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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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

There are loads.

Pavement/Sidewalk
Chips/fries
Car Park/Parking lot
Colleagues/Co-workers
Welfare/Benefits
Lift/Ride
Break/Recess
Full-stop/period
Football/Soccer
wanker/Jerk-off
A feast/A medium portion of food.

Not exhaustive, obvs.

Handy Mini-guide on words to avoid:

Pissed means drunk in the UK and angry in America. British people call Erasers 'rubbers' when Americans only use that word for condoms. Americans call a small bag worn around the waist a 'fanny pack' but British people use 'fanny' as a word for vagina.

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@BluntSm0ker Arriiight mate, I'm gettin reddy fo Mundie so I ain't got nowt say right now.

We use deep sounds for 'u' and 'o'. They sound the same. Longer sounds for 'i' and 'r'. Nowt means nothing. Owt means anything.

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@BluntSm0ker I don't actually speak in a Lancs accent anymore, fwiw.

HakunaMatata · 51-55, M

@Burnley123 I love the Lancashire, Irish and Scottish accents 🙂

somedude15 · 22-25, M

@Burnley123 feast 😂😂

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@somedude15 Whaaay. At least someone got that.