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14 Dec 2019, 4:45 pm

Mom - Mum

(But in the south we say 'Mama')

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14 Dec 2019, 4:50 pm

Massachusetts English

use "yah blinkah" (turn signal)

"pak yah cah" (parking your car)

I have an" idear" (idea)

I want to have a "Frappe" (milkshake)

Put some" jimmies" on my ice cream (sprinkles)

I think I'll have another "road soda"( an alcoholic beverage drank while driving,an open container)

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14 Dec 2019, 5:16 pm

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American Deep South English

Mother - Mama

Father - Daddy

Crawdaddies - Crayfish

Ya'll - You All

Fixin to - About to

Ain't - Are Not

Howdy - Hello

Just a few I can think of on the top of my head.

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14 Dec 2019, 5:22 pm

We also use words like "Big Mama" or "Big Daddy". At least the older generation did.

Also:

Fret Not - Don't Worry

Also some people here pronounce 'creek' as "crick", like cricket.

Also Ma'am is basically like saying Madame

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14 Dec 2019, 5:32 pm

People seem to call the bathroom the “loo” in the UK these days.

Americans never ask to use the “toilet” like people in the UK do. We call a bathroom at a restaurant a “rest room.”

Our trolleys are your trams.

Your trolleys are our shopping carts or wagons. Growing up, we called them “wagons.”

Engaged in the UK is Occupied in the US

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14 Dec 2019, 5:33 pm

TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

Don't forget "used-ta-could", and "might-could". :lol:

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14 Dec 2019, 5:41 pm

Scallions are also called green onions in american english, though according to the internet spring onion is also used but never heard someone say that IRL.

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14 Dec 2019, 5:57 pm

smudge wrote:

Here goes:
Biscuits = Scones

That one was confusing initially, because we have scones here to, but did a little internet search and yeah sure enough the british scone is more like an american biscuit and it appears the american scone isn't really a thing in the U.K.

American scones look like this:

Kind of triangle shaped, and more like little cakes with bits of fruit in them.

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14 Dec 2019, 7:48 pm

American biscuits are salty (savory)

Scones are sweetish.

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18 Dec 2019, 3:48 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

American biscuits are salty (savory)

Scones are sweetish.

Scones or "biscuits" with gravy sounds odd but interesting to me. I might make them one day.

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18 Dec 2019, 4:03 pm

Dog end - Butt
Bum - Butt
Tramp - Bum
Scrounge- Bum

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18 Dec 2019, 4:06 pm

Automobile = Car
? = Vehicle
Math = Maths
Can = Tin

Can anyone fill me in on what a "vehicle" is in American?

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18 Dec 2019, 4:22 pm

These might have already been said in this thread because I haven't read all the posts here yet.

(AMERICAN) // (BRITISH)

Stroller - Pushchair or buggy
Pacifier - Dummy
Diapers - Nappies
Sidewalk - Pavement or footpath or path
Pants - Trousers
Truck - Lorry
Fire Truck - Fire engine
Mail - Post
Garbage - Rubbish
Store - Shop
Fall - Autumn
Zipper - Zip
Principal - Head teacher or headmaster or headmistress
Elementary school - Primary school
Bar - Pub
Candy - Sweets

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18 Dec 2019, 5:22 pm

Joe90 wrote:

Yep, definitely not all of those have been mentioned in this thread before, well done Joe90.

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18 Dec 2019, 5:28 pm

smudge wrote:

Joe90 wrote:

Yep, definitely not all of those have been mentioned in this thread before, well done Joe90.

I know loads, probably because I watch a lot of American movies and cartoons.

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18 Dec 2019, 6:10 pm

Liquor store - off-licence

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