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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Yulianna · 22-25, F

what about "liberal"?

from this distance, i would be embarrassed to describe any of my American friends as liberal, and equally embarrassed to describe any of my British friends as not liberal...

HakunaMatata · 51-55, M

@Yulianna good one 🙂

Really · 80-89, M

@Yulianna Hmmm is there a distinction between capital-L Liberal (politics) and liberal (ethical principles)

KiwiBird · 36-40, F

@Yulianna Liberal in Australia is the main Right Wing political party and their followers. More Akin to American Republicans.

Really · 80-89, M

@KiwiBird Hah - Liberals who are not liberal then - a bit like 'conservative' Russian Communists 🙃

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Yulianna And to throw sand in the custard, Australia's "liberal" government is a blend of two Conservative Parties.

KiwiBird · 36-40, F

@whowasthatmaskedman However that is called the LNP Coalition government as opposed to the Liberals.

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@Really yes.

Really · 80-89, M

@Yulianna Yes to what comment?

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@Really in answer to your question to me... what else?

Really · 80-89, M

@Yulianna What are you saying yes to?

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@Really you asked if there was a distinction between Liberal politics and liberal ethics.

i replied, yes.

HakunaMatata · 51-55, M

@KiwiBird this liberal thing is probably the most confusing among all the words here. Heck it means different things in many countries it seems!

Really · 80-89, M

@Yulianna Thank you. It was not clear, which part of which of my comments you were agreeing with.

Yulianna · 22-25, F

@Really you asked me only one question...

KiwiBird · 36-40, F

@Yulianna Crystal Clear....🤣🤣🤣