Words Brits use that Americans don't?

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  1. Candy Gal

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    LOL I look tipsy when sober. lol

    Stop dropping U's lol
    Bad grammar. x
     
  2. BandA

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    Not sure if it's been said yet but 'Mardy'(Moody/grumpy) is a word used a lot here in the Midlands. Definitely not one used in the States lol.
     
  3. KathyL

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    On this side of the Pond, we also say "pissed" when we mean drunk. But it is different from "pissed off".

    "I am pissed" means I have had too much to drink.
    "I am pissed off" means I am angry.
     
  4. oldguynurse

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    Well, Kath, that's true and I could have gone into depth on it.

    We are, however, quite creative when it comes to the description of exactly 'how' drunk we are! One of the favorites I've heard: 'Knee-walking drunk', and of course the ever-present '**** faced' .

    Similar to a thread elsewhere which considered the varied names used for the female nether regions. Must have been well over fifty or sixty. And that's only in English.
     
  5. KathyL

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    British: corn
    American: cereal crops, grain

    British: maize
    American: corn

    (We just bought our first maize/corn of the season this morning.)
     
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  6. Candy Gal

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    We have cornflakes.
    Do you have maize flakes? Lol
     
  7. sureño

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    Well... if someone is interested, something similar happens between the Spanish from Spain and that from Latin America.
    There was a Spaniard tennis player, named Conchita Martinez, who, aware of the meaning of her nickname here, tried to avoid it. In Argentina "conchita" means "little pussy".
     
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  8. KathyL

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    They are called Corn Flakes because Kellog's is an American company. They wouldn't call them Maize Flakes over here, because no one has heard of maize.

    On the other hand, you would call a field of wheat, rye, sorghum, or anything else a cornfield. Over here, a cornfield is only maize.
     
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  9. Candy Gal

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    I know, I was teasing. Lol
     
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  10. Candy Gal

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    I must add more Irish words.
    They say Feck
     
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  11. Vladimir Illich

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    A good craic !!!
     
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    THE VICTORIANS LOVED THERE CORN ........
     
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  13. Candy Gal

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    Plonk cheap plonk=wine
     
  14. Vladimir Illich

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    Or el vino collapso !!!
     
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  15. Candy Gal

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    Yes later. Lol
     
  16. Candy Gal

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    I always laugh at those speaking English from Jamaica. They say a Beer can sandwich.
    Instead of Bacon sandwich.
     
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  17. sureño

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    And why you Brit are so lazy to drop out ending R's? :rolleyes:
     
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  18. Candy Gal

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    What R? LOL
     
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  19. sureño

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    In Spanish the R's sound strong. We still have different words with R and double R. For example: "pero"(but) and "perro"(dog).
    Therefore the lack of R's baffle us.
    We spect to hear the R sound in words like "ever, other, mother...".But these R's barely sound in American English and are completely missing in British English.
    Am I wrong?
     
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  20. Vladimir Illich

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    Yes matey, you are wrong, it depends on which part of the country you're from, there are very strong accents in parts of the uk, and it also fepends on if you're standing on your Arrrrrse or your elbow !!!
     
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    R rolling Rs..
    Yes I do that.
     
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