US/UK Word Exchange

[Charlton]

I thought this would be a fun one. We share the English language but have many different phrases for common things. So a person will post a common thing and someone from across the pond will post what they call it. I'll start.

Garbage can

[MyNameIsTerry]

Dustbin

(A dustbin man was referred to as someone "on the dust" years ago. Nowadays younger people might think that means you favour Bolivian marching powder and a rolled up £20 note )

One in return for one of you guys - shed.

[Charlton]

Shed

A storage building?

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Here's an easy one

Mom

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yep, commonly for gardening equipment.

Mom is Mum over here. Many of our younger generations have adopted mom though.

How about an easy one in return? - football.

[KeeKee]

Yep, commonly for gardening equipment.

Mom is Mum over here. Many of our younger generations have adopted mom though.

How about an easy one in return? - football.

In the North East it's Mam. Funny how it's different yet Dad seems universal.

[Charlton]

lol football is soccer of course!

Garbage truck

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BTW shed is commonly used here in reference to a smaller storage building as well.

[beatroon]

Fire station.

[Catherine S]

In the Black Country part of the Midlands, Mum is actually pronounced as Mom, and it's what my children who all grew up in Wolverhampton call me. In some parts of the Midlands children are referred to as bairns, which I think is also a Yorkshire expression?


My word exchange is food based: UK Courgette = US Zucchini

ISB ☺

[Fishmanpa]

From a post on another part of the forum...

Torch (UK) Flashlight/light

Torch (US) A stick with burning fire typically used to explore dark places or illuminate the way to the Frankenstein monster

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Loo (UK) Bathroom/toilet

Bathroom (UK) place to take a shower and eliminate human waste

Positive thoughts

[MyNameIsTerry]

In the North East it's Mam. Funny how it's different yet Dad seems universal.

I'm West Midlands and it's usually mum or mam in The Potteries. It's always dad though.

Don't forget the Irish, they put a spanner in the works for both with Ma and Da.

Wasn't it Ma and Pa on The Darling Buds Of May?

Didn't know that, Cath! I didn't think anyone in the UK used mom. I used to work near Dudley but I only had young people using it so assumes it was the Americanism thing.

Torch is a flaming torch here too, like the Olympic one. We tend to adopt shortened versions of things.

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lol football is soccer of course!

Garbage truck

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BTW shed is commonly used here in reference to a smaller storage building as well.

Garbage truck = bin lorry/bin wagon/refuse lorry.

Carrier bag?