Slash - American/Canadian = to cut with purpose; English = to pee with purpose
Anglo/American language...differences!
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XxAmeliaXx
Now you have made me want some Spotted Dick. I love mine with custard.
American purse = a British handbag. A purse goes inside our handbag and we keep our money in it.
" period = a full stop here. A period is something completely different for us females.
An American freeway is our motorway and a much cooler name for a dog. to
Your Jelly is our jam and for us jelly is something kids have with ice cream at a party.
And over here someone described as without pants is generally accepted to mean..... naked.
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Broken Promises
Rubber = eraser (english/Australian)
Rubber = condom (American)
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Think About It
Canadian: Tobagan = sled
Southern US: Tobagan = winter hat
Canadian: Touk = winter hat
Southern US: sled = sled
Think About It
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FlyingHighNow
English for short hair that covers the forehead = fringe
American = bangs
English = knock you up means I'll come over to your house and knock on the door
American = I'll get you pregnant
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FlyingHighNow
Nappies = diaper
knickers = panties or briefs or underwear
knickers in the USA means pants or slacks that come just past the knee and button
trolley = shopping cart or in the southern usa it's a buggy
tea = supper
round the bend = crazy or nuts
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FlyingHighNow
Mac = raincoat
bloke = guy or dude
We don't call people gov over here. Not unless they are the governor of the state we live in. When I first moved to Georgia, Jimmy Carter was the Gov.
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FlyingHighNow
pram = baby buggy or stroller
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finallysomepride
Australia: Thong = Jandol (New Zealand) or Flip Flop (USA)
New Zealand: Thong = Gstring,
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Bungi Bill
Throughout the engineering world, a "servo" is an auxiliary motor - which can be powered by various means, hydraulic, electrical,or pneumatic.
However, in Australia, this word's much more common meaning is as an abbreviation for a Service Station.
Or what about a "Nikko"?
- a felt tipped, permanent marker pen (from a brand name).
Or a Gerney?
- also from a brand name, this is a popular term for a high pressure, water jet , industrial cleaner (typically encountered in mechanical workshops where earthmoving plant come in for overhaul)..
Bill.