English to English dictionary
Upper Middle
31-05-2005, 20:18
I thought that since there are so many people from the US, UK, and Australia that we could make an English to English dictionary. Basically it shows the American English word, for example color, and show its Uk or Australian equivalent. (colour).
I'll post a few:
cheque- check
centre- center
etc., etc.
Suicidal Librarians
31-05-2005, 20:20
Uh.....theatre-theater?
honour-honor
ProMonkians
31-05-2005, 20:23
*sings*
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
potato,potatoe,potato,potatoe,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say erbs, I say herbs,
You say erbs, I say herbs,
erbs, herbs,erbs herbs
let's call the whole thing off.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
egg-plant,aubergene,
egg-plant,aubergene,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
let's call the whole thing off
Song Ends
elevator - lift
sidewalk - pavement
first floor - ground floor
second floor - first floor
Upper Middle
31-05-2005, 20:36
*sings*
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
potato,potatoe,potato,potatoe,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say erbs, I say herbs,
You say erbs, I say herbs,
erbs, herbs,erbs herbs
let's call the whole thing off.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
egg-plant,aubergene,
egg-plant,aubergene,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
let's call the whole thing off
Song Ends
I love that song.
Bodies Without Organs
31-05-2005, 20:38
pissed - angry
drunk - pissed
Werteswandel
31-05-2005, 20:38
Dudes - zucchini is courgette, not cucumber. And offensive is the UK spelling, too.
Nappies/diapers
Dummy/pacifier
The Alma Mater
31-05-2005, 20:46
British: left wing / American: filthy commie
British: centrist / American: Left wing democrat/ filthy commie
British: right wing / American: democrat / republican
British: nutter / American: right wing republican and so on.
Not entirely serious, but more accurate than you may think.
I will not attempt to do the difference between liberal and liberal.
New Watenho
31-05-2005, 20:50
Alma Mater: Unfortunately accurate. The trouble is most right-wing Yanks pass us off as "taken over by socialists". If only they lived here.
The Tribes Of Longton
31-05-2005, 21:06
I have a couple of phrases from some TV show I watched many many years ago.
To go on a bender (US) - To get really drunk, possibly over several days.
To go on a bender (UK) - ...guess.
To smoke a fag (UK) - To inhale from a cigarette
To smoke a fag (US) - ...again, guess. ;)
QuentinTarantino
31-05-2005, 21:39
pissed - angry
drunk - pissed
Britain
Pissed off - Angry
Pissed - drunk
Taking the piss/micky - insulting in a humerous way
Quid - pound
Grand - thousand pounds
Mate - friend/dude
Alright- Hello how are you?
Gob- mouth
Marmite Toast
31-05-2005, 21:42
Quid - pound
Grand - thousand pounds
One quick google and...
http://www.aldertons.com/money.htm
QuentinTarantino
31-05-2005, 21:45
One quick google and...
http://www.aldertons.com/money.htm
Most of those are very old and arn't used outside cockney London apart from tenner.
Marmite Toast
31-05-2005, 21:46
Most of those are very old and arn't used outside cockney London apart from tenner.
I know. I'm English myself. I was actually just trying to find out how much a "pony" and "monkey" were.
U.S. - President
U.K. - Asshole
Sorry guys...i had to...
Nova Roma
31-05-2005, 21:50
What the hell is a chav?
Whenever I see this word I assume:
chav = whigger
In which case I fully agree with the British sentiments towards these scum.
New Watenho
31-05-2005, 21:50
UK - US
To have a butcher's - To take a look
Blimey! - Goddamn!
Fanny - Pussy
Arse - Fanny/Ass
Bum - Ass
Tramp - Bum
Football - Soccer
There's a few!
QuentinTarantino
31-05-2005, 21:52
What the hell is a chav?
Whenever I see this word I assume:
chav = whigger
In which case I fully agree with the British sentiments towards these scum.
As a fashion its wigger without the baggyness or the brightness but the group is often associated with lots of bad things. Here's a pic http://www.chavscum.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=10907
The Tribes Of Longton
31-05-2005, 21:52
What the hell is a chav?
Whenever I see this word I assume:
chav = whigger
In which case I fully agree with the British sentiments towards these scum.
And so I bring you...
THE CHAV! (www.chavscum.co.uk)
New Watenho
31-05-2005, 21:53
Once again I find myself directing people to ChavScum (http://www.chavscum.co.uk)! Documenting the rise of Britain's new ruling class.
EDIT: Damn you, Longton!
Bin - Trash can
Rubbish - Trash
Ummm, c'mon there's hundreds.
Nova Roma
31-05-2005, 22:10
Glad to see the British hate them as much as I do! Chav scum, indeed!
ChuChullainn
31-05-2005, 22:17
For an inter-regional explanation of chav in britain try :
spide = steek = ned = chav
o and car boot - trunk
*sings*
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
You say po-tat-o I say po-tate-o,
potato,potatoe,potato,potatoe,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say erbs, I say herbs,
You say erbs, I say herbs,
erbs, herbs,erbs herbs
let's call the whole thing off.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
You say egg-plant, I say aubergene.
egg-plant,aubergene,
egg-plant,aubergene,
let's call the whole thing off.
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
You say zuccini, I say cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
zuccini,cucumber
let's call the whole thing off
Song Ends
i didn't know it was also calle erbs? or is that just pronounciation and not how it's written?
also, zuccini and cucumber are two different plants. zuccini is in the squash family and has a dark green skin polka dotted with white spots. i'm not shure what family cucumber's in, but it's all a light green, and it has spikes on it's skin. (it also tastes good in vinigar! :) )
i believe tamatos are also in that song? tamato is originally from a native american word, "tomatl", for the same plant.
and i'm not shure what an auberguine is, it's not in the dictionary either.
New Rheged
31-05-2005, 22:28
A confusing one from the world of business
UK - to table a motion (to forget about it for a while)
US - to table a motion (to discuss it right now)
and...
UK - liberal
US - libertarian/neoliberal (anything which minimises state intervention)
conversely...
US - liberal
UK - left-wing
P.S. spiky cucumbers WTF?!?
I thought that since there are so many people from the US, UK, and Australia that we could make an English to English dictionary. Basically it shows the American English word, for example color, and show its Uk or Australian equivalent. (colour).
I'll post a few:
cheque- check
centre- center
etc., etc.
Are the differences really so drastic so as to need a dictionary to figure them out? I mean, I could understand middle english.... "The Lord gouerneth me, and no thing to me shal lacke; in the place of leswe where he me ful sette.." (Psalm 23:1, Wycliffe)
Kervoskia
31-05-2005, 22:52
It's probably a joke.