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tiger.1000 · 04-25-2014, 11:53 AM

We Limeys, credited with inventing the English language sometimes get confused with American "English" and for example......

Fender !!!!.......that's a wing..

Trunk !!!!........ well that's a boot..

Hood !!!.......that's bonnet..

Gas !!!.........that's petrol..

Carburetor!!......that's a carburettor

Sidewalk !!!..... that's a pavement

Centre !!!.........that's centre..

Automobile !!!......motorcar..

UK !!!........England being the larger part

Doubtless many of we Limeys are keen to hear a few more words from over the pond.

Please send us a list and we'll see if we can translate?

By the way, other than being a fish.....what's a perch ?

Mike51Merc · 04-25-2014, 12:02 PM

I learn my British English Automotive language from Wheeler-Dealers.

We have trucks and you have lorrys.
Your centre is our center.
That white metal is A-LU-MIN-UM here, you guys call it A-LU-MIN-E-UM.
We have generators and you have dynamos.

ford38v8 · 04-25-2014, 12:05 PM

A perch is what a Limey sits on.
Hate your movies... Can't understand a word you say.
Two fingers up? Explain that one!

4tford · 04-25-2014, 12:09 PM

My favorite was when a girlfriend told me she wanted me to "knock her up in the morning".

V8COOPMAN · 04-25-2014, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ford38v8

Two fingers up? Explain that one!

The "V" sign that two REAL Vette "people" hold-up in their windshields as they approach each other on the motorway (road). DD

Tudorp · 04-25-2014, 12:31 PM

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I dont' even want to get into English vs American English. Myself being USA born and bread, but "English" being one of my worse subjects in high school (I was lucky to get a C out of it, and the only reason for that, in the 1970's being on the Football team helped there, lol). I took German in high school as a language elective, and did better in German (A student) than I did with my own native English.. I thought "Grammar" was the old lady we used to visit during the Holiday season..

In the Air Force, I was stationed in Germany and did very well there with the language in communicating. Spent some time in England while over there and I couldn't understand a word you guys were saying to me.. hahhah. I was asked if I had a "Fag", and my reply was, "No, that wasn't allowed in the Military.."

37coop · 04-25-2014, 12:37 PM

and of course fag here is a ciggy and a gay over there....as in ,"I could murder a fag"
meaning of course I really fancy a fag............oh you know what I mean .

Tudorp · 04-25-2014, 12:40 PM

Not a clue.. lol.. The Brit looked at me weird and said, "You mean you guys aren't allowed to smoke in the service?" and my reply to that, "Not with a Fag we aren't.. " lol

That, and you would get arrested on a hate crime if you "murdered a fag" over here..

Quote:

Originally Posted by 37coop

and of course fag here is a ciggy and a gay over there....as in ,"I could murder a fag"
meaning of course I really fancy a fag............oh you know what I mean .

37coop · 04-25-2014, 12:43 PM

Tiger you have started something here ,I was browsing the net now I,m thinking "words"..... you lose a housepoint

Tudorp · 04-25-2014, 12:44 PM

Oh, and this is a "Bonnet" over here..

Graeme / New Zealand · 04-25-2014, 01:11 PM

In New Zealand

a wrench is a "spanner"
a generator is still a a "generator"
a truck is still a truck ( but some do say lorry)
a fag is a cigarette or a gay
a sidewalk is a "foot path"
a harbor is a "harbour"
a fender is a "mud guard"
a hood is a "bonnet"
a trunk is a "boot"
a freeway is a "motorway"
any American is a "Yank" (sorry "Southerners")
a Limey is a "Pom"
an ass an "arse"
a fanny is......... well..um the front side for a lady (blush)

GB

Tudorp · 04-25-2014, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Graeme / New Zealand

In New Zealand

a fanny is......... well..um the front side for a lady (blush)

GB

Well, that gives a new meaning to what we call a "Fanny Pack".. lol

KiWinUS · 04-25-2014, 01:22 PM

GB ya missed out "Root"

Graeme / New Zealand · 04-25-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by KiWinUS

GB ya missed out "Root"

Lead on KiwinUS!! LOL Haha!!!

GB

Graeme / New Zealand · 04-25-2014, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tudorp

Well, that gives a new meaning to what we call a "Fanny Pack".. lol

Fanny pack is a "bum bag" when you look for the equvalent article in NZ.

GB

DavidG · 04-25-2014, 01:37 PM

Alan,

I beg to differ; I really like British films and the works of British authors.

Dave

29AVEE8 · 04-25-2014, 01:39 PM

When I was a kid my folks has a Simca. The repair manual was translated from french into English by an Australian. My first experience with "Spanners", and "Flexion Units".

ford38v8 · 04-25-2014, 01:58 PM

Dave, British pronunciation and idioms unique to GB loses the American audience.

DavidG · 04-25-2014, 02:52 PM

Really? How come Downton Abbey is the most popular series ever run on PBS?

B-O-B · 04-25-2014, 03:00 PM

How about a wind screen?
Oh yeah don't for Lucas electric lights,switches & wiring!!!!
Years & years ago some buds thought they would play a prank with me & setup a blind date with limey girl.
When we entered their house this large breasted gal comes to the balcony railing & yells OK which one is mine?

Party was on I can tell ya.

04-25-2014, 11:53 AM	#1
tiger.1000 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hertford (UK) Posts: 905	English and american language ! We Limeys, credited with inventing the English language sometimes get confused with American "English" and for example...... Fender !!!!.......that's a wing.. Trunk !!!!........ well that's a boot.. Hood !!!.......that's bonnet.. Gas !!!.........that's petrol.. Carburetor!!......that's a carburettor Sidewalk !!!..... that's a pavement Centre !!!.........that's centre.. Automobile !!!......motorcar.. UK !!!........England being the larger part Doubtless many of we Limeys are keen to hear a few more words from over the pond. Please send us a list and we'll see if we can translate? By the way, other than being a fish.....what's a perch ?

04-25-2014, 12:02 PM	#2
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: English and american language ! I learn my British English Automotive language from Wheeler-Dealers. We have trucks and you have lorrys. Your centre is our center. That white metal is A-LU-MIN-UM here, you guys call it A-LU-MIN-E-UM. We have generators and you have dynamos.

04-25-2014, 12:05 PM	#3
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,635	Re: English and american language ! A perch is what a Limey sits on. Hate your movies... Can't understand a word you say. Two fingers up? Explain that one! __________________ Alan

04-25-2014, 12:09 PM	#4
4tford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Regina Canada Posts: 1,335	Re: English and american language ! My favorite was when a girlfriend told me she wanted me to "knock her up in the morning".

04-25-2014, 12:31 PM	#6
Tudorp Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 86	Re: English and american language ! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I dont' even want to get into English vs American English. Myself being USA born and bread, but "English" being one of my worse subjects in high school (I was lucky to get a C out of it, and the only reason for that, in the 1970's being on the Football team helped there, lol). I took German in high school as a language elective, and did better in German (A student) than I did with my own native English.. I thought "Grammar" was the old lady we used to visit during the Holiday season.. In the Air Force, I was stationed in Germany and did very well there with the language in communicating. Spent some time in England while over there and I couldn't understand a word you guys were saying to me.. hahhah. I was asked if I had a "Fag", and my reply was, "No, that wasn't allowed in the Military.."

04-25-2014, 12:37 PM	#7
37coop Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: kent , u.k Posts: 519	Re: English and american language ! and of course fag here is a ciggy and a gay over there....as in ,"I could murder a fag" meaning of course I really fancy a fag............oh you know what I mean .

04-25-2014, 12:43 PM	#9
37coop Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: kent , u.k Posts: 519	Re: English and american language ! Tiger you have started something here ,I was browsing the net now I,m thinking "words"..... you lose a housepoint

04-25-2014, 12:44 PM	#10
Tudorp Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 86	Re: English and american language ! Oh, and this is a "Bonnet" over here..

04-25-2014, 01:11 PM	#11
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: English and american language ! In New Zealand a wrench is a "spanner" a generator is still a a "generator" a truck is still a truck ( but some do say lorry) a fag is a cigarette or a gay a sidewalk is a "foot path" a harbor is a "harbour" a fender is a "mud guard" a hood is a "bonnet" a trunk is a "boot" a freeway is a "motorway" any American is a "Yank" (sorry "Southerners") a Limey is a "Pom" an ass an "arse" a fanny is......... well..um the front side for a lady (blush) GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sht" "You're a long time looking at the lid" Last edited by Graeme / New Zealand; 04-25-2014 at 01:24 PM.*

04-25-2014, 01:22 PM	#13
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 2,954	Re: English and american language ! GB ya missed out "Root"

04-25-2014, 01:37 PM	#16
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,095	Re: English and american language ! Alan, I beg to differ; I really like British films and the works of British authors. Dave

04-25-2014, 01:39 PM	#17
29AVEE8 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 148	Re: English and american language ! When I was a kid my folks has a Simca. The repair manual was translated from french into English by an Australian. My first experience with "Spanners", and "Flexion Units". __________________ Ignorance of the laws of physics does not mean they do not apply to you.

04-25-2014, 01:58 PM	#18
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,635	Re: English and american language ! Dave, British pronunciation and idioms unique to GB loses the American audience. __________________ Alan

04-25-2014, 02:52 PM	#19
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,095	Re: English and american language ! Really? How come Downton Abbey is the most popular series ever run on PBS?

04-25-2014, 03:00 PM	#20
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: English and american language ! How about a wind screen? Oh yeah don't for Lucas electric lights,switches & wiring!!!! Years & years ago some buds thought they would play a prank with me & setup a blind date with limey girl. When we entered their house this large breasted gal comes to the balcony railing & yells OK which one is mine? Party was on I can tell ya.