This may be the last of Yank vs Brit words! I’ll continue to keep my ears open!
| YANK | BRIT |
| Mailbox | Postbox |
| Subway | Underground |
| “Z” | Zed |
| Turn Signal | Indicator |
| Zero | Nought |
| Period (punctuation) | Full Stop |
| ATM (Automated Teller Machine) | Cash Machine (Brits use “ATM” to mean “At the Moment”) |
| Sprinkles (on ice cream) | Hundreds and Thousands |
| Costume | Fancy Dress |
| Garbage Can | Dustbin |
| Drunk | Pissed |
| Tic Tac Toe | Noughts and Crosses |
| HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) | HMO (Housing of Multiple Occupancy) |
| Eraser | Rubber |
| Antenna | Aerial |
| Fall | Autumn |
| The Movies | The Cinema |
| Motor | Engine |
| Bills | Bank Notes |
A few more fun words!
Imagine going to a party at a local avenue and you’re told it will be fancy dress! I’m thinking, okay, maxi dress, sparkles, hair in a chignon!!! Thank goodness I looked at the event online, only to find out I was meant to dress for a theme!! Like a “costume party” in Yank country! Would have made quite an entrance dressed in a long, scooped necked gown while attending a barn dance! Or dressing up in heels and fancy jewelry and turn up at a disco night!!
And when I asked for sprinkles on my ice cream and got the strangest of all looks!!!
Needless to say, it’s always fun, always good for a laugh or two!
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