Friday, September 9, 2011

New words and old

UK - US
  • Mobile (long i) - cellphone
  • Petrol - gas(oline)
  • Wardrobe - closet
  • Boot - trunk of car
  • Fag - cigarette
  • Cooker - stove
  • Garden - yard
  • Trousers - pants
  • Knickers - underwear
  • Bum - butt
  • Fanny to refer to a place other than butt!
  • Lift - ride (in a car)
  • Holiday - vacation
  • (to) Phone - (to) call 
  • Hoover - to vacuum/the vacuum (no matter what brand)
  • Just (instead of right) - just here, just now, just next door to... instead of right here, right now, etc. 
  • Garage (garij) - gas station
  • High beams (in car) - brights (lights)
  • Toilet/loo - restroom (toilet is the room, doesn't mean the toilet bowl itself)
  • Trainers - athletic shoes
  • Aubergine - eggplant
  • Courgette - zuccini
  • Sort - fix, organise, make better, to finish
  • Wean (wane) - child
  • Match - game (sports)
  • Bin - trash can, bin motor - garbage truck
  • Rubbish - trash, garbage
  • Porridge - oatmeal
  • Lorry - large truck 
  • Tin - can (canned goods)
  • Jab/jag - shot (injection/immunization)
Slang or Scots language words
  • Pished - drunk
  • Taking the pish - making fun of, teasing
  • Pish - pee
  • Mingin' or manky - stinky, dirty 
  • bloody hell
  • Raging - very angry
  • Knackered - very tired
  • Gobsmacked - flabbergasted
  • Chuffed - pleased, dead chuffed - very pleased
  • Lovely (use it a LOT more often)
  • Brilliant  - something good, cool, delicious
  • Aye - yes
  • Nae - no
  • Nae bother - not a problem, you're welcome
  • Sad - for pitiful, acting ridiculously 
  • Wanker - jerk, idiot
  • Whinge - whining +
  • Sod off, bugger off - F*** off
  • Eejit - idiot
  • Strop - have a fit, temper tantrum
Words that I (still) don't use:
  • Pavement - sidewalk
  • Bonnet - hood of car
  • Work surfaces - countertops
Changed pronunciations:
  • Renaissance - first a is long
  • Herb - h is pronounced
  • Fillet - fill-it, unless talking about the verb