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A bit about us...
Kyle's studying for his MBA at the University of Edinburgh through August 2009. This is our life and adventures in Edinburgh.
Say what?
It's funny how Americans and Brits speak the same language, 'English', but it doesn't mean that we actually speak the same language. We've complied a little quiz to test your knowledge of the fluidly interchangeable English language. Take a look at our list below and see if you can figure out how these words are used by our kin across the pond.
British English words:
- Muppet
- Kit
- Biscuit
- Fizzy Juice
- Brolly
- Jelly
- Hob
- Bobble
- Cheese Toastie
- Bap
- Sequestration
- Fairy Lights
- Fringe
- Ginger
- Train Tracks
- Ice Lolly
- Nappy
So how did you get on? Check your answers below:- Idiot
- Stuff
- Cookie
- Soda
- Umbrella
- Jello
- Stove top
- Hair-tie
- Grilled Cheese sandwich
- Bread Roll
- Bankruptcy
- Christmas lights
- Bangs
- Redhead
- Braces
- Popsicle
- Diaper
There's your crash course in dealing with the quirky differences between British and American English.
-Stacie & Kyle
2 comments:
What's so funny to me is how vocab is different even from Edinburgh to up here in the Highlands of Scotland! There were a couple of words on that list I'd never heard of (#1, 11, & 12); not to say they don't use them up here, they just might not use them as much. And we've heard kids use the word "kit" in place of "uniform." I love finding (and sometimes laughing at) these differences, thanks for pointing them out!
My boss used to call people 'chuffing muppets', which I took to mean 'flipping idiots'.
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