2006-12-09 01:31:53 · 10 answers · asked by Diana T 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Interchangeable words. They invented the language we improved on it. Remember a word over there is different then hear. If you have skirts they are in the closet. Over there they are what we call molding on the floor and wall. A pram is a baby buggy. ANd so on.
2006-12-09 01:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's a fun question! I'm neither English nor American, but here is my guess.
In 1845 British people said "skeleton in the closet" (the English author Thackeray popularized the expression that year, see http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=closet&searchmode=none). At that time, "closet" was used in England, too, for small private rooms, such as wardrobes. When the water closet was invented, it meant "small private room with a toilet in it". Later "closet" came to be the same thing as "toilet" in the U.K., but obviously not in the U.S. And to say "he's got a skeleton in the toilet" doesn't sound quite...er...right, does it? So in comes the Cupboard to replace the Closet. Just my guess.
2006-12-09 09:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that an American smokes a cigarette and a Brit smokes a f a g.
Why an American uses an Elevator and a Brit uses a lift.
WHy an American checks under the hood of a car and a Brit checks under the bonnet of a car.
Because they are 2 different languages. Brits speak English while Americans speak American english. Two different dialects.
2006-12-09 09:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by JohnRingold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To us, cupboards are small kitchen shelves. A closet is more like your wardrobes (except built into the wall) so it gives the bones room to stretch.
2006-12-09 09:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cupboard/closet its the same thing...clean it once in awhile throw the skeletons out into the dustbin/garbage and you'll never have to worry again.
2006-12-09 09:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British people are smaller.
2006-12-09 09:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds of similar dissimilarities in American English and British English..that's the way it is!!
2006-12-09 19:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by F4ID 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No biggie.
Think of the British cusine.They eat 'bangers "and 'Spotted ****
2006-12-09 10:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use of different words
2006-12-09 12:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bigger skeleton's?
2006-12-09 09:39:35 · answer #10 · answered by G-Man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋