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minnmess Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 3:34 PM |
So i think some of this is covered in the "thing I have learned on this board" thread (and elsewhere), but...
last night I was reading a British hair magazine at my salon and learned that a curling iron is called a curling tong? This shocked me greatly. So...British to North American (or other) English translation...
curling tong- curling iron
pants- undies/underwear
plaster- bandaid
hoover- vacuum
What else have we come up with?
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AbsGinger Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 5:44 PM |
| Sneakers/trainers |
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minnmess Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 5:57 PM |
AbsGinger wrote: Sneakers/trainers
or in canada...running shoes! |
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weirdmom Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 6:19 PM |
crisps - chips
chips - fries
jumper- sweater
boobs - boobs |
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monkey Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 7:12 PM |
| ridiculously oversized salad - salad |
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minnmess Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 7:28 PM |
monkey wrote: ridiculously oversized salad - salad
you know very well that the term is "big giant salad" |
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hennypenny Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 7:32 PM |
monkey wrote: ridiculously oversized salad - salad
LOL! I think that was just Chicago. Their food portions were awfully large.
Also:
knickers - underwear
nappies - diapers
football - soccer
mobile - cell |
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Turtleneck Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 7:38 PM |
| It's funny you started this thread, Kristy, because as I was driving today, I was thinking we need to have a thread about cute names for British foods. |
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minnmess Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 7:50 PM |
oh, speaking of food...
a couple months ago I came across bubble and squeek, which made me laugh a lot, and then yesterday I realized the import grocery store/deli thing across from my work sells it.
My Scottish boss just said "ask him to sharpen his pencil" which apperently means "lower his price." we asked if that was British talk and she thought it was accounting talk. |
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mili Posted Fri 23 Apr, 2010 9:41 PM |
bangs/fringe
Just had a long conversation about this with a British English teacher. |
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Meridith Posted Sat 24 Apr, 2010 12:54 AM |
minnmess wrote: AbsGinger wrote: Sneakers/trainers
or in canada...running shoes!
I say running shoes! :) |
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Meridith Posted Sat 24 Apr, 2010 12:56 AM |
| biscuit= cookie |
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monkey Posted Sat 24 Apr, 2010 1:06 AM |
isn't there a difference between running shoes and trainers?
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ricv64 Posted Sat 24 Apr, 2010 1:06 AM |
| pissed ? |
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monkey Posted Sat 24 Apr, 2010 1:09 AM |
in what context?
i'm pissed (angry)
i'm pissed (drunk) |
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