British vs American Words...

[Carol Rose]

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[KateESal]

Nice one!

Also: panty hose / knickers
biscuit / scone

 

[Eva Ulian]

I can't read the words on the chart @Carol Rose- I do have a little list which often confuses my students e.g.

UK trousers are US pants and
US pants are UK knickers.
UK tights are possibly US panty hose
UK biscuit is US cookie
UK crisps are US chips
UK chips are US French Fries
UK rubbish is US garbage
UK gas means petrol in US (This can be dangerous)
There are more

PS I'm not sure about this, but if I remember right from my days in the US Army, "fanny" was a child's bottom in US, (correct me if I'm wrong @Carol Rose) whereas in UK it refers to a girl's intimate parts.

BTW in the 90s I went back to the UK to teach after a break of 20 years and oh how language changed!. On one occasion, this seven years old got me into real trouble and my face turned as red as a tomato, simply because I misinterpreted one single word. I've placed a link if anyone cares to read about it. 4. Comedy...Tragic-Comedy...Tragedy... School Life

 

[Carol Rose]

Yes, “fanny” is another word for bottom/rear end, but for a person of any age.

 

[Eva Ulian]

Yes, “fanny” is another word for bottom/rear end, but for a person of any age.

I remember that word because my boss used to say to her little son to take the woollen wrap to bed to keep his fanny warm.

 

[georginaK]

Nice one!

Also: panty hose / knickers
biscuit / scone

Panty hose are tights. Knickers are called pants

 

[Steve C]

True story.
In my youth I delivered yachts for a living. On one trip from Spain to Florida we were becalmed for ages and although we almost ran out of water I did run out of cigarettes of which I smoked 30- 40/day/ On stepping ashore in Fort Lauderdale I walked around telling everyone I had been 10 days without and I desperately needed a 'fag' One guy nearly hit me and others ran away from the deranged Englishmen begging for sexual favours/favors.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

I'm sure I've regaled you with my caulking story, haven't I? The one where I went into a DIY store and asked the fellow stocking shelves for caulk (which, to a Kiwi sounds like cock)? Yeah, when he finally realised I meant caulking, he looked really relieved. LOL!

 

[georginaK]

When I first moved to the US, I asked one of my classmates if he had a rubber I could borrow. He looked at me really funny and said no

 

[Eva Ulian]

When I first moved to the US, I asked one of my classmates if he had a rubber I could borrow. He looked at me really funny and said no

Ha ha... I can guess what you asked for???