101 different ways to say the same thing.

[ohareward]

Base, as in Shakespeare, I think means illegitimate, a bastard, as in base born. Born out of wedlock.

What about 'me cobber's sheila is crook'.
My friend's girlfriend is sick.

A good old one! A dunny. A longdrop. A small shed out back over a hole for a toilet. Full of flies and spiders.

[Trinity]

I've been hanging out with delightful Australian friends this weekend.
I must say that I am head over heels in love with their delightful accents!!!
I was absolutely thrilled that I could talk about BUNYIPS down at the billabong...

Trinity
x

[Wombat]

I've been hanging out with delightful Australian friends this weekend.
I must say that I am head over heels in love with their delightful accents!!!
I was absolutely thrilled that I could talk about BUNYIPS down at the billabong...

Trinity
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Cool Trin! There's nothing like shared culture. The accent is OK so long as you don't get one of the sheilas who talk through their nose, after a while it is like dragging your nails down a blackboard.

Nev

[Kiwi]

I've been hanging out with delightful Australian friends this weekend.
I must say that I am head over heels in love with their delightful accents!!!
I was absolutely thrilled that I could talk about BUNYIPS down at the billabong...

Trinity
x

Cool Trin! There's nothing like shared culture. The accent is OK so long as you don't get one of the sheilas who talk through their nose, after a while it is like dragging your nails down a blackboard.

Nev

Strewth you're not wrong cobber, that nasal lingo gets right on ya tits.

Translation..
(goodness gracious my good man you are absolutely correct, that fine Australian twang, certainly does irrate ones nerves....)

[Kiwi]

ooops there I go again, stopping a thread...

[Thomzo]

Well here's one to start it off again.

My scottish friend calls gravel "chucky stones".

[Milims]

Isn't chucky stones a game? We used the play a game with seven stones - one to toss up and 6 to pick up whilst the other is in the air - also called jacks. I've heard of gravel being called shillies

[Thomzo]

I remember playing that but we used to call it jacks. We were sophisticated and used a small rubber ball that was allowed to bounce once.

I have another one from Scotland.

Bucket men = bin men

[Kiwi]

We call them knuckle bones, and used bones from sheep, now they are made of plastic....

[Thomzo]

We call them knuckle bones, and used bones from sheep, now they are made of plastic....

I guess the 'knuckle' bit is 'cos you were always scuffing your knuckles on the ground trying to catch the jack.

[Trinity]

Bucket men = bin men

Ah that reminds me of some more....

garbage = rubbish/refuse

trash = waste paper (or something)

rubbish bin = garbage can

off licence = liquor store

pavement = sidewalk

kerb = curb

[Trinity]

We call them knuckle bones, and used bones from sheep, now they are made of plastic....

I guess the 'knuckle' bit is 'cos you were always scuffing your knuckles on the ground trying to catch the jack.

Erm, I actually think it is because the used the knucke bones of the sheep...

[blathanna]

Babys soother Paciefier.

Chemist Pharmacy

Bonnet (of car) Hood

Handbag Pocketbook

[eva]

Some US-isms--

Cilantro (US) - Leaves of coriander plant/Chinese parsley
Coriander (US) - Seeds of cilantro plant
(they're the same plant to us)

Arugula (US) - Rocket (UK)

Garbanzo Beans (US) - Chickpeas (UK)
(we use both terms)

Hazelnuts (US) - Filberts (UK)
My understanding . . . we call them hazelnuts

Lunch box (US) - box to carry lunch in

Diaper (US) - the thing around a baby's bottom

Tennis shoes/sneakers (US) - athletic shoes

Shop (US) - a verb
Store (US) - a noun

Tires (US) - Tyres (UK)

Zucchini (US) - the skinny green squash you cook (courgettes?)

I think I'm out of US v. British-isms. For now

[red]

Cilantro (US) - Leaves of coriander plant/Chinese parsley
Coriander (US) - Seeds of cilantro plant
(they're the same plant to us)

in UK its coriander leaves and coriander seeds.. same plant to us too

Hazelnuts (US) - Filberts (UK)
My understanding . . . we call them hazelnuts

UK call them hazelnuts too.