Different words same meaning?

lift/elevator fag/cigarette

I find the word ‘knickers’ really funny. I heard it on a commercial once and I just started laughing, I don’t know why. Anyways… I call them underwear, or panties.

Linen/Washcloth Dado/Chair Rail Cleaner/Steam Cleaner Telly/TV Trench/Street Corner

My Best Friend is from England. :) I think some of these are spelled this way in England (right side). Mama K

pascifier / dummy gasoline / petrol cigarettes / fags trunk (car) / boot hood (car) / bonnet derailleur (bicycle) / changer or mech wrench / spanner apartment / flat

I use the word “snog” instead of “kiss”! But here’s a few Kiwi-isms for you.

Grundies= Granny undies Choice!= Awesome, fantastic, great Tea= Dinner Cuppa= Cup of coffee/tea Pikelets= Mini pancakes (but we usually eat them with jam and whipped cream) Wrap= Burrito (depending where you’re from)

Then there’s the way you use certain words, for example, if I said “I really fancy that guy I saw last week”, it would mean “I’m really attracted to that guy I saw last week”.

???is it a piece of something???

mate / friend

…I’m sure there are more but the only time I was in the UK I was there for work, for exactly 24 hours, so didn’t have time to learn anything nor see the sights, nor meet people.

stick shift - gear stick

A snicket is a small lane or alley leading from one larger street to another. I was really confused first time I asked for directions!

Do girl really say underpants for their knickers,LOL

rubbish/trash (and one more - canadians say garbage) bin/trash can/garbage can back garden/yard fizzy drink/soda/pop flannel/washcloth toilet/bathroom loo/bathroom Spend a penny/go to the bathroom courgette/zucchini sick/vomit (yes, its a noun, as in, ‘don’t step in that sick’)

My boyfriend is British so I have a few:

snog/ kiss salad/ lettuce (they call lettuce on a sandwich ‘salad’…hmm…) gone off/ rotten spoilt/ spoiled

trousers/pants (I honestly thought this was universal but apparently not)

bog/bathroom bum bag/fanny pack pants/rubbish sweets, toffie’s/candy

chips/ french frys torch/ flash light football/soccer

UK/ english

spew/throw up

lol most of mine were taken.

My American friend Tina has made a huge list since she started mixing with Brits like me! The British word is on the right, the American on the left:

brolley / umbrella braces / suspenders suspenders / garters tights / pantyhose knickers / underpants trousers / pants, slacks pants / underwear jumper / sweater w/o buttons wellies / rubber boots swimming costume / bathing suit dressing gown / bathrobe dungarees / overalls
overalls / coverall fringe / bangs hair slide / barrette tank top / sleeveless sweater vest top / tank top vest / sleeveless undershirt waistcoat / vest mackintosh / raincoat handbag / purse, pocketbook purse / wallet badge / pin popsocks / knee-highs clothespeg / clothespin tumble dryer / (clothes)dryer cotton / thread trainers / tennis shoes, sneakers nail varnish / nail polish

That’s just her ‘clothes etc’ list - she has tons more if you want them! The list of ‘innocent American words that happen to be British swear words’ is like a personal list of the mistakes she’s made…

im frmo australia but from what I know we speak more like england then usa and snog and kiss are different … snog is like making out and kissing is just… kissing french frys are the small thin chips and chips refer to the larger ones and in australia a burrito is like the mexican thing but a wrap is just a sandwich thing on moutain bread etc I find it funny how americans have to pronounce things differently … esp. how they say brisbane they say bris/ baaane when its just suppose to be bris/bin

sidewalk/pavement trainers/sneakers bathtub/bath soda/fizzy pop

usa/uk probz can thinl of more but cba tbh

My favourite is Thongs(In Australia)…in the UK I think they are called Flip-flops. One is for your feet, the other could be misinterpreted as something that sits in the crack of your bum :)

pokkisham

I am looking for different words of say’n it’s really meant for you!!! I dont know if I spell it correctly

There are also a lot of dialect or regional differences in English. So I was from the south, and moved up to the north. There I had to learn a whole new vocabulary. Anyone else know what a ‘snicket’ is?

regulate

great!!