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Nico in London after being signed up by producer Elgin Allan for an appearance on television’s Ready, Steady, Go! programme. London UK 1965♥️

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UK English vs. American English

A shortlist of terms that do not translate the same from one dialect to another. Other countries in the Commonwealth use different words also, but I’m not being thorough. This list might also seem random because I watch/listen to a lot of British material and pick up random lexicon. If I made a clear mistake let me know and I’ll correct it.

UK English = U.S. English

lift = elevator

flat = apartment

lino = linoleum

rubbish = nonsense; garbage

rubbish bin = trash can* 

whinge = whine, complain

telly = TV

wage packet = paycheck

CV = résumé

maths = math

grey = gray

mate = buddy

biscuit = cookie

crisps = chips

chips = fries**

hoover = vacuum (cleaner)

car bonnet = car hood

car boot = car trunk

number plate = license plate

football = soccer

tube = subway

(at the) cinema = (at the) movies

(go to) hospital = (go to) the hospital

programme = TV show

curry house = Indian restaurant

mum/mummy = mom/mommy  

car park = parking lot

zebra crossing = crosswalk

mobile = cell phone

torch = flashlight

rubber = eraser†

jimjams = pj’s

jumper = sweater

the Council = the County (when referring to local legislature)

E-numbers = artificial food additives, preservatives, and dyes

wellys = rain boots 

to nick = to steal

grass = snitch (police informant)

plaster = Band-Aid

queue =  wait in line ; queue up = line up

Detailed comparisons:

*A traditional English “pedal bin” is a trash can with a foot pedal that pops the lid. American’s have those too, but we don’t specify the pedal. An American “can” that you roll to the curb to be emptied is generally called a “garbage” can, but one indoors is called a “trash” can and if it’s small or woven it is a “waste basket.” Likewise there are a variety of other terms for “bins” in England, but I can’t remember them.

**The most confusing differences are often when it comes to food. For instance, English “chips” are usually wedge cut, fried potatoes that an American would not instantly consider a “French fry.” The equivalent to English chips in the US are called “potato wedges” or sometimes “potato fingers.” Meanwhile standard US “fries” are thin.

†In the U.S. a “rubber” is slang for a condom. 

Other food-related inconsistencies:

An English “pudding” is not the flavored dairy custard Americans make with a mix, but is more like dense cake or sometimes bread with filling. 

American “pie” does not commonly contain meat or gravy, but pie is usually served as a dessert. Some American cities like New York and Chicago call pizza “pie” too. 

English milk chocolate candy (and I hear differing accounts on this) is much sweeter than American milk chocolate. Based on how I can only handle so much Cadbury chocolate in one sitting, I tend to agree. 

An English “pub” and an American “bar” are two very different kinds of establishments. The following comparison is not true of all bars and pubs, but…You go to a pub to have a meal and a drink with your mates. You go to a bar to get drunk, laid, and possibly tattooed. These are the stereotypical (though not necessarily accurate) differences between English and American liquor establishments. You can still get plastered and make bad choices at a pub, and you can still have a quiet drink and a burger in a bar. Just don’t walk into a bar or pub for the first time and expect certain things (this paragraph brought to you by our mild-mannered English friend who thought it would be safe to wander into a bar in New York City before hastily wandering out again).

If you’re from the UK or are just an anglophile, add whatever I’ve missed to the list! 

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