American Vs British

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  1. drewbe121212

    drewbe121212 Well-Known Member

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    #61
    sorry but I have to bring in the dirty :p

    bullsh*t / bullocks
    a*s / arse
     
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  2. Diablos

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    #62
    The couple that really grate me are American pronunciation of aluminium and herbs. There are no "oo"'s in aluminium and no "u" in herbs.
    Also Americans don't understand the concept of irony.
     
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  3. yfs1

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    #63
    Actually aluminium is just way easier to say the "US" way. Thats the one word over the years that I have kept the "US" pronunciation of.
     
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  4. Diablos

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    #64
    It doesn't matter how easy or hard a word is to say :( It's just wrong dude.
     
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  5. yfs1

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    #65
    Then I like being wrong ;)
     
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  6. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    #66
    Around here, the I-talians call them 'sangwiches'. :D
     
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    #67
    once again, I must say "bonnet" is NEVER used here.. unless you're talking about a little pink frilly thing with a bonnet for a 5 year old.. SOME people would say it then, but we say hood.. (UK)
     
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  8. mikelbeck

    mikelbeck Well-Known Member

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    #68
    "Trunk" (US) -> "Boot" (UK)
    "Call" (US) -> "Ring" (UK)
    "Kiss" (US) -> "Snog" (UK)
    "Dessert" (US) -> "Afters" (UK)
    "Stroller" (US) -> "Pram" (UK)
    "Mail" (US) -> "Post" (UK)
    "Drugstore" (US) -> "Chemist" (UK)
    "Parking Lot" (US) -> "Car Park" (UK)
    "Truck" (US) -> "Lorry" (UK)
    "Z" (US) -> "Zed" (UK)
     
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  9. mad4

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    #69
    I use the term bonnet for the cover over my car engine and I'm in the UK. :confused:
     
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  10. tbarr60

    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    #70
    Here's a few from sports (US/UK)

    team/side
    field/pitch
    pitch/bowl
    soccer/football
    football/that bloody thing Americans call football
    speed/pace
    is/are (Detroit is a great team/Liverpool are a strong side)
    zero/nil
    tie/draw
     
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  11. Denvar

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    #71
    UK use all of those (i.e both varients)
     
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  12. Denvar

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    #72

    Good list overall, but most are 'either/or' in UK
     
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  13. mikelbeck

    mikelbeck Well-Known Member

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    #73
    Can you elaborate on the "Z" -> "Zed" thing? What do you mean, "depending on the word it's used in"?
     
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  14. MattUK

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    #74
    Yep, me too, I don't think I've ever heard anyone call a bonnet a hood in the UK.
     
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  15. Denvar

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    #75
    Im guessing the OP of the 'Z-Zed' was referring to pronunciation of the letter 'Z'.
    I said that people from UK will use both pronunications depending on what word was being said (that contained the letter 'Z')
     
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    #76
    The end of "our" alphabet is:

    ecks, wy, zed

    In the US it's:

    ecks, wy, zee
     
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    #77
    oh it was reference to the letter on it's onw, ahh ok
     
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  18. The Webmaster

    The Webmaster IdeasOfOne

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    #78
    Actually
    Zee (US) -> Zed (UK) :D
     
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    #79
    Yes, that's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion.
     
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  20. Arnie

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    #80
    sick - ill
     
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