British Versus American – Terms I Learned While Living in England.
Even though we speak the same languages, there are many American terms/words that mean something differentย in England. Here are a few I have learned while living there.
Fancy Dress– Means silly costume, I am glad I found this out before an event , otherwise Id show up wearing a ballgown ๐
Jumper– is a sweater
Chips– Our version of steak fries.
Crisps– Our version of chips
Biscuits– Are a cookie/ cracker you have with tea, nothing like our biscuits, and you would not want to smother these in gravy.ย
Aubergine– Eggplant
Corriander– Cilantro
Courgette– Zucchini
Trollyย – A grocery cart and fun fact you have to pay over $1 ( one pound coin) to get.
Flapjack– Oat Cake ….while the English flapjack is DELICIOUS, it is nothing like our version of a pancake
Homely– While in the States it has a negative connotation here it is positive means cozy, nice and inviting.
Trainers– Sneakers
Pantsย – Underwear ๐ They call our version of pants, Trousers.
Rubber– Get your mind out of the gutter… it means eraser.
Carpark– Parking lot
Rubbish- Trash
Bin– Trash can
Petrol– Gas
Removals– Movers
Torch– Flashlight
Queue– in line “are you in the queue?”
Flat– Apartment
Toilet– Bathroom/ Restroom
The Tip– The Dump
Till– Register
**Bonus Fun Fact** H is pronounced Hache and Z is pronounced Zed
These are just the few I can remember! To learn more language differences between the U.K. and U.S. click here.