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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:47 PM
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I need some help with a presentation for my Middle School students .......
tomorrow. I'm going to be talking about the differences between English and American English and, for a quiz, I need a list of less-obvious examples of where we Brits use a different word from our US cousins for something.

I'm trying to avoid the obvious - lift/elevator, street/sidewalk, nappy/diaper etc. All good suggestions eagerly received!

The Skin
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:48 PM
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1. Boot/trunk
biscuit/cookie
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:49 PM
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2. One I've noticed is that ...
Brits tend to say "If she'd not done that" whereas Americans tend to say "If she hadn't done that"... a matter of which words you shorten.

How about trunk/boot for the back of a car?
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bobbieinok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:49 PM
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3. car 'trunk' vs 'boot' - gasoline vs 'petrol' - outdated or valid??
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:49 PM
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4. You could tell them all to "queue up"
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:49 PM
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5. cigarette/fag
sausage/banger

trunk/boot

(and it seems you Brits use a different word for hood, as well, but I can't remember)

truck/lory

sorcerer's stone/philosopher's stone

Your use of the word "Yankee" or "Yank" is different than our use of it
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bobbieinok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:50 PM
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6. 'wellies' for 'galoshes' - is this right??? - galoshes still said???
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:51 PM
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7. I've heard "rubbers" for "galoshes"
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:51 PM
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8. Chips for french fries
Tellie(sp?) for T.V.

I'd try to stick to things they use everyday
I wonder what they call things like video games

nicknames for parents etc...
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:52 PM
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9. Revolutionary War/War with the Colonies
or something like that - can't quite remember
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critchmj Donating Member (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:52 PM
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10. Maybe a bit dated ...
Z/Zed fender/wing hood/bonnet gasoline/petrol

or maybe just spelling color/colour check/checque

Oh and a good one would be dates 05/04/004 / 04/05/04
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:52 PM
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11. Other Car Words
In America, the metal part of a car body in front of the passenger compartment is called the "hood" - in England, it's the "bonnet"

The glass part we call a "windshield" is called a "windscreen" in England.

The folding part of a convertible is called a "top" here in America - in England, it a "hood".

And a four-door car we cal a "sedan" is called a "saloon" in England.

Also they spell "tire" T-Y-R-E, and spell "fuse" F-U-Z-E.
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fryguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:53 PM
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12. how about these
US English/UK English:

French (freedom) fries/chips
potato chips/crisps
bathroom/loo
sweater/jumper
truck/lorry
stroller/pram
soccer/football
subway/underground or tube


and, perhaps inappropriate for your students, these:

cigarette/fag
drunk/pissed
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Maine-i-acs Donating Member (989 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:53 PM
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13. Don't forget the spelling variants - Colour, flavour, etc. (nt)
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:53 PM
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14. french (ooops aka freedom) fries/chips
Edited on Tue May-04-04 12:59 PM by stellanoir
potato chips/crisps

18 wheeler/ lorrie

hood of car/bonnet

braid of hair/plait

bangs (hair)/fringe

sweater/jumper

sneaker/plimpsoles

cops/bobbies

underwear/knickers

steal/knick
(and yes the countryside was once plagued by an anonymous knicker knicker (underwear thief) when I lived over there. Everyone had to dry their unmentionables indoors. The authorities kept finded abandoned cars by the side of the road loaded with women's underpants.)

wait I'll come up with more in a bit. am multi-tasking
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:54 PM
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15. trashcan/dust bin
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DustMolecule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:54 PM
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16. Torch = Flashlight
Crisp = Potato Chip

Chip = French Fry

Bangers & Mash = ? (don't remember anymore...think it's frankfurters and ????)

Mushy Peas = Peas that are all, well, mushed up

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Hope that helps some!
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 01:01 PM
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19. mash=
mashed potatoes

bangers=sausages
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:59 PM
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17. Loo for bathroom.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 12:59 PM
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18. Front off-side wing
One of my favorites.
The front fender on the passenger's side.
And here's a nice sequence:
boot=car trunk
But "Boot's"=chemist's=drug store
Hooter=horn, NOT a bar & grill staffed by well endowed young women.
Anorak=parka
Wellies/gumboots=knee-high rubber boots. I call 'em "carwash boots".

I could go on all day.
Our closest friends are an English couple...well, actually he's a Kenyan, but that's a whole nuther story.
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 02:18 PM
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20. skipping school=
skiving

thanks= tah

I'm sure there are more. . .still multi-tasking
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 02:28 PM
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21. Elevator = Lift
French Fries = chips
Potato Chips = crisps
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 02:29 PM
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22. "I'll Knock You Up Tonight"
Meaning, "I'll come over to your place and knock on the door."
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 02:30 PM
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23. US - Apartment. England - Flat
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 02:34 PM
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24. how about Harry Potter - link with LOADS
http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/cookarama/britwords.html

plus kids that age (well, MY age too) love Harry Potter.
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