LOL, Doug! We apparently have American English censors here! So shall we all start using English slang to get around them??dougall said:
And the English kids TV..from what you have shown me is rather...twisted
But then so is the rest of it!
English English & American English
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And the English kids TV..from what you have shown me is rather...twisted
But then so is the rest of it!
math vs. maths
When spelling words, such as "spell," UK would say "S-P-E-double-L," while USA would say "S-P-E-L-L."
highways vs. motorways
airplane vs. aeroplane
pronunciation of the letter Z (zee vs. zed)
zero vs. naught
batteries go dead vs. flat
When spelling words, such as "spell," UK would say "S-P-E-double-L," while USA would say "S-P-E-L-L."
highways vs. motorways
airplane vs. aeroplane
pronunciation of the letter Z (zee vs. zed)
zero vs. naught
batteries go dead vs. flat
Not to be a killjoy, but please, no. I have enough headaches without adding this one to the list.nursie said:LOL, Doug! We apparently have American English censors here! So shall we all start using English slang to get around them??
Poor OG
So now you have to be multilingual to moderate.
Are there differences between Canadian English and English English like there are between American English and the same?
So now you have to be multilingual to moderate.
Are there differences between Canadian English and English English like there are between American English and the same?
lol I forgot about that! that was funny.Lila Boffins said:P*ssed is another word they use for drunk.
Randy...I like that one as well.
Oh gosh, there's so many and right now I can't think of one.
Well, once I called cattlegrid (here) a prat. I didn't realize I actually insulted him. Felt so bad. We cleared it up and I removed the word from my comment.
Tellie (or is it telly).
Cinema instead of theater.
Blimey.
That's just the dog's bollocks.
Oh, so many more.
BTW, the cinema is where you watch films. The theatre is where you watch plays.
I always find "burglarized" really funny. Over hear you get burgled or robbed, even.
