Following on from my Bun thread
Rob said:😀 good site- never realised there were so many differences
http://www.hintsandthings.com/library/WORDS2.htm
:D
Rob said:😀 cool site
http://www.hintsandthings.com/library/WORDS2.htm
:D
we say Cinema America say Movie-house
movie theater where I live... gonna go check out the site now...
Garage - Gas Station. 😕 is that right
garage or service station if they work on your car but just a gas station if they don't work on your car and there's usually a convenience store in the gas stations here.
The following link is less formal and describes some English slang that American's probably wouldn't understand!
[WARNING - Some swearing and crudeness ;)]
oh goody I love to learn new slang!! I've learned alot on here already...
hapydazy said:always happy to help 😀
oh goody I love to learn new slang!! I've learned alot on here already...
Rob said:
The following link is less formal and describes some English slang that American's probably wouldn't understand!
[WARNING - Some swearing and crudeness ;)]
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml
Thanks Rich, I'm gonna start practicing some of these words and my friends (mates) will have no idea what I'm talking about... I love it!! 😜
hapydazy said:Rob actually - must change my Avatar! 😉
Thanks Rich, I'm gonna start practicing some of these words and my friends (mates) will have no idea what I'm talking about... I love it!! :P
And you're welcome 🙂
LMAP love the second one 😀
Rob said:Yeh get your legs out its summer you know 😜 and how about pink hair??hapydazy said:Rob actually - must change my Avatar! 😉
Thanks Rich, I'm gonna start practicing some of these words and my friends (mates) will have no idea what I'm talking about... I love it!! :P
And you're welcome :)
Rob said:I just like calling people by the wrong names on here today LOL!hapydazy said:Rob actually - must change my Avatar! 😉
Thanks Rich, I'm gonna start practicing some of these words and my friends (mates) will have no idea what I'm talking about... I love it!! :P
And you're welcome :)
and I agree with Jo, let's see some pink hair
i'm english but use american words half the time oh well
We say Jam > US say jelly as in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
yep, but we do have jam too, it's just a different consistensy than jellie... it spreads easier 🤔
we say fridge americans say larder
🤔 I've never heard the word larder... ya mean for refridgerator, we say fridge too... or as Aaralyn calls it the refrigilator LOL