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cryrst Flag The garden of England 16 Feb 20 1.53pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend


In other english speaking countries the same things are called something different.
Pavement- sidewalk
Football- soccer
Trainers- sneakers.

Others are available I guess.
This will be a hows your knowledge thread as you either know or dont.

 

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Stirlingsays Flag 16 Feb 20 2.08pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Barbie = A toy for young girls (UK)
Barbie = A bush fire (Australia)

 


'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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becky Flag over the moon 16 Feb 20 2.33pm Send a Private Message to becky Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add becky as a friend

Many moons ago, I was due to take a party of visiting American accountants on a day trip. On discovering that none of them had an alarm clock, I innocently offered to go round and 'knock them up' in time to catch the coach.

It was only when they reacted with a horrified 'What! All of us!!!!!' that I realised we really were two nations divided by a common language.

 


A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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Teddy Eagle Flag 16 Feb 20 2.46pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend


Working in Australia in the early 80s I was confused when asked by a colleague to “pass the Durex” not knowing it was a brand of sellotape.

 

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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 16 Feb 20 3.14pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Reminds me of the bum bag/f@nny pack ‘whereas one England, f@nny means your minge’’ part in The Office and Micky Flanagan on stage describing how, when he lived in New York he was trying to talk a woman into letting him come in her ‘haaaassss’ (cockney for house)

 


COYP

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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 16 Feb 20 5.18pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Originally posted by cryrst

Football- soccer
Trainers- sneakers.

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Trainers - sneakers - Runners

Football = gaelic football

cupboard.....Press

fv.ck.....feck

sh1t....shyte

to steal....to feck

f...ckoff.....ah would ya go shyte

stop doing that....come here till i beat ya.

that bloke looks ridiculous....would ya look at the state of yer man.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (16 Feb 2020 5.19pm)

 


Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

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Henry of Peckham Flag Eton Mess 16 Feb 20 6.19pm Send a Private Message to Henry of Peckham Add Henry of Peckham as a friend

In USA, 'football' is 'soccer'

In Newcastle, 'football' is 'footie'

At Crystal Palace, 'football' is 'unentertaining kickabout'

 


Denial is not just a river in Egypt

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ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 16 Feb 20 8.47pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

in Australia would you have trans Sheilas nowadays?

 

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Teddy Eagle Flag 16 Feb 20 9.05pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

in Australia would you have trans Sheilas nowadays?

In Russia you have trans Siberia so why not?

 

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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 17 Feb 20 7.56am Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Marvel comics and American kids shows introduced the American language to a wider UK population in the 1970's. However, it was never main-stream.
Candy, cookies, pants, sneakers,automobile trunks, didn't sit easy with the UK population.

with media everywhere now, i see the everyday intrusion of Americanisms into the English language by mainstream media.
Lockdown, vacation, intern, ,...it's everywhere.


**Note to smokers. Don't ever try to bum a fag in USA.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (17 Feb 2020 7.58am)

 


I disengage, I turn the page.

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 17 Feb 20 8.55am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

My sister-in-law in Australia referred to her "Thongs" and I had a vision of her adorning skimpy underwear exposing her rump but alas she was referring to flip-flops which are known by that word in that faraway country.
What we refer to as "Sweets" are called "Lollies" over there.

Edited by Willo (17 Feb 2020 9.01am)

 

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Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 17 Feb 20 10.19am Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

My sister-in-law in Australia referred to her "Thongs" and I had a vision of her adorning skimpy underwear exposing her rump but alas she was referring to flip-flops which are known by that word in that faraway country.
What we refer to as "Sweets" are called "Lollies" over there.

Edited by Willo (17 Feb 2020 9.01am)

In Australia, the word 'boo' means 'to return' as you will find out if you throw an ordinary meringue!

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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