American Vs British

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  1. The Webmaster

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    #41
    Knowing an Irish friend, Service Room = Cafeteria.

    Ozzies, Brits use Mate. Like Americans use Pal/Buddy..
     
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    #42
    Brits only use Pal when starting a fight, as in
    "You looking at my birds tits pal!?"
     
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    #43
    LMAO@bird's tits..
     
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    ahkip Prominent Member

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    #44
    yo & oi..

    I learn British in High school...and i come to US for college..i still remember the fisrt time i ask the guy for a rubber....that guy was laughing at me and i still donno what happened...

    British girl sound so cute...
     
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    #45
    Rubber = UK
    Eraser = US and UK both

    Cutter = UK
    Sharpener = UK and US both
     
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    #46
    i just wanted to type these two words:

    flange

    minge
     
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    #47
    Ahh.. another one that cracks me up is "aluminium" instead of "aluminum."

    But the Brits probably have a stronger argument for "jag-u-ar" vs. "jag-war."
     
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    #48
    i think you'll find that 'Aluminium' is the correct name of the metal as listed on the Periodic Table.
     
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    #49
    Dentist (US) vs Den-what? (UK)







    :D j/k my UK buddies.
     
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    #51
    Once the misuse of a word becomes so widely used in society it is usually accepted as a variant.


    Aluminium
    Beryllium
    Cadmium
    Chromium
    Gallium
    Germanium
    Indium
    Lithium
    Magnesium
    Niobium
    Rhenium
    Selenium
    Tellurium
    Titanium
    Uranium
    Vanadium
     
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    #52
    rubber = [SIZE=-1]condom[/SIZE] here...
     
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    #53
    Our German exchange student with his British English got in trouble when he asked the girl sitting next to him if he could use her rubber :) (eraser)
     
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    #54

    Rubber Johnny = condom     in the UK (if you are 12 yrs old)
     
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    I gotcha. I know all the other ones as those chromium, etc...never ever heard aluminium though. Even by chemistry teaches who insist on proper pronunciation - and do not see the humor in pv=nrt (pivnert!) at all :)
     
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    uca Well-Known Member

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    #56
    More or less said, but compare:

    Hi buddy vs Hallo mate!

    :)

    The restroom always made me laugh, I mean, how long does it take for Americans to do...their business in there?

    ;)
     
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    #57
    beaver in US well we all know what it is!
    beaver in England is an animal
     
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    #58
    wind shield (US)
    wind screen (UK)
     
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    #59
    Not sure but I had heard that one of them pronounce sandwich (sanwidge)
     
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    #60
    I'm not sure that's a variation, but just lazy pronounciation
     
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