Saturday, February 10, 2007

british english vs. english english

knickers - woman's underwear
pants - underwear in general
trousers - pants
fag - cigarette
wallet - man's wallet
purse - woman's wallet
handbag - where women keep everything from keys and lipstick to diapers and ... if we are talking about weed then probably rulers andscrewdrivers or something...

speaking of diapers

nappies - diapers
apartment - flat
baby carriage - buggie
ground beef - mince
elevator - lift
sweater - jumper
garbage - rubbish
trash can - bin
truck - lorry
fries - chips
chips - crisps
guy - bloke or chap
napkin - serviette
trunk - bonnet (?! that sounds very musculine)
rent - hire
jello - jelly
jelly - jam
soccer - football
line - queue
movie theatre - pictures

now start studying!

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