Can you give me some examples of the difference between the UK and US meanings of words?
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When I was there in the UK I heard a lady refer to something she bought as 'dear.' I had to ask her if that meant expensive, because I'd never heard of that.
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In the US, a 'bonnet' is a hat that girls once wore on Easter Sunday. In the UK, it's the hood of your car.
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In the U.S., bloody means you have blood oozing out of your body. In the U.K., bloody is a slang word for cursed or damned.
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In the U.K., "patriot" means "someone who loves their country". In the U.S., it means "someone who hates people not exactly like my family" and "someone who is happy to surrender freedom in exchange for the illusion of security".
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OK heres a dirty one.. A fanny in the USA is your butt... In the UK its a womans beaver!
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UK - Rubber = Eraser US - Rubber = Condom ha! UK - Faggot = Meatball US - Faggot = Gay person UK - Gas = fuel for central heating US - Gas = Petrol
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US - chips, UK - crisps US - welfare, UK - on the dole
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PANTS are underwear in UK and trousers in the US BOOT (uk) is a TRUNK (US) of a car NAPPY (UK) is a DIAPER (US) for baby business ENTREE is a 1st course of a meal (UK) where in the US it is the main meal
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American vest - British waistcoat British vest - American undershirt (I think) British braces - American suspenders British suspenders - American garter belt
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In the US, a spotted dick is a bad end to a date. In the UK, it's a delicious dessert.
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cigarette is a fag in UK elevator is a lift in UK
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Here is a huuuuge list of different words with the same meaning. http://www.geocities.com/ben_jennie/words.html
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Trashcan in US. Dustbin in UK. Thanks in US. Ta in UK. Line (of people waiting in line) US. Que in UK.
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