American vs British

[ladyinred]

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Is Chesterfield a Canadian term? Cool!

We can buy Rich Tea cookies here too RichT (hee hee). Now I'll think of you whenever I go down the cookie aisle, er, which is never, uh, so I guess I won't be thinking of you then. lol

A British friend once told me a man asked her out for a "swift half" (pronounced hawf). I thought it was something sexy - turns out it just means a quick drink (i.e. a half pint of beer)

Tights = pantyhose

Bin Liners = garbage bags

Tip = dump (as in "I must clean my house. It's a right tip"

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Marmalade and Jam are two different things in England.

Actually they are here too Rich, but people tend not to know the difference between all of them, we have Jelly, Jam, Preserves and Marmalade and they are all a little different

Jelly is made from fruit juice and so has no fruit bits.


Jam is made by boiling fruit and does have fruit bits.



Preserves are basically the same as jam...

Marmalade typically is a citrus-based preserve, sometimes containing the rind, but other fruits can be used.

[Labarum]

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I've never heard the term "Chesterfield" before.

Realy, Richt, a Chesterfield is particular style of sofa, settee or couch

See

http://www.thechesterfieldcompany.co...pe.asp?PT_ID=1

The Clarendon is the classical Chesterfield

[Richt]

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Realy, Richt, a Chesterfiedl is particular style of sofa, settee or couch

See

http://www.thechesterfieldcompany.co...pe.asp?PT_ID=1

I guess its an age thing!

[mrslee44]

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loo - toilet

water closet - bathroom


Robin

Hugs

[ladyinred]

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Rich is just a young lad, Labarum! I thought chesterfield was a British word (well, everything we have here used to be yours at one time, wasn't it?) Isn't Chesterfield a place? Or maybe it was a Lord. Hmmm. I know it was a cigarette at one time.

(The Americans think the Canadians are odd as it is - now they are imagining us smoking sofas - hee)

[Richt]

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Rich is just a young lad, Labarum! I thought chesterfield was a British word (well, everything we have here used to be yours at one time, wasn't it?) Isn't Chesterfield a place? Or maybe it was a Lord. Hmmm. I know it was a cigarette at one time.

(The Americans think the Canadians are odd as it is - now they are imagining us smoking sofas - hee)

Chesterfield is a Town in England.

[Pau]

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Marmalade and Jam are two different things in England.

oooooohhhh! but I had to try

[Richt]

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oooooohhhh! but I had to try

thanks for taking part though

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Pau--Hugs!

A chesterfield is a brand of cigarettes here too LIR, still is as far as I know.

Dummy = Pacifier

Flat = Apartment

Holiday = Vacation

[not2late]

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grey = gray
lorry = truck
tramp = bum
bum = posterior anatomy
aubergines = eggplant
courgette = zucchini
crisps = chips
chips = (French) fries


Note about biscuits...

What we call a biscuit in the US, is what they call a scone in the UK.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Wash up = Wash your hands

Post Box = Mail Box

Braces = Suspenders

[Richt]

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Note about biscuits...

What we call a biscuit in the US, is what they call a scone in the UK.

Yeah, i know, I was told that by an american poster on a BBC tennis message board. They are a breakfast food arent they?

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Is it true that a Liquor store is called an "off-license"? What the heck does that mean?

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Rich, in the southern us biscuits are an all the time food! Ours are sweet though and don't have any kind of fruit or anything in them--we have scones here too, but they aren't anything like a southern biscuit!