English words that mean different in US and UK..

Let's see how many we can get here on SW. No googling!!!

First floor - In US it means the ground floor. In England it means the 1st floor above the ground floor 🙂

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WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

It’s only natural. Our languages have evolved separately.

bijouxbroussard · F

@WintaTheAngle That’s true. And other countries’ languages have been incorporated into the U.S. dialect of English, as well as indigenous terms.