Here are some words (so far) that I've come across that are different between America and England:
(American Word)=(British Word)
Fries=Chips
Chips=Crisps
Cookies=Biscuits
Stove=Hob
Waiting in Line=Queuing
Schedule=Timetable
Class=Module
Shrimp=Prawns
Garbage=Rubbish
Gas=Petrol
Pharmacy/DrugStore=Chemist?
Trash Can=Bin
Machinery=Kit
Foolish Talk?=Malarky
"Z"="Zed"
"Z"="Zed"
Stove can work... a hob is the circular bit on the top of a cooker/oven for pans.
ReplyDeleteCrisps are crispy... perfectly logical!
Schedule still works for things out-side of class.
A "class" is an individual lesson from a module.
Module is the heading for a group of lessons that are all related to the module.
Eg. An animal nutrition module, may involve a class calculating dairy cattle energy requirements...
That may be timetabled for 9am. But after that your schedule may be free.
Cookies do not equal biscuits- They are a specific kind of biscuit. Often containing chocolate- and are sometimes larger.
Biscuit is a much broader term.
Chemist is where smart people used to mix chemicals together to create and cures to diseases. Now drug companies deliver to them.
A large tractor can be referred to as a big bit of kit. Kit does not refer to a car.
And malarky is pretty much reserved for use by myself. Not common at all- it's a shame!
Oh, and gas, is a state of matter, solid, liquid and gas.
It can also refer to flatulence
American "gas", is a liquid...