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18-05-08, 10:50 AM
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| | | English and American We say mobile, you say cell.
Exemplas?
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18-05-08, 10:53 AM
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| | | British ppl say the loo and americans say the washroom
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18-05-08, 11:12 AM
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| | | (I hear panties where I live pretty frequently).
Brits say "pissed".
Americans say "drunk".
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18-05-08, 11:18 AM
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| | | We say "fags". Americans say "cigs"?
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18-05-08, 11:31 AM
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| | | Americans say "****", British say "cunt"
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18-05-08, 02:03 PM
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| | | English say: "Why oh halloh ole chap how are the ole chitlins coming along?"
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18-05-08, 02:23 PM
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| | | English say "torch".., Americans say "flashlight"
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18-05-08, 02:24 PM
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| | | i say tomaeeeeeeeeeto and you say tomahhhhhhhhto.
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18-05-08, 02:42 PM
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| | | Brits say "baaa-sil", Americans say "bay-sil". (basil)
Brits say "chavs", and Americans say "white trash".
Brits say "barrister", and Americans say "lawyer".
Brits say "chips", and Americans say "fries".
Brits say "crisps", and Americans say "chips".
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18-05-08, 02:50 PM
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| | | i don't really know any british people, when i start thinking about it. i know a scottish person, that's as close as i can get.
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18-05-08, 05:21 PM
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| | | Never heard anyone call it a washroom in America. And I've heard pretty much everyone say panties.
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18-05-08, 05:32 PM
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| | | Brit: Yog-gert
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18-05-08, 07:23 PM
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| | | we say cotton bud i think americans say q-tip?
we say lollies americans say ice pops
americans say soda we say fizzy drinks
and we don't really say panties as opposed to underwear or whatever
americans say sanatory napkins, we say sanatory towels/ pads
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18-05-08, 08:26 PM
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| | | Brit - Sweets
Americanos - Candy
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19-05-08, 01:45 AM
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| | | Brit - pram, American - baby carriage (?)
Brit - Caravan park, American - I think trailer park?
It's actually - love, not lover. "How do you do, love" etc.
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