british people read this and reply!!!

[UniTyler]

For those of you who have kids have probably seen that Eddie Murphie "The Haunted Mansion" movie. Well, the movie-wife of Eddie Murphie is actually British but she talks Americanish in the movie. Blow me down, chiefie!

[alexmay]

what do you ameircans think of hugh laurie's accent in house then?

[alexmay]

Well, this is my contact with america:

we told him we were writing 'AMERICA ROCKS'. the sad thing is he went around like that all day.

[Irideonone]

This site is very interesting and amusing.

http://english2american.com/

[forrestunifreak]

Originally posted by MattPH
A couple of things that spring to mind that would not be condsidered amusing or rude in Britain would be

Can I borrow your rubber? which means... Can I use your erasure.

You mean 'eraser'.

Originally posted by MattPH

Where's the Bog?.......Where is the Restroom (why do you call them restrooms anyway?, I don't go there to rest)

Me neither. I never ever call it that. I think it's silly.

Originally posted by MattPH

Nappy......Dyper

Alright then, whats a Dyper?

[john_childs]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
Alright then, whats a Dyper?

Probably meant diaper

nap·py
n. Chiefly British pl. nap·pies

A diaper.

[Alteration of napkin.]

[MattPH]

Originally posted by forrestunifreak
You mean 'eraser'.


Alright then, whats a Dyper?

Sorry, I hope you can excuse my poor spelling of American words, it's not easy learning a foreign language.


Erasure, British 80's pop band, I can see your point, a strange thing to want to borrow.

[paxuni]

As a Brit who has lived half his life in the colonies (oops... States) I have had to adjust all my old idioms to the President's 'English' from Her Majesty's.

Telling the time is quite a challenge...

'Half six' UK- 6:30 US

'ten of' NY US - yes, but what's the time? UK

What colour is your tyre mate? Please tell me good sir, the wavelength of inflated part of your wheel? OK- that's not funny in the UK or US and it's just spelling differences.

I get so confused, my (Yankee) wife laughs at me, when I go home and I ask for a beer and chips at the pub instead of a pint of IPA and a pack of ready salted (crisps). Knowing where the 'bog' is is very useful after a few pints

Toodles

Pax

[Naomi]

[QUOTE=Mikefule;345298To "pop": verb, intransitive, often followed by "over"or "into". To make a short quick journey that presents no difficulties. Verb, transitive, to place something quickly and easily, usually into something.
QUOTE]

I hear it mostly as "pop out" (eg to the shops) . I understood that one fairly soon after coming to the UK.

"Popped his clogs" gave me more trouble. More like making a long journey, one way.

I cannot remember if that term was applied to the Norwegian Blue.

Nao

[raymanh]

Originally Posted by uni-matt

haha u dont know what a chav is

+1

[Gadge]

Originally Posted by Naomi

I hear it mostly as "pop out" (eg to the shops) . I understood that one fairly soon after coming to the UK.

"Popped his clogs" gave me more trouble. More like making a long journey, one way.

I cannot remember if that term was applied to the Norwegian Blue.

Nao

"E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e
rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the
bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!! "

No clogs popped but Mr Praline was probably wearing a jumper. How would that have worked in the US?

[SmellyGeekBoy]

My favourite British quote by an America is probably in the Family Guy episode where Stewie goes to the filming of the British kids' TV show (Jolly Farm?) and the woman tells him to "Piss off you grotty little w*nker!".

Cracks me up every time!

[raymanh]

I have a manual for an old car (MGB GT) that has a whole page on American to English terminology translation. It's quite interesting actually.