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I see on here some people are or we're from a country not America. What are some words that are way different where you atr or were that different in the states?

Such as
Trunk of a car in England is a boot
Shoes you wear to play on a grass field are boots
Soccer in every where else football

Where you play soccer or football in th US is a field in other countries a pitch.

Please keep this going. Or if you don't know throw it out there

I fat fingers my title. Xan someone in Admin please change it to wors fun

Sweater USA  vs.  Jumper UK

Bangs. USA.  Fringe.  UK

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 21, 2026, 08:14:57 PMI fat fingers my title. Xan someone in Admin please change it to wors fun

Got ya covered.

Hugs!

Fries. USA.   Chips. UK.

Coup US coupe UK

Loving this

When I was learning German, I had fun with this...
Until I offered to give my mother-in-law a gift. Gift means poison in German.

An animal is a Tier.
A deer is an animal with antlers.
But an Adler is an eagle, and they don't have antlers.

Krank means sick.
So a hospital is a Krankenhaus (sick house), and an ambulance is a Krankenwagen
Volks are people, so you would think a Volkswagen is a People car.
But Wagen means dare... so a Volkswagen is a People's Dare?

OK, I'm out of here.

Quote from: Lori Dee on March 21, 2026, 08:56:17 PMWhen I was learning German, I had fun with this...
Until I offered to give my mother-in-law a gift. Gift means poison in German.

An animal is a Tier.
A deer is an animal with antlers.
But an Adler is an eagle, and they don't have antlers.

Krank means sick.
So a hospital is a Krankenhaus (sick house), and an ambulance is a Krankenwagen
Volks are people, so you would think a Volkswagen is a People car.
But Wagen means dare... so a Volkswagen is a People's Dare?

OK, I'm out of here.

Okay, German.


Ausfahrt is not what you may think it means.


Okay, I will exit out of here.

Farfignugen (spelling is in question). If you're from a certain time yo you know this. Driving enjoyment.

Sanderongebot (again spelling) a sale

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 21, 2026, 09:02:16 PMOkay, German.


Ausfahrt is not what you may think it means.


Okay, I will exit out of here.

Only if you are driving --> Aus (out) fahrt (to drive)
If not driving, then Ausgang --> Aus (out) gang (to go).

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I saw what you did there.

I had a German lady customer and she said I love the way you say Volkswagen as the V if an F and the W is a V so it should be Folksvargen.
 Aubergine in UK is egg plant in US , car  body sills are rockers and of course you cant spell tyres correct!!

You could keep this one going for ages! You Americans do talk funny haha!

I'll give you a few:-

UK - Pants, US - Underwear
US - Pants, UK - Trousers
UK - Pavement, US - Sidewalk (We know it's on the side of the road, we know where that's where we walk!)
US - Warfighters, UK - Soldiers
UK - Bonnet, US - Hood

Language is a funny thing. In the UK you can drive 10 miles and names for everything change along with the accent so I'm only picking the common ones here.

Here's one that catches me regularly.

US Expiration, UK Expiry

Our usage of the words Enquiry and Inquiry differ between UK and US english.

I would always use the word Enquiry to say request information about a product from a supplier. But would use Inquiry for say gathering information about a crime. In the US I believe Inquiry is used for both.

And one word..fanny. This has a major difference between US and UK, aside from being a name. This name caused serious laughter on a UK TV show: Fanny Chmelar!

Charlotte 😻

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 21, 2026, 08:52:57 PMCoup US coupe UK

A coup in the UK is a military take over of a country. Not a sporty car!

A coop is where we keep chickens!

Quote from: Charlotte Kitty on March 22, 2026, 05:33:35 AMOur usage of the words Enquiry and Inquiry differ between UK and US english.

I would always use the word Enquiry to say request information about a product from a supplier. But would use Inquiry for say gathering information about a crime. In the US I believe Inquiry is used for both.

And one word..fanny. This has a major difference between US and UK, aside from being a name. This name caused serious laughter on a UK TV show: Fanny Chmelar!

Charlotte 😻

That reminds me, there was a famous tv cook called Fanny Craddock in the 70's. She was always with her husband Jonny who was getting plastered in the background. Alledgedly, when cooking doughnuts, Jonny leaned in at the end of the programme and said the infamous line "I hope all your doughnuts turn out like fannies!". It may have been an urban myth but people have chuckled over that one for decades!

Works on both side of the pond I think.

Is there more?
I really enjoy this.
Im a big football (soccer) fan. My team is the Arsenal.
I also love words, and there meanings.
I forgot which founding father it was but he took out some of the unnecessary letters from words. Like in Europe colour to in the US color

I think there is a British pork food named  f**gots.

I would not use that word anywhere.  It has a different meaning here in the USA.

Yes that is true though the f word does mean the same over here too. f*ggots pre date all of that though. They are basically like meatballs made from pork shoulder and liver. Never had them myself. The leading brand is "Mr Brain's Pork F*ggots"! they do not sound appetising but I bet they are quite tasty really.

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 22, 2026, 12:54:13 PMIs there more?
I really enjoy this.
Im a big football (soccer) fan. My team is the Arsenal.
I also love words, and there meanings.
I forgot which founding father it was but he took out some of the unnecessary letters from words. Like in Europe colour to in the US color

Kellie, it is just "Arsenal" not "The Arsenal" in case you upset any gooners (Arsenal fans, you in fact)!

Me, I'm a mag (aka Magpie), a Newcastle United fan. We don't get a choice, we pop out the womb and are handed our black and white tops and scarfs! It is a dark dark day today as we lost at home to our arch rivals Sunderland. There will be tears in the pubs tonight!

UK - Lift, US - Elevator

For me at least when I think of pies I first think of fruit pies.

However it seems that in the UK perhaps the first thought are meat pies.

About the only pie with meat I ever think of are those small chicken pot pies.

Pies are as british as....well apple pie! lol!

We have fruit pies and meat pies we don't discriminate!

Isn't the same term used for a cigarette? It maybe an older term

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 22, 2026, 01:22:07 PMKellie, it is just "Arsenal" not "The Arsenal" in case you upset any gooners (Arsenal fans, you in fact)!

Me, I'm a mag (aka Magpie), a Newcastle United fan. We don't get a choice, we pop out the womb and are handed our black and white tops and scarfs! It is a dark dark day today as we lost at home to our arch rivals Sunderland. There will be tears in the pubs tonight!

UK - Lift, US - Elevator

My apologies. I was concerned when Wagner retired.  However, except for today Arsenal is doing pretty good. I really want to see Arsenal play and hope to see them play live at some point. It's a bucket list item

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 22, 2026, 02:16:21 PMMy apologies. I was concerned when Wagner retired.  However, except for today Arsenal is doing pretty good. I really want to see Arsenal play and hope to see them play live at some point. It's a bucket list item

Don't apologise to me Kellie! I couldn't care less ha ha! An arsenal fan might take exception to it is all!
As much as I didn't like Wenger (he was a moaner) he really knew how to set up a team, they were really dynamic back then.

Back to the subject at hand though....

UK - Loo, US - You know what, I'm not sure what you guys call it!
UK - Knickers, US Panties
UK - Tights, US - Pantyhose

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 22, 2026, 02:39:50 PMDon't apologise to me Kellie! I couldn't care less ha ha! An arsenal fan might take exception to it is all!
As much as I didn't like Wenger (he was a moaner) he really knew how to set up a team, they were really dynamic back then.

Back to the subject at hand though....

UK - Loo, US - You know what, I'm not sure what you guys call it!
UK - Knickers, US Panties
UK - Tights, US - Pantyhose

UK loo. US toilet or bathroom.

Henry was amazing. Arsenal riles

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 22, 2026, 02:47:29 PMUK loo. US toilet or bathroom.

Henry was amazing. Arsenal riles

He was, one of the greatest of all time.

Toilet or bathroom? you guys need to be more inventive! We have those as well but we can add netty, bog, khazi, thunderbox to name a few. I bet there will be more i can't think of.

Working construction for year i have some more

Head ( I use this. I have to make a head call.)
Blue house
Out house
Latrine
Sh#@#er

In the navy a head is a toilet on a ship.

Head also means the leader.

Head is also a brand of a tennis racquet.

Is the toilet is overflowing on a ship, that would be a headache.

1200, thats one thousand two hundred in the UK, twelve hundred in the US.
 trousers UK, pants US.
exhaust manifold UK, headers US.

Quote from: davina61 on March 23, 2026, 04:17:08 AM1200, thats one thousand two hundred in the UK, twelve hundred in the US.
 trousers UK, pants US.
exhaust manifold UK, headers US.

Funny, I say both twelve hundred and one thousand two hundred. Think we say telephone numbers differntly too like saying double or trebble "O". Could be wrong on that though.

Apparently there are big differences in how the US says the time eg We would say half twelve whereas Americans use 12 thirty. We also use quarter past, quarter too and use "past" instead of "after" as in "it's 20 past two". We are also more likely to use a 24 hour clock.

We might say someone is in hospital but Americans say they are in THE hospital.

Because the USA only has one hospital I guess.

Quote from: PhilippaRees on March 23, 2026, 08:26:45 AMWe might say someone is in hospital but Americans say they are in THE hospital.

Because the USA only has one hospital I guess.

It only feels like we have on hospital when you go into the emergency room

Is there a different term in th UK for escalator and people mover?

US:  elevator   UK: lift

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 23, 2026, 10:00:13 AMIs there a different term in th UK for escalator and people mover?

We use escalators on an incline and travelator on the flat. Older people called them moving staircase's, it made them sound like they were magical!

UK - Petrol, US - Gas

Us elevator. UK lift

The classic US - aluminum, UK (and the rest of the english speaking world!) - aluminium

US - Janitor, UK - Caretaker

Bangers are not a pounding device in the UK but a kind of food I hear.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 23, 2026, 01:31:21 PMBangers are not a pounding device in the UK but a kind of food I hear.

A banger is a traditional British saussage (like on a full english) but it is also a clapped out or run down car, a type of firework and can also mean something is good. As in "that tune was a banger"! Confusing or what!

            TYRES       TIRES 

Quote from: Northern Star Girl on March 23, 2026, 02:39:42 PM            TYRES       TIRES 

Huh, didn't know that one. What do you use if someone tires of you doing something?

      Theater (USA)    Theatre (Brit)

US: Isn't it?

UK: Innit?

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Quote from: Lori Dee on March 23, 2026, 10:10:01 PMUS: Isn't it?

UK: Innit?

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As much as that annoys me, I have to agree.

A Digestive sounds like a medicine to help your foods to be digested.  A digestive is also a biscuit.


A digestive is an also known as a sweet-meal biscuit and it was originated in Scotland.

The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two doctors to aid digestion.

Quote from: Lori Dee on March 23, 2026, 10:10:01 PMUS: Isn't it?

UK: Innit?

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That's a London thing Lori, I find it offensive to my Northern sensibilities ha ha!

shingles US roof tiles UK also shingles is a painful viral infection.

UK Queue, US Line

Quote from: PhilippaRees on March 24, 2026, 05:44:32 AMUK Queue, US Line

Not sure that's the same thing, a UK queue is on a different level altogether ha ha!

Us the letter z is pronounced like zee. UK it's zed

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 24, 2026, 11:23:00 AMUs the letter z is pronounced like zee. UK it's zed

UK and the rest of the world. America just likes to do things diferently!

UK - Courgette, US - Zuccini

UK Aubergine, US Egg Plant (Never understood that one, looks nothing like an egg!)

UK - Corriander leaves, US Cilantro

UK Acclimatised, US Acclimated

UK Tap - US Faucett

UK Biscuit - US Cookie

UK Crisps - US Potato Chips

UK Trainers - US Sneakers (where you sneaking too?)

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 24, 2026, 12:03:12 PMUK - Corriander leaves, US Cilantro

Thank you for this, On my recent trip I saw Cilantro on the menu a number of times but no one could tell me what it was, and I had no idea.
I did recognise the flavor but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Quote from: PhilippaRees on March 28, 2026, 10:27:40 AMThank you for this, On my recent trip I saw Cilantro on the menu a number of times but no one could tell me what it was, and I had no idea.
I did recognise the flavor but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Yeah, weirdly I think they still call the ground spice and the seeds corriander like everyone else. I quite like cilantro, makes it sound posher!

Never got the 'erbs thing either. There's quite clearly an "h" in herbs!

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 28, 2026, 10:30:46 AMNever got the 'erbs thing either. There's quite clearly an "h" in herbs!

Me too

US Winningest, UK ???

Winningest? Is that a real word? As in "yes, we both won but my win was the winningest"?

Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 28, 2026, 10:38:19 AMWinningest? Is that a real word? As in "yes, we both won but my win was the winningest"?

Exactly, I've heard it at least 3 times on American TV. Usually at a car auction on a car show. Famous Brit Mike Brewer was heard to say "winningest, that's not a word"

Actually I think it means that the car won more than any other car.

I want to make sure we are talking about the same thing. Cilantro in the states is a leafy herb commonly used in Latin food. Some people think it taste like soap.
Is that the same herb as you're talking about

The UK and Commonwealth countries uses the letter "u" in many words.


English:  UK, Canada, Australia, etc:
behaviour, colour, favour, flavour, harbour, honour, humour, labour, neighbour, rumour, splendour

English:  American:
behavior, color, favor, flavor, harbor, honor, humor, labor, neighbor, rumor, splendor

Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 28, 2026, 11:22:37 AMI want to make sure we are talking about the same thing. Cilantro in the states is a leafy herb commonly used in Latin food. Some people think it taste like soap.
Is that the same herb as you're talking about

Yes, the coriander plant produces seeds which can be ground down to a dry powder. Both the seeds and powder is called coriander, however coriander leaves off the same plant are called Cilantro in the US, Canada and the latin speaking world (the word is spanish for coriander). They are called coriander leaf or leaves everywhere else.

Every day's a school day!

I like learning. Even if my spelling dosen't show it.

I use a lot of coriander in my Indian cooking.
  Cookies US  Biscuits UK. 

Duster a long calf link coat made of an oiled cloth, a large collar. Usually having a split up the back so you can wrap them around your legs. Essential for horse back riding. The collar is long enough to be covered by your cowboy hat.

Slicker a rain coat

Cracker a Florida cowboy. Back in the day, they used whips, "cracking" the whips over the cattles head keeping them moving