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No, it's not fight club but a thread to enjoy the language similarities which are in fact language differences. Sounds the same, is different...

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Not gonna put a picture up of this one:

Fanny (bum) vs Fanny (ladygarden)

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Following on from Kimbers post about bums

UK

Bum.jpg

US

Bum1.jpg

I suppose you could also have

US

Bum.jpg

UK

jack_20ass.jpg

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Alex...prefer the USA version of womens Football I think!

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Don`t forget, Jam is "Jelly" and Jelly is "Jello ".

And a Rest Room in England is where you would go to lie down, NOT to urinate or defecate, under any circumstances.

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Toilet= UK

Baaaaathrooooom = American (right Bibs?)

Plaster in America

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Plaster in UK

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Zebra crossing

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In the US, we call it a cross-walk or pedestrian crossing... Of course ours makes more sense!

In the US, you'd never go say "I'm gonna go knock up the baby sitter"

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UK – Pavement

US – Side Walk (perhaps they need instructions to keep them from wondering off into traffic?) :getmecoat:

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Definition-------------------------------------------------------------------UK Word..........................USA Word

four wheeled private vehicle------------------------------------------car..................................automobile

front of a car / automobile--------------------------------------------bonnet.............................hood

rear compartment of a car / automobile---------------------------boot.................................trunk

metal plate with number on a vehicle------------------------------number plate...................license plate

long piece of metal used for radio reception----------------------aerial..............................antenna

metal tool for tightening nuts and bolts----------------------------spanner...........................wrench

glass in front of a car-------------------------------------------------windscreen.......................windshield

metal over the wheel to keep mud off-----------------------------mud guard......................(wing) fender

multi-lane road for cars----------------------------------------------motorway..........................freeway

road passing over another-------------------------------------------flyover.............................overpass

heavy goods vehicle--------------------------------------------------lorry..................................truck

fuel for vehicles-------------------------------------------------------petrol.................................gasoline

place to buy fuel------------------------------------------------------petrol station.....................gas station

area to stop off a major road---------------------------------------lay-by................................pull-off

metal container in street for unwanted items--------------------skip.................................dumpster

ticket for one journey------------------------------------------------single................................one way

ticket for two journeys: out and back-----------------------------return...............................round trip

type of transport run on metal rails-------------------------------railway..............................railroad

a beam supporting railway------------------------------------------railroad tracks.................sleeper/tie

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Baaaaaaaaaathroom in the USA.

Loo in the UK.

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Baaaaaaaaaathroom in the USA.

Loo in the UK.

"Restroom" seems to be the polite phrase in restaurants etc, I've never understood that one though.

However the word "Douchebag" is very useful.

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