Throughout the past month I have interacted with students from numerous countries. Many of the students who I have been in discussion with have been kind enough to share with me local terminology.
1. She's your Mum, not Mom
2. You chunder (Gap Year)in the bushes, not throw up.
3. Trousers or pantaloonies are what you wear, not just pants. Pants refers to your underwear.
4. Remember the 90s? Ya, the days when everyone went around with a fanny pack. I wouldn't say that over here, a fanny would be the female equivalent of 'below the belt'.
5. People write essays, not papers.
6. Trackies, not sweatpants
7. A Toastie is not grilled cheese, though a grilled cheese can be an inferior Toastie.
8. One for the English teacher. They say "em," not "um."
9. Accents aren't too bad. - The English one is especially awesome (Rachel)
10. Lorries, not trucks.
11. Chips are French fries, crisps are chips. Fries are still fries.
12. In the USA we have... Bros, Bras, Dawgs, Cool Cats, Johns, Smiths, Joe the Plumbers, Dudes, Men and Guys. Here in Britain they have... Lads, Chaps, Blokes, Guys and Fellows.
13. They receive post, not mail. Parcels, not packages.
14. Biscuits, not cookies.
15. Tea time, not dinner.
16. Soccer is football, football is now known under the nice nickname of American rugby.
17. Pudding here is not quite like pudding in the USA. Pudding here is any general term for desert (often like a soft, squishy cake). Our pudding is their equivalent of mouse or "mush" (Alex).
18. While we have Jell-o, they have Jelly.
19. Fruit spreads have different titles here. They have marmalades, jams, lemon curd. We have jelly, marmalade, preserves and jam.
20. Class? They say lectures
21. Ice hockey doesn't exist here. People play field hockey (competitive to the max).
22. Clothes go into your cupboard or wardrobe, not your closet.
23. If you need to pee you go to the loo or the toilet, not the bathroom.
24. They say wee instead of pee (Alex).
25. People wear jumpers, not sweaters or sweatshirts. Hoodies are same.
26. People drive on the left side of the road.
27. One for the left-handed folk: the zips are on the left hand side of your hoodie.
28. In addition to a credit card and a debit card you can also get a savings card.
29. If something costs 23 bucks, it instead is priced at 23 quid.
30. Pool here is a smaller version of American 8 ball. The tables are tiny and the sticks are shorter.
31. Bowling refers to bocce ball, not 10-pin.
32. You're off to do your maths homework, not your math homework.
33. Rubbish, not trash.
More words and ideas to come. I let you know about them as I learn them. Hope you enjoyed the starters!
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