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Dawn Kellie

March 21, 2026, 08:12:57 PM
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
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Dawn Kellie

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March 21, 2026, 08:14:57 PM
I fat fingers my title. Xan someone in Admin please change it to wors fun
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ChrissyRyan

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March 21, 2026, 08:20:55 PM

Sweater USA  vs.  Jumper UK
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ChrissyRyan

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March 21, 2026, 08:24:01 PM
Bangs. USA.  Fringe.  UK
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Lori Dee ✅

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March 21, 2026, 08:45:22 PM
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.

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ChrissyRyan

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March 21, 2026, 08:49:40 PM
Fries. USA.   Chips. UK.
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Dawn Kellie

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March 21, 2026, 08:52:57 PM
Coup US coupe UK
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Dawn Kellie

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March 21, 2026, 08:54:26 PM
Loving this
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Lori Dee ✅

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March 21, 2026, 08:56:17 PM
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.
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ChrissyRyan

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March 21, 2026, 09:02:16 PM
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.


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Dawn Kellie

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March 21, 2026, 09:17:36 PM
Farfignugen (spelling is in question). If you're from a certain time yo you know this. Driving enjoyment.

Sanderongebot (again spelling) a sale
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March 21, 2026, 09:27:55 PM
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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davina61

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March 22, 2026, 03:52:19 AM
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!!
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Stottie Girl

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March 22, 2026, 04:56:49 AM
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.
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PhilippaRees

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March 22, 2026, 05:08:41 AM
Here's one that catches me regularly.

US Expiration, UK Expiry
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Charlotte Kitty ✅

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March 22, 2026, 05:33:35 AM
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!

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Stottie Girl

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March 22, 2026, 06:18:50 AM
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!
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Stottie Girl

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March 22, 2026, 06:38:04 AM
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.
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Dawn Kellie

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March 22, 2026, 12:54:13 PM
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
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ChrissyRyan

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March 22, 2026, 01:03:30 PM
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.

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