Potato, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto...
“You like potato and I like potahto
You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto.
Let's call the whole thing off”
Remember these fun lyrics
written by George Gershwin? That’s all
we could think about when we were with our delightful English Hosts!! What fun we had with different terminology…
Here’s just a few:
We Say: The
English Say:
Interstate Dual Carriage Way
Freeway Motorway
Horse Trailer Horse Box
Blinker Indicator
Light
Horse Blinder Horse
Blinker
Hood of Car Bonnet
Line (Like Stand in a Line) Queue
Mail Post
Cookie Biscuit
Great Time Smashing
Cupcake Tin Patty
Pan
Subway Tube
Sticky Situation Trickey
Wicket
Pastor Vicar
Thermos Flask
Television Telly
Concert Prom
Baby Carriage Pram
Gasoline Petrol
Car Automobile
Cell Phone Mobile
Courtyard Stables Mews
Horsing Around Mucking About
Restroom Toilet
or Loo
Tired, Worn Out Knackered
Pants/trousers Kecks
Small Crow Jack-Daw
Vacation Holiday
Layered Cake Gateau
Hair Bangs Fringe
Sassy Cheeky
Goodbye Cheerio
Parking Lot Car
Park
Fed Up/bored Browned Off
These are just a few…but one
thing remains on both sides – FRIEND – A person whom one knows and with whom
one has a bond of mutual affection.
Thank you Ridgways for making our stay in England such a “smashing”
time!!
What a fun post! I enjoyed it and I'm so glad you and your mom got to go on "holiday" to England!
ReplyDeleteGosh, I thought I knew a lot but you had some I hadn't heard of. I love learning something new especially about wonderful, Merry ole England. We speak the same language, right? :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! (Bet you heard that word a good deal. That's one of their favs).
Cheers, Ruthie
Love your list. I have a feeling you had fun putting it together. Another is sweater vs. jersey. But then you weren't there when you needed one of those.
ReplyDeleteSo true! We mail a letter with the US Post, and they post a letter with the Royal Mail!
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