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Zak · 7th Sep 2008, 04:33 PM

Ok...i need to know what British words have the same maning as a english one

Example- Trousers=pants
Chips=fries

i am trying to create a list and I neeed your help

Swamp56 · 7th Sep 2008, 04:37 PM

Tube=Subway
Metro=Subway
Telly=TV

all I know

xballetxbeautyx · 7th Sep 2008, 04:41 PM

queue= line

jazzrawr · 7th Sep 2008, 04:43 PM

...British is actually the original English, so British vs. English doesn't make any sense XD
Anywhosits whatsits,

Sofa = Couch
Crisps = Potato Chips

I should know more of these XD
But i'm drawing a blank. >.<

Zak · 7th Sep 2008, 05:07 PM

lol....hmm any more?? Those are good...lol tube, what is up witht hese brits. Sorry jazzrawr

...i emnt to say "american" lol

Swamp56 · 7th Sep 2008, 05:09 PM

I've noticed none of the posters in here are British

.

jazzrawr · 7th Sep 2008, 05:15 PM

I wish i were British...does that count? XD

7th Sep 2008, 05:15 PM

Pavement -> Sidewalk

I don't really care about a lot of these differing words one way or the other with the exception of pants/trousers. Pants sounds horrible, especially when you're reading some fantasy novel set in a ye-olde pre-Industrialised Europe sort of setting and it seems really incongruous.

Zak · 7th Sep 2008, 05:22 PM

i like pants. trousers sounds like ur stuck in the 1500's

xballetxbeautyx · 7th Sep 2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swamp56

I've noticed none of the posters in here are British

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazzrawr

I wish i were British...does that count? XD

Lol. I've convinced two ski school classes that I was British... researched slang and Americanisms and everything. I learned the accent from Harry Potter.

7th Sep 2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zak

i like pants. trousers sounds like ur stuck in the 1500's

I get what you mean but from what I've seen it's like in America you don't even have the option of using 'trousers' if you want to refer to them in a more formal-sounding way. It's not like we're all "trouser this" and "trouser that" in the UK, we have other words for them too.

7th Sep 2008, 05:39 PM

mum = mom (that's obvious)
trolley = cart
bloody hell = I'm not sure what context to use this in exactly. I guess when something goes wrong.
bullocks - I'm guessing it means bullshit (somebody correct me if I'm wrong)

Funny enough, I do use some British idioms in American English.

smartguy · 7th Sep 2008, 06:47 PM

a lot of the words are the same, they just aren't as common in english, like trousers.

water closet=bathroom
i think lol

Zak · 7th Sep 2008, 06:49 PM

wtf....watercloset?? why dont u call it a bathroom? weird.... any more?

Vector · 7th Sep 2008, 07:08 PM

From an Aussie perspective:

jelly = jello
jam = jelly
thongs = flip-flops

riddlerno1 · 7th Sep 2008, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zak

wtf....watercloset?? why dont u call it a bathroom? weird.... any more?

Actually we call it either the toilet or the lavatory. The bathroom is actually the room which has a bath in it!

davo-man · 8th Sep 2008, 01:58 AM

I think "bullocks" means testicles, but someone from Brittain correct my if I'm wrong

And I don't think British people actually call the toilet a water closet, but I think that used to be the dignified and subtle way of saying it. Some places still have the toilet marked as WC (water closet) on maps/blueprints

Now, this place might help you, although it's more to do with the technical differences between the languages

Louise · 8th Sep 2008, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davo-man

I think "bullocks" means testicles, but someone from Brittain correct my if I'm wrong

Bollocks means testicles, bullocks are baby bulls

Pants in English actually means your underpants (in American) so logically trousers should actually be pants otherwise we should say undertrousers for underware. Is there no logic to these crazy English!

8th Sep 2008, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nova713

bloody hell = I'm not sure what context to use this in exactly. I guess when something goes wrong.

its so weird to think about people not using the same language. bloody hell is just a way of swearing. as is bollocks.

8th Sep 2008, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swamp56

Tube=Subway
Metro=Subway
Telly=TV

all I know

by subway do you mean underground? as in a train that travels underground?

cus where i live the metro is a tram, that travels on roads with overhead cables...

7th Sep 2008, 04:33 PM	#1
Zak Formerly Ticky02neo Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: ...Tis a work in progress... Location: Rhode Island Age: 17 Posts: 1,628 Join Date: Nov 2007	British Vs. English Ok...i need to know what British words have the same maning as a english one Example- Trousers=pants Chips=fries i am trying to create a list and I neeed your help __________________ I'd like to give a shoutout to all the people that have ended their EC career. Like me, but I came back... after a while.

7th Sep 2008, 04:37 PM	#2
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: British Vs. English Tube=Subway Metro=Subway Telly=TV all I know

7th Sep 2008, 04:41 PM	#3
xballetxbeautyx Heterodox Homosexual Full Member Gender: (.)(.) Orientation: Kinsey 5? Ish? Out Status: If you don't know, where have you been all my life Location: Midwest USA Age: 17 Posts: 1,719 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: British Vs. English queue= line __________________ I can't go to Pigfarts! IT'S ON MARS. You need a rocketship! Do you have a rocketship, Potter? Look at this - it's Rocketship Potter! Starkid Potter! Moonshoes Potter! Traversing the galaxy for intergalactic travels to Pigfarts!

7th Sep 2008, 04:43 PM	#4
jazzrawr Lover of Loony Lovegood Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesimbean Out Status: I scream it from rooftops Location: Ontario, Canada. Age: 19 Posts: 3,391 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: British Vs. English ...British is actually the original English, so British vs. English doesn't make any sense XD Anywhosits whatsits, Sofa = Couch Crisps = Potato Chips I should know more of these XD But i'm drawing a blank. >.< __________________ <3 You can love people so much... But you can never love someone as much as you can miss them. (...and the lesbians.)

7th Sep 2008, 05:07 PM	#5
Zak Formerly Ticky02neo Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: ...Tis a work in progress... Location: Rhode Island Age: 17 Posts: 1,628 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: British Vs. English lol....hmm any more?? Those are good...lol tube, what is up witht hese brits. Sorry jazzrawr ...i emnt to say "american" lol __________________ I'd like to give a shoutout to all the people that have ended their EC career. Like me, but I came back... after a while.

7th Sep 2008, 05:09 PM	#6
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: British Vs. English I've noticed none of the posters in here are British .

7th Sep 2008, 05:15 PM	#7
jazzrawr Lover of Loony Lovegood Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesimbean Out Status: I scream it from rooftops Location: Ontario, Canada. Age: 19 Posts: 3,391 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: British Vs. English I wish i were British...does that count? XD __________________ <3 You can love people so much... But you can never love someone as much as you can miss them. (...and the lesbians.)

7th Sep 2008, 05:15 PM	#8
Adrian Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Vs. English Pavement -> Sidewalk I don't really care about a lot of these differing words one way or the other with the exception of pants/trousers. Pants sounds horrible, especially when you're reading some fantasy novel set in a ye-olde pre-Industrialised Europe sort of setting and it seems really incongruous.

7th Sep 2008, 05:22 PM	#9
Zak Formerly Ticky02neo Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: ...Tis a work in progress... Location: Rhode Island Age: 17 Posts: 1,628 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: British Vs. English i like pants. trousers sounds like ur stuck in the 1500's __________________ I'd like to give a shoutout to all the people that have ended their EC career. Like me, but I came back... after a while.

7th Sep 2008, 05:39 PM	#12
Nova713 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: British Vs. English mum = mom (that's obvious) trolley = cart bloody hell = I'm not sure what context to use this in exactly. I guess when something goes wrong. bullocks - I'm guessing it means bullshit (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) Funny enough, I do use some British idioms in American English.

7th Sep 2008, 06:47 PM	#13
smartguy Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: gay Out Status: whoever asks (which oddly is hardly anyone) Location: new jersey Age: 20 Posts: 165 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: British Vs. English a lot of the words are the same, they just aren't as common in english, like trousers. water closet=bathroom i think lol

7th Sep 2008, 06:49 PM	#14
Zak Formerly Ticky02neo Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: ...Tis a work in progress... Location: Rhode Island Age: 17 Posts: 1,628 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: British Vs. English wtf....watercloset?? why dont u call it a bathroom? weird.... any more? __________________ I'd like to give a shoutout to all the people that have ended their EC career. Like me, but I came back... after a while.

7th Sep 2008, 07:08 PM	#15
Vector Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Family, Friends, and anyone that asks Location: Bendigo, VIC - Australia Age: 23 Posts: 122 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: British Vs. English From an Aussie perspective: jelly = jello jam = jelly thongs = flip-flops

8th Sep 2008, 01:58 AM	#17
davo-man Aspiring RENThead Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Completely Out (YAY) Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 3,709 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: British Vs. English I think "bullocks" means testicles, but someone from Brittain correct my if I'm wrong And I don't think British people actually call the toilet a water closet, but I think that used to be the dignified and subtle way of saying it. Some places still have the toilet marked as WC (water closet) on maps/blueprints Now, this place might help you, although it's more to do with the technical differences between the languages __________________ The Joker Rules all.... TwoFace comes a close second! My Friends are the best people in the world Ross: Wow, you guys sure have a lot of books about being a lesbian. Susan: Well, you know, you have to take a course. Otherwise they don't let you do it.

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