2007-01-16 05:12:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a favorite of mine.. not sure if it's true.. if a Brit says "knock me up" it means call me on the phone. To an American it means "get me pregnant". Could cause a raised eyebrow, depending what side of the Atlantic you are on.
2007-01-16 05:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bonnet- the hood of a car in the UK, here an old-fashioned head covering
flat- apartment in the UK
petrol- gasoline (both in the UK and other places)
Probably the most wide spread is football- everywhere else in the world it is what Americans call soccer. Here in the US, football is played with an oval ball, and it is mostly played with the hands.
2007-01-16 06:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by mom2rptl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lift in England = elevator
flat in England = apartment
thongs(sandals on west coast, underwear everywhere else)
boot in England = trunk (on a car)
2007-01-16 05:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by pixierambo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'knock me up' in the UK doesn't mean call me on the phone. It did mean 'wake me up' (from 'knockers up who went round streets near a factory in the 19th century knocking on bedroom windows with a pole to wake workers up). It can now mean, as the other answer said 'get me pregnant'. However it is unlikely to be used in that tense - more like 'he knocked her up' (got her pregnant)
Fortnight = two weeks, Don't think that is used in America
Spring Onions/Scallions
2007-01-16 05:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one I know is cigarette in the Us. In England it's called a ****.
2007-01-16 05:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 I can think of:
1. screw. In US it's slang for intercourse.
In UK it means "salary".
2. corn. It US it's maize. In UK it's a general
term for wheat or grains.
2007-01-16 05:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK US
F a g (cigarrete) = well homosexhual
Randy(horny) = A name
2007-01-16 05:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by optimake5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting "pissed"
American meaning: to get angry
UK meaning: to get drunk
2007-01-16 05:15:39 · answer #8 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pissed, us = angry, uk = drunk
fanny, us = ***, uk = vagina
2007-01-16 05:15:54 · answer #9 · answered by mookvey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋