English vs. American terms....

[HAnn521]

Since I have joined the crew here at AB, I have noticed some of the funniest differences in wording!...

Examples:

Brit-queue / America- line

Brit- fag / America- cigarette ("fag" in America is a hateful term for a homosexual, or "gay" person)

Brit- pub / America- bar

Brit- chips / America- fries ("chips" here would only be potato chips such as Lays brand or corn chips such as Fritos or Tostitos brand)

I find this amusing, can anyone give me more?!

[Loosehead]

How about: Batman, US = Caped Crusader, UK = Manservant. US + UK 2 countries separated by a common language.

[smee.tracey]

Keep up Loosehead, I've already said that

[Peter Pedant]

Suspenders

and more mishievously, freedom,

in England -what we have in Northern ireland

and in America, what they have in Iraq

OK too political

[Peter Pedant]

or head of state?

In England we have a monkey

and in America, isnt it a pity its not Clinton because then we could say it's an organ grinder.

Ok I admit I think I am on the wrong thread...

[gingerflaps]

we forgot one......  in uk we say dummy (as in for a baby) 

and in usa they say  'pacifier'

[littleoldme]

In Britain, an ass is a donkey, in the US it's the part of the anatomy used for sitting.

In Britain, a bum is the part of the anatomy used for sitting, in the US it's a vagrant.

In Britain, a tramp is a vagrant, in the US it's a woman of loose morals.

You're right, this IS rather fun.

[marmaduke]

The Americanisation of Harry Potter is desperate to be more correct, which adheres to American ways of speaking. They can't get away with saying, 'Are you the person I spoke to?' they will have to say, 'Are you the person with whom I conversed?'

The correction of 'large tawny owl' to 'large, tawny owl', following these pernickety self-imposed rules is wrong. The owl is not tawny as well as large. It's a tawny owl. And it's large.

Americans say 'retarded' where we would say 'learning difficulties'. In this case it fits.

[Judy42teddy]

American = Purse  British=Handbag

[smee.tracey]

I read a book when I was little and they referred to nappies and napkins and YES before some smart alec asks, it was an american book

[elgroucho]

UK = trainers, US = sneakers

[HAnn521]

OK, I've rated the answers that I thought stayed closest to the subject here and those that quite simply entertained me the most....

Thanks for participating everyone...