Oh Boy! I have a treat for you all today!!
I have Laura from
Girl in Flight who lives in England!! {Ekk, how I would love to visit her!}
She is sharing some funny words that we say differently! I laughed when I read them so I am sure you will too!
Be sure and check out her blog and leave her some love!!
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Hi, I’m Laura and I blog over at Girl in Flight. I’m so excited
that Clara has let me blog over here! I’m married to Simon and we
live with our very fat hamster, Hercules. You know how people get crazy about
their dogs? Well I’m super crazy about my hamster. I don’t know why, I’m just a
little odd.
This is me enjoying some very rare
sunshine. I live in England, and in England it rains a lot. A lot a lot. I
forgot what my legs looked like until the sun poked its face out the past few
days!
Anyway, being an English blogger I’m kind
of a rarity in the blogosphere. I encounter words like “pantyhose” and
“sidewalk” all the time. I bet you never hear the words “tights” or “pavement”
much, huh? So I’m going to get a little list going of American English and,
well, English English. It’d be fun if you could add some more below – I need
all the help I can get!
So here goes…in vaguely alphabetical order…
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Band Aid – Yeah, we call this a
plaster. Like the stuff you smother on the walls.
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Bangs – Fringe
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Cellphone – Mobile. As you read
it, say it in a British accent, you’ll sound a bit like Hugh Grant
{and who
doesn’t want to sound like Hugh Grant?!}
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Diaper – Nappy.
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Elevator – Lift. Although
elevator is a cooler word, I’m not going to lie…
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Freeway – Motorway.
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Garbage – Rubbish. Also you say
trash. I kind of like that, though. I always say it in my super bad
American
accent and I feel really quite cool.
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Jell-o – Jelly. Which is super
confusing because don’t you call jam, jelly?
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Mail – Post. But who would want
to watch a film called “You’ve Got Post”?!
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Pacifier – Dummy.
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Plushie – Soft toy. Don’t laugh
but I had no idea what this meant when I first read it. I thought it
was
another word for tushy. If tushy’s a rude word I really hope Clara edits it
out…
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Sweater – Jumper.
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Trunk – Boot. Which is kind of
confusing because boots go on your feet…
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Vacation – Holiday.
Now I’ve managed to embarrass myself on
someone else’s blog, won’t you stop by mine and read more embarrassing stories {like the time I
accidentally watered a house-guest}? Or leave me a comment, I like
comments!!
Thank you lovely Clara for hosting me and
generally being a lovely sponsor!
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Thanks so much Laura!! I hope you all enjoyed that and go leave her some love and be sure to check out her blog!!
