English English & American English

[UncaBret]

The engine is under the hood.

The storage place is a trunk.

Fill the car with gas.

The shifter is the fourth.
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After all, it was an American that invented the automobile.

 

[DansMarineTank]

we also call them buggies and trippers (prams that is)

other words for drunk are mullered, pie eyed, hammered, smashed, sh@t faced, w@nkered

 

[msouth468]

a firend of mine is very much into his slang

let me translate a few

"Thats well weapon" - very good
"the nuts" or the "Muts Nuts" or "Dogs Danglys" - very good
"Ball Bags" - Bad or Whack as you yankees would say

I haven't heard the term "Wack" in a long time.

 

[DansMarineTank]

After all, it was an American that invented the automobile.

not really true first true automobile was created by a German gentleman named Karl Hiez Benz

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html

It was the Americans that first mass produced the car, but that cannot be credited with its invention.

 

[dougall]

If I'm asked to dig deep,

I'm quite fond of the words Buggered and Chuffed.

 

[DansMarineTank]

You cant throw around words like b(_)ggered without attempt at censorship ;-)

 

[Galaxie]

"randy" is a neat word too.

Do I make you randy baby? yeah!
re: Austin Powers

 

[UncaBret]

not really true first true automobile was created by a German gentleman named Karl Hiez Benz

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html

It was the Americans that first mass produced the car, but that cannot be credited with its invention.

Oh, yeah! Throw that up in my face!

(Actually, I was hoping you would say "But it was an Englishman who invented the language". It's an old joke. Never mind.)

 

[UncaBret]

You cant throw around words like b(_)ggered without attempt at censorship ;-)

Well, you can here cause most people don't know what the bloody 'ell yer talkin' aboot.

 

[dougall]

You only need to censor from those in the know..

While I'm feeling naughty, I'll let slip my favorite all-time English saying

Tighter than a nun's chuff

(I'm not quite sure how colloquial this would be, it may just be a Yorkshire thing)


In a slightly related note.. I'm wondering what our American friends would make of English Kid's TV from decades past..