAL9000]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lolli

"Shortened version of Lolita or lolicon which is Japanese anime/art depicting most often a young girl or preteen. The word lolicon is the synergy of 'Lolita' "

Interesting I've not heard that before.

P.S. Some people say Lolly when they mean Money over here aswell.

Cookie | Biscuit
Biscuit | Scone
Fries | Chips
Chips | Crisps

 

[Lotheron]

Repost.

Im sure of it.

 

[brianmanahan]

here in the US we have tried to remove the terrible french/norman influence on the english language

but it was not sucessful

 

[koenigss15]

dumpster = skip
rubbish = garbage
saveloy = hotdog variant
i love you = cigarette

Do we want to venture in to the wild world of cockney rhyming slang?

apples and pears = stairs
trouble and strife = wife

 

[HAL9000]

dumpster = skip
rubbish = garbage
saveloy = hotdog variant
i love you = cigarette

Do we want to venture in to the wild world of cockney rhyming slang?

apples and pears = stairs
trouble and strife = wife

I call it a skip!