These past couple weeks have been busy for me, centered around going to five different theater shows, all very unique performances at the Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and the Phoenix Theatre in London!
Gettysburg girls in the Nash House gardens! |
Kenilworth Castle--a ruined fortress that we visited on our last day in Stratford. |
American--> British lingo!
pennies--pence
yield--give way
T.J. Maxx (the clothing store)-- T.K. Maxx
trash can--rubbish bin or just "bin" for short
apartment--flat
to braid--to plait
Mack truck--lorry
to braid--to plait
Mack truck--lorry
professor--tutor
bathroom/ restroom--loo/ toilet
diaper--nappy
pacifier--dummy
pacifier--dummy
paper towels--kitchen roll
dish or hand soap--washing up liquid
pants--trousers
underwear--pants
(this one can be really embarrassing to confuse...)
eraser--rubber (...as can this one)
soccer--football
football--American football
soccer--football
football--American football
trapezoid--trapezium
rectangular prism--cuboid
the letter "z"-- pronounced like "zed"
the letter "h"--pronounced like "hay-ch"
paper shredder--guillotine
certified--insane
(I made the mistake of saying that I needed to get certified before I could teach in an American public school and my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Ovigne, started laughing at me.)
the letter "z"-- pronounced like "zed"
the letter "h"--pronounced like "hay-ch"
paper shredder--guillotine
certified--insane
(I made the mistake of saying that I needed to get certified before I could teach in an American public school and my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Ovigne, started laughing at me.)
cup of tea-- cuppa
dessert--pudding
pudding--dessert
crepes--pancakes
pancakes--American pancakes
pancakes--American pancakes
cookies--biscuits
biscuits-- don't exist in the UK as we know them
...for that matter...
...graham crackers cannot be found anywhere in England either, believe me I have looked in at least three different grocery stores.
Other popular British phrases!
"Pop over" (ex. I'm going to pop over to the store and be back in a bit!)
"brilliant" (You could say "that's brilliant" to describe something amazing or really funny)
"stonking"-- immense, looming, impressive (i.e. a castle or a cathedral can be considered "stonking")
...and my personal favorite...
"tits up" (a British phrase equivalent to our American phrase "belly-up," meaning something has gone wrong or is a complete disaster; needless to say that all seven of my female classmates and I burst out laughing when our tutor, the only male in the class, blurted out this lovely phrase in the middle of class)
I hope these made you laugh!! Because I sure did when I heard some of them for the first time!
Cheers!