elevator (AE)- lift (BE)
driver (AE)- chauffeur (BE)

BBEERR

Watch/Listen to CNN or BBC.

Harry Potter or American Pie.

1st off, i'm not an english language teacher...

just noticed these from my farang friends, an american (with a new jersey twang), an englishman from lancashire, and a scot from glasgow..

pronunciation..
the name 'Eddie':  (AE) eh-dee; (BE) eh-deh
'bouy': (AE) boi; (BE) boo-wee


others..

trailer truck (AE) = lorry (BE)
insane/crazy (AE) = daft (BE)
boys (AE) = lads (BE)

spelling:
program (AE) = programme (BE)
center (AE) = centre (BE)
jewelry (AE) = jewellery (BE)

you lot = all of you

anti-clockwise = counter clockwise

arse = a**; buttocks

bangers = some kind of sausage; also their loving nickname for Bangkok [whereas Chiang Mai would be Changers, Singapore would be Singers, etc.]; Americans might christen Bangkok The Big Mango [referencing NY, The Big Apple]

barrister = lawyer

bloke = fellow; guy

bobby = police; cop, copper

bollocks = b****hit

chamber pot= urinola [Tagalog]

curriculum vitae [CV] = resume

dodgy = unreliable

draughts = beer; or cold gust of wind

fag = cigarettes

fanny = woman's intimate part; in AmE it's the buttocks! so be careful!

fortnight = 14 days or 2 weeks

git" = stupid, annoying, idiotic

hash sign = # sign [US]; pound sign [DM]

invigilator = proctor

jobsworth = minor clerk who is inflexible

kerfluffle = disorderly conduct

knickers" = woman's underwear

letter-box" = mailbox

loo" / WC [water closet] = toilet

mincemeat" = ground beef

nappy or nappies = diaper

naught or nil or null&= zero; 0

nosh; = food; meal; or oral s**

oi; or oy= hey! you!

petrol = gasoline

postcode = zip code

quid = pound sterling [money]

randy = horny [see Austin Powers]

rucksack = backpack

shandy = sparkling lemon soda

slag = slut

snog = French kiss; to kiss with tongues

spot on = exactly; right on

ta = thanks [thanks anyway]

telly = television

tits up = go wrong; fall over

tony = expensive; luxurious

trainers = sneakers

uni; [university] = college

wanker = an insult or term of abuse

Wellingtons; or wellies = water proof boots

whinge = whine

wing mirrors= side mirrors [cars...or automobiles]

Zed= Z; last letter of alphabet

makisingit lang po: FOOD

Am     =     Br

appetizers = entrees

baked potato = jacket potato

broil = grill

candies = sweets

chips = crisps [as in potato chips]

cilantro = coriander

coffee: in Britain order coffee this way ~
"black" - pretty obvious
"white with" - with milk, with sugar
"white without" - with milk, without sugar

confectioner's sugar = icing sugar

cookie = biscuits

cotton candy - candy floss

cream of wheat = semolina

cupcake = buns

"diet or regular soda?" = "diet or normal soda?" ["regular" means going to the toilet often; sira ang tiyan]

eggplant = aubergine

fries = chips [as in french fries]

food = grub

graham crackers = digestive biscuits

gravy = white sauce

green onions/scallions = spring onions

Gummy Bears = wine gums

hotdogs = frankfurters

jelly = jam

jelly roll = sweet roll

ketchup = tomato sauce

liquors = spirits

low fat milk = semi-skimmed

oatmeal = porridge

16 oz US pint = 20 oz Brit pint [also refers to any generic beer or cider]

popovers = Yorkshire pudding

porterhouse steak = sirloin steak

pudding = banana custard / AmE "dessert" = BrE "pudding"

sirloin steak = rump steak

soda = pop [or fizzy drink; or just ask for a Coke]

string beans = runner beans

thermos = vacuum flask

wheat bread = brown bread

at the end of the meal:

"i am full" = "I am stuffed"

check = bill  [in Thailand "chek bin" is both check + bill]

"order to go" = "order take away"

Spotted dick is a suet pudding filled with dried fruit eaten with custard, NOT a medical condition

My share for today

  American                              British
 
                        *D*

  detour                            diversion

  drapes                            courtains

  drugstore                        chemist's shop

  drugs                              medicine

  diaper                              nappy

                      *E*

  elevator                          lift

  eraser                            rubber

  enterprise                        company

  expiration date                expiry date

  Excuse me.                      Sorry.

                        *F*

  fall                                autumn

  faucet                            tap

  flight attendent                air hostess

  flashlights                        torch

  frosting                          icing


That's all for today.

Cheers!!

                       

pronunciations

lunch: (AE) lunch = loonch (BE)

days: (AE) deys = deehs (BE), dies (AusE)

Guys, keep it coming! So informative.

If you want to enrich your vocabulary, you must read more. It does not matter whether the books, magazines, journals, trash you read have an American or English twist. Your vocabulary will be enriched when you find new words to use and know when to use them appropriately - just like Blubingone does.  heh heh..  000-000