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#1 2010-08-20 13:42:54
American-English Dictionary
Because the recent one died, I am making my own. Credit goes to ThePCKid for the original idea. Mine is sorted into catagories. Correct me if I am wrong anywhere.
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Food Appetizers: Starters Arugula: Rocket Baked Potato: Jacket Potato Barbaque: Barbie Beer: Bitter Beets: Beetroot Cafeteria: Canteen Candy: Sweets Canned (Food): Tinned Cilantro: Corriander Cookie: Biscuit Cornstarch: Cornflour Cotton Candy: Candy Floss Cream of Wheat: Semolina Crust: Pastry Base Dessert: Dessert, Pudding, Sweets, Afters Eggplant: Aubergine Filet Mignon: Fillet Steak Fish Sticks: Fish Fingers French Fries: Chips Green Onions: Spring Onions Ground Meat: Mince Jello: Jelly Jelly: Jam Jelly Roll: Swiss Roll Ketchup: Tomato Sauce Oatmeal: Porridge Pickle: Gherkin Pop: Soda Popsicle: Ice Lolly Pork Rinds: Pork Scratchings Porterhouse: Sirloin Potato Chips: Crisps Sausage: Banger Sirloin Steak: Rump Steak Spring Roll: Pancake Roll Stove: Cooker String Beans: Runner Beans Zucchini: Courgettes
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Sports: Field: Pitch Football: American Football Sandwich: Butty Soccer: Football or Footie Sneakers: Trainers Sports: Sport
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Vehicles, Roads and Transport Airplane: Aeroplane Antenna: Aerial Asphalt: Tarmac Bus: Coach Cart: Trolley Circle: Roundabout Crosswalk: Zebra Crossing Detour: Diversion Driver's License: Driving License Drunk Driving: Drink Driving Dump Truck: Dumper Truck Elevator: Lift Firetruck: Fire Engine Gasoline: Petrol Gear Shift: Gear Lever Headlight: Headlamp Hood: Bonnet Muffler: Silencer Parking Lot: Car Park Stroller: Pram Subway: Tube Taxi: Cab Tire: Tyre Train Car: Coach or Carriage Truck: Lorry Trunk: Boot Unpaved Road: Unmade Road Windshield: Windscreen
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Clothing Backpack: Rucksack Diaper: Nappie Dress (Clothing): Frock Glasses: Spectacles Pacifier: Dummy Pants: Trousers Railroad: Railway Sneakers: Trainers Suspenders: Braces Sweater: Jumper Turtle Neck: Polo Neck Vest: Waistcoat Underpants: Pants Undershirt: Vest
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Baby Care: Cart: Trolley Crib: Cot Diaper: Nappy Mom: Mum Pacifier: Dummy Stroller: Pram
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Math: Math: Maths Zero: Nil
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Miscellaneous: Aluminum: Aluminium Angry: Cross Apartment: flat Bathroom: Toilet, Loo Cart (Shopping): Trolley Cell Phone: Mobile Phone Cheap: Shoddy Checkers: Draught Cool: Brill Crazy: Bonkers, Mad Crib: Cot Destroy: Demolish Elevator: Lift Fancy: Posh Faucet: Tap Fire (From Work): Sack Fire Department (911): Fire Brigade (999) Flashlight: Torch Friend: Chap, Mate, Chum Garbage: Rubbish Goodbye: Cheerio, Cheers Gosh!: Golly! Crikey! Blimey! Great: Splendid, Smashing, Fantastic, Brilliant Laundromat: Laundrette Line Up: Queue Love: Fond Of, Fancy Mail: Post Math: Maths Mens' Room: Gents Mom: Mum Movie Theater: Cinema Parade: Carnival Pharmacy: Chemists Phone Booth: Telephone Box Principal: Headmaster Sandbox: Sand Pit Sick: Ill Soda: Settee Steal: Pinch or Nick Stroller: Pram Tic Tac Toe: Noughts and Crosses Trashcan: Dustbin TV: Telly Weird: Odd, Awkward, Perculiar Yard: Garden Zero: Nil
Last edited by wiimaster (2010-08-20 22:19:27)
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#2 2010-08-20 13:49:29
Re: American-English Dictionary
US English - UK English
analog - analogue
apartment - flat
color - colour
favor - favour
favorite - favourite
pants - trousers
behavior - behaviour
dead end - cul de sac
neighbor - neighbour
parking lot - car park
period - full stop
That's all that I know...
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#3 2010-08-20 14:41:02
- Wolfie1996
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Re: American-English Dictionary
A few more would be:
sidewalk -> pavement
chips (I think?) -> crisps
jumper -> pinafore dress (conversely, a pinafore (without "dress" added after it) is a type of apron. Although most people would just say pinafore/pinny to describe the type of dress)
chocolate chip cookie -> cookie
train car -> carriage (I don't think I've heard "coach" used before 
It might just not be used in the part of the UK I'm from, though)
headlamp -> headlight
On the note of "principal" - most UK schools use "headteacher", instead of "headmaster/headmistress" nowadays... Although, once again, it might just be my part of the country that does this.
(If these seem to be in a random order, it's cuz I'm writing them as I think of them 
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comic book -> comic
Tic-tac-toe -> Noughts and Crosses
faucet -> tap
airplane -> aeroplane
fire-truck -> fire engine
popsicle -> ice lolly
That's all I can think of at this time... 
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#4 2010-08-20 14:47:12
- melikecheese
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Re: American-English Dictionary
Wolfie1996 wrote:
train car -> carriage (I don't think I've heard "coach" used before
I've heard both, though I think carriage is used more often.
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#8 2010-08-20 18:01:16
Re: American-English Dictionary
It doesn´t show the CODE thing.
Look.
With quote.
Hey, this is a test.
Zero = Nil
With code.
Code:
Hey, this is a test. Zero=Nil
Or you can do this:
A-C:
Hey, this is a test.
Zero = Nil
etc.
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#9 2010-08-20 20:45:58
Re: American-English Dictionary
DaGamez wrote:
It doesn´t show the CODE thing.
Look.
With quote.Hey, this is a test.
Zero = NilWith code.
Code:
Hey, this is a test. Zero=NilOr you can do this:
A-C:
Hey, this is a test.
Zero = Niletc.
I might when I have the time.
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#10 2010-08-20 21:02:40
- icecreamandcake
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Re: American-English Dictionary
Throw up = pavement pizza (That's how people in England say "throw up". I'm not joking, I actually read about it!)
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