The Septic's Companion - List of British Words For Clothing Appliances Clothing Eating and Drinking Events Everyday Speech Insults People Places Science & Nature Sex Sport The Body Travel & Transport Weights & Measures The most popular British words or British English terms for items of clothing. anorak: 1 n someone who�s a little bit too knowledgeable about one subject. Generally a subject like seventeenth-century flower pots or steam trains, rather than athletic sexual positions or gun-fighting. Americans (and also Brits, as our languages merge ever closer) would call such a person a �geek.� It may originate with the fans of Radio Caroline, a U.K. offshore pirate radio station, whose fans had to don anoraks in order to visit the station. Alternatively, it may come from the most popular item of clothing worn by train-spotters. 2 n waterproof jacket (universal). boob tube: n tube top. A rather eighties item of clothing designed to make an otherwise attractive woman look like a malformed sausage. box: 1 n item that fits down the front of a bloke�s underwear and protects the crown jewels. Americans know it as a �cup,� although I suppose in the U.S.

such an item is less likely to be protecting the crown jewels and perhaps instead protects �the Bill of Rights� or some such. 2 female genitalia (universal). braces: 1 n suspenders. Beware of the cross-definition � in the U.K., �suspenders� are something else entirely (you�ll just have to look it up like a man). 2 metal devices used to straighten one�s teeth (universal). cardie: n abbr cardigan. A common abbreviation, at least for anyone who still wears cardigans. clobber: n clothing; vestments. You might hear: OK, OK, I�ll be out in two minutes once I�ve got my nightclubbing clobber on. It�s possible this definition is of Scottish origin. Brits do also use �clobber� to mean hitting something. court shoes: n pumps. Lightweight heeled women�s dress shoes with enclosed toes. dapper: adj as befitting someone who is very much the country squire � well-spoken, well-dressed and rather upper-class. Despite once having been a compliment, the recent unpopularity of the upper classes in the U.K. has made this a mild insult.

dressing gown: n bathrobe; the outfit that you wear if you�re an attractive young lady coming out of the bath to answer the door in a coffee advertisement. Or if you�re Hugh Heffner. Ah, the great contradictions of modern life. fluff: n lint. More than simply lint, fluff stretches to cover any unexpected bits of hair/fur/fabric, appearing anywhere from the corner of your living room to your posterior. jim-jams: n pajamas. So called because the pajama was invented by a man named Jim, and the original experimental variants were made solely from strawberry jam. jumper: n sweater. What Americans call a �jumper� (a set of overalls with a skirt instead of trousers), Brits would call a �pinafore.� kagoul: n wind breaker; poncho. A light waterproof jacket, usually one that zips up into an unfeasibly small self-contained package. The word derives from the French �cagoule� (meaning much the same thing), which in turn comes from the Latin �cuculla,� meaning �hood.� In the U.S.

technical theatre industry a �kagoul� is a black hood worn by magicians� stagehands to render them invisible-ish. I once thought about writing a whole book dedicated to the word �kagoul,� but then decided against it. kecks: n pants (U.S. pants); trousers. May come from India, where �kachs� are loose-fitting trousers with a low crotch. Kirby grip: n Bobby pin. The little pins you poke in your hair to keep it in place. knickers: n women�s underpants. In old-fashioned English and American English, �knickers� (an abbreviation of the Dutch-derived word �knickerbockers�) are knee-length trousers most often seen nowadays on golfers. ladder: n run. In the sense of a �ladder in your tights� being the British equivalent of a �run in your pantyhose.� In all other circumstances, this word means exactly the same in the U.K. as it does in the U.S. Mac: n 1 (abbr. of �Macintosh�) light waterproof jacket which can usually be squashed up into an impressively small size for packing away.

Possibly derived from the name of the gentleman who worked out how to infuse rubber and cloth. Americans call the same sort of thing a �slicker.� 2 buddy: Are you alright Mac? The two meanings appear together in the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band�s song �Big Shot,� which features the lines: On the way home a punk stopped me: �You got a light, mac?� / I said �No, but I�ve got a dark brown overcoat.� nappy: n diaper. pants: 1 n underpants. What Americans call �pants,� Brits call �trousers.� 2 interj crap. A general derogatory word: We went to see Andy playing in his band but to be honest they were pants. plimsolls: n light canvas shoes with rubber soles. A rather antiquated shoe, and therefore an equally antiquated word. Your grandmother may refer to your trainers as plimsolls, but that doesn�t mean you should too. plus-fours: n an awful item of clothing which consists of sort-of-dungarees which stop at the knee.

Whilst popular in pre-World-War Britain, plus-fours these days are firmly in the realms of brightly-colours golfers or inbreds. polo-neck: n, adj turtle-neck. A style of sweater in which the neck runs right up to the chin; far enough up to cover even the most adventurous of love-bites. pump: n gym shoes. A rather antiquated term. The confusion arises because in the U.S., it means high heels or stilettos. purse: n money-purse. A little bag that women generally keep money in. Brits call anything larger than a money-purse a �handbag.� rucksack: n backpack. One of those bags you wear over your shoulder on two straps (or one, if you want to look misguidedly fashionable). The word is used in the U.S. armed forces specifically to mean a framed pack, but in the U.K. it means any sort of backpack. rugger bugger: n Jock. A somewhat affluent youth who makes up for his lack of academic achievement by scoring on the playing field and in bed with young ladies. stockings: n tights. I think. I don�t wear a lot of women�s underwear.

Well, there was that one time. suspenders: n garters. The things used by women to hold up their stockings. They are not used by men to hold up their trousers (Brits call those devices �braces�) or their socks (they call those things, umm, �garters�). swimming costume: n abbr �swimming cozzie� bathing suit. One of those women�s swimsuits that covers your midriff - not a bikini. I suppose technically there�s nothing to stop men wearing them either, though that�s perhaps less conventional. You can�t pigeonhole me. tartan: n, adj plaid. The stripes-and-checkers pattern that Scotsmen use for their kilts but is also used for all sorts of things from throw rugs to tacky seat covers. tights: n pantyhose. I�m getting rather out of my depth here. Opaque, very thin women�s leggings and generally skin-coloured or black. �Tights� in the U.S. are generally coloured, thicker, more like leggings and rarely worn.

All of this makes little difference to me because the only reason I�d ever think about buying either would be if I was considering a career in armed robbery. trainers: n sneakers; running shoes. trilby: n a men�s felt-type hat (generally brown). The hat inherited its name from the 1894 George du Maurier novel, Trilby. The novel was not about hats, and if it even mentioned a hat it was only really in passing. However, during the first stage adaptation of the novel, one of the main characters wore a hat of an as-yet-unnamed type. Someone evidently thought that this was a good a time as any to name the hat, and so it was. trousers: n pants. In the U.K., �pants� are underpants, and so being �caught with your pants down� has even more graphic connotations. vest: n undershirt. The item of clothing worn under your shirt. What Americans call a �vest,� Brits call a �waistcoat.� waistcoat: n vest. An odd sort of article of clothing worn over your shirt but under your jacket, often with a bow-tie.

In the U.K., �vest� means something else, as usual. wellies: n Wellington boots. Look it up. It can�t be far. Wellingtons: n rubber boots; galoshes. A contraction of the term �Wellington boots,� which was the inventive name given to boots made popular by the Duke of Wellington. The further abbreviation �wellies� is also in common use. welly: n Scottish (when talking about automobiles) stick; punch: If you give it some welly you�ll hit fifty through the corners! This may or may not be related to the �wellington boot� definition. windcheater: n windbreaker. Cheap-looking waterproof jacket. Y-fronts: n briefs. The more form-fitting old-fashioned equivalent of boxer shorts. The name derives from the upside-down �Y� shape on the front, through the convergence of which you extract your old man in order to pee. Everything About Braces: Suspenders, Braces, Galluses Everything About Braces Everything you ever wanted to know about braces, aka suspenders, for trousers, pants, skirts, etc.

This is our definitive guide for brace styles, materials, button placement, connection types, medical benefits, history, and more... all fully illustrated! Saturday, August 28, 2010 Suspenders, Braces, Galluses Americans call them Suspenders, the British call them Braces, and the French initially named them Galluses. Call them what you want, they hold up your pants or skirt in a comfortable manner. They are strips of elastic (generally, although they can be box-cloth or other material) that go over your shoulder attaching to the front and back of the pant or skirt. They hold the pants securely in place, whether sitting or standing, and allow the pants to flow with the body when walking. In fact, one hardly notices their presence until they are needed most – when stretching or bending down. As Alan Fusser states, “Suspenders permit the trousers to hang best, supporting the front of the pants as well as the rear. They allow the pleat to establish its proper line and make the crease of the trousers more apparent. Additionally, suspenders are more comfortable than belts, which must be drawn tight around the waist in order to hold up the trousers.

With suspenders, trousers can be worn loosely around the body, the only contact one feels coming at the point where the suspenders cross the shoulders. One might also note that during the summer months the wearing of suspenders actually promotes a certain coolness, as the roominess of the trousers around the waist area makes for improved air circulation. Suspenders also have the added advantage of allowing the length of the trousers to remain constant. Normally, a man's trousers stretch at the waistband during the course of a day. Suspenders eliminate the need to pull them up two, three, four, or more times a day. For all these reasons and more, suspenders will always remain preferable to belts in dress wear.” (“Dressing the Man” 2002). Furthermore, Simon Crompton points out, there are 3 main arguments for wearing braces: to wear pants at the natural waist. This is above the hip bone, around the belly button, as was the norm for much of the past century. It’s the slimmest part on your body so the shape up and over the hips is nice.

(Women are increasingly realising this advantage today.) The curve down to your seat, over it and down straight in one unbroken line to black, polished calf is also attractive. Perhaps most importantly, when you put your hands in your suit pockets, no shirting is exposed, swelling ugly from the belly. for their comfort. Trousers that are hung by braces do not need to be as tight as those that need to grip onto the hips in order to stay up. They are bigger, perhaps not noticeably to anyone else but certainly to yourself. This is particularly noticed when someone puts on non-braced pants the next day. They feel constrained and needlessly tight, particularly when I sat down. for their aesthetics. Wearing braces provides a clean fall from the butt to the ankles and lengthens the legs. It really does make one look taller – perhaps even, a little broader on the torso – to lengthen the legs and shorten the trunk. Suspenders solve the age-old problem of having to constantly pull up your pants. And they don’t just hold up pants, they can also be attached to a skirt. Men and women can wear suspenders. They are fashionable, functional, and fun. And they’ve always been there when you need them!

Links What do you think of suspenders or braces? Do you wear them? Would you try them out? What holds you back from trying them? Over the next few days, weeks, months, I’ll post more blogs about everything on braces (or suspenders), including how to wear them, a history, clip-ons vs buttons, button placement, x-back vs Y-back, and much more. So make sure you leave comments and subscribe. Go out and wear braces! Note: all photos are used solely for non-commercial use and to illustrate braces in fashion. No plagiarism is intended. Posted by Difference between British and American words, different words for the same objects and different meanings for the same words. Kristina Hackenburg has written as follows - Wow where are you getting your info? Bun- in the US we have cinnamon buns and sticky buns that are sweet too. Bottom/bum- we most def don't use the word glutes unless we are working out or at a doctors office its a technical term.

we say ass, butt, backside, rear end, and we do say bum- its not a word we say alot but its an english word that came here but one of the most common words that people say in music and songs in america is BOOTY. Ive never heard the word flagstaff, just flagpole. we DEFINITELY don't use the word shoestring- we ALWAYS say laces, or shoelaces, and we have heard of the word shoestring, its not odd, but no one says it. I HAVE never heard of the word movie-house. its movie theater why do you think all american commericals end or begin with the phrase - coming soon to a theatre near you. now if we said we went to the theatre, we would mean like, broadway, not a movie.. and another very common use is just movies.. we went to the movies. we were at the movies. As for movie and film. in school i would say film, to a friend i would say movie. do you want to watch this movie- is much more common then do you want to watch this film.. but say, an award for best new film- would not sound odd at all.

class/grade- we say class of 2001, highschool class of 1994, or kindergarden class of 2000. we say what class do you have next referring to a specific subject (like biology).. and we say get to class, (if you are late for school), pick your classes (When in college) and also always, senior class, junior class, sophmore class and the whole freshman class.. now we always say 1st grade- 12th grade too for school before college. and when you get to high school you are a freshman in high school,. sophmore in highschool, junior, senior etc. but we use those terms for college too. also, when saying toilet- sometimes because we teach children to say "little girls room, or little boys room- sometimes in joking, teenagers or adults might say "ive just got to hit the little boys room real fast" oh and we park in the driveway, and we drive on the parkway. trousers/pants- okay, we say pants as in anything that is a full length bottom..

but most commonly americans where denim, and we just call them jeans, and if they aren't jeans, we call them by what they are- khakis, sweat pants, and if they are anything else we will say dress pants, work pants, depending on what we use them for.. dress pants are worn to church, or somewhere nice, work pants (if you are a painter) refer to pants you already ruined, but if you are a lawyer (work pants are dress pants). we dont say trousers.. if we did, i would assume they are khakis. oh and a side note: to pants someone (verb) is to pull there pants down in public. braces/suspenders.. suspenders in the us are not for socks, or stockings, women use garter belts for that with little straps that attach.. but suspenders attach at the belt loop on the outside of slacks/pants/trousers and are held up by your shoulders then attach on the back of your trousers on the belt loops. Braces are for teeth. side walk/pavement - in the US we use either.

my mother has yelled plenty at me when i was a child saying "get on the pavement, get out of the street" chips/ chips are hard and packaged in bags they aren't served fresh those are fries. the bigger fries are called steak fries, then we have french fries (which is a common term for any) that are regular sized and then curly fries that come in curly cues. ground floor/first floor- we always say ground floor for the one that is the lowest (usually underground)(but not to be mistaken with the basement) the term ground floor is only used in big buildings, like hospitals that have floors underground that are used not for storage. and first floor for the floor that is the first floor above ground. dummy/pacifier.. we would never say dummy, unless we were referring to someone dumb, and we would never never be allowed to say dummy tit, because its offensive in america to say tit. pacifier is used, and binky, or bink. binky more commonly to other adults, but adults will say to children "wheres your bink?" we say angry just as much as we say mad tights/ panty hose.. ahh this is complicated..

okay tights are thicker that pantyhose, pantyhose are see through, pantyhose are also known as stockings, and tights are also known as stretch pants (but the word stretch pants is frowned apon because its like an old lady thing to say), all are also known as leggings, now if they go to the knee and no higher they are known as knee highs, and if they go to the thigh, they are thigh highs, and if they go above the stomach they are called control tops. we say taxi just as much as we say cab we say shops as in smaller stores time tables are what we call multipication "do you know your timetables estate agent- is called a realator or real estate agent we say jam just as much as we say jelly we will never call jello jelly a garden grows vegetables or flowers, a yard is just grass we say plug for outlet too. and socket. we never say power point. pub isnt uncommon in the names of bars here. but we dont say we are going to the pub solicitors in the us are people who come door to door to sell things.

and there are tons of people with stores that say "no solicitors" on the fronts surgery is what you get when they cut you open. not where you go to get it done a tap is what you put in a keg of beer gravy is a brown sauce used on turkey, but many italian americans still refer to gravy as tomato sauce, and all the generations after them still use it PLEASE UPDATE" Kim writes as follows:_ It mentions that roundabouts are rare in America. I can count at least five within ten minutes from my house in New Jersey. They aren't at all rare. I've driven to Canada quite a few times and also all over the East coast and LA area in California. Roundabouts, or circles as they call it in my area, can be found all over the continent as far as I know. Also, "in a roundabout way" is a phrase I use and have heard used all my life. Pavement could mean anything paved, depending on the context. Tap and faucet are synonymous here. For example, one wouldn't say faucet water, but tap water. Pissed off is used the same, to be "pissed" means to be drunk but is sometimes a shortened way of saying pissed off.

Git, probably from movies and books, has become a word not totally rare. I'm an Anglophile at heart, but I've heard classmates call someone else a git before. It could also be "get out" if you have a lazy way of speaking. Bum, derriere, backside, rear-end, bottom, butt, buttocks, and tush are the most common word to refer to the gluteus maximus. Bum could also be slang for someone homeless or lazy. A tramp is used for a woman who... doesn't respect her body - usually a street walker/hooker/"skank", etc. I've never heard anyone refer to a flagpole as a flagstaff except in old (as in over 200 years) literature. The same goes for shoelaces. (Except for the old literature part) I prefer the word film, but movies is more commonly used. Film is more likely to refer to a work of art, whether it be "arty" or not. Mailmen could also be referred to as a postal worker. Porridge and oatmeal are the same but porridge could also be a similar substance. It's never movie-house. I've never heard that.

Cinema is less common, but used. A lounge means the same as a living room, but a living room is not the same as a lounge. A lounge could be anywhere, but a living room is found only in a home. We do say waistcoat for certain types of vests. A cafeteria could also be called a canteen or cafe. To be "sacked" is the most common way of saying fired that I know of. Plug and socket are synonomous with outlet. Dustbins are any bins you can dispose something in, but trashcans are larger and sturdier. Old ladies say pantyhose. Most people would call thin tights stockings and if they aren't see-through, tights. The underground can refer to where the subway train is located. As in, you'd go to the underground to catch the subway. Fall is not the proper term we use. That's more just for little kids, but at least half of the country says fall for autumn. The ground floor is located on the ground. The first floor could be the second floor or the ground floor, depending on what the building is.

Most hotels, hospitals, and large buildings call the floor on the ground the ground floor or lobby - the button in the elevator/lift would be a G or an L. Most people say taxi. I think certain regions say cab, but it's not very popular. Although, there would not be any confusion if one did say "I'm catching a cab". Yes, mad means angry. But if I wrote a paper for English and put "mad" instead of "angry", my teacher would be "mad". Mad can also mean insane or "very". Example of very: I'm mad thirsty. Only teenage boys say that, however. I've never heard of a fall hair piece. I'm guessing it's a completely obsolete meaning. We have jam, jelly, and preserves. Jam is thicker than jelly, and preserves are the same as the ones everywhere else. If someone is ill, they'd say they're sick. But ill would be more proper. A queue would be where people line up to wait for something. A line would be a line as in a straight angle or where people stand. Line is just used most often.

JUNE 2011 Alora has kindly sent the following detailed observations on the subject:- Just wanted to add some American information from someone who has lived in several different states all across the country. 1. Roundabouts. There's a joke amongst city planners: "The fastest way to cause an accident is to put in a roundabout." This is because they are rare. Despite living in several different states, I can honestly say I've encountered fewer than 10 unique roundabouts, and for most Americans (apparently outside of New Jersey, according to Kim's statement), that's high. I've met people who have never once encountered a roundabout. I have also heard them called "traffic circles" but "roundabout" is much more common. Unlike what has been listed, I have never heard of a roundabout being called a "rotary." 2. Pavement. I have not heard this term commonly outside of sports ("Hit the pavement!"), but when I have heard it, it always refers to the sidewalk. "Sidewalk" is the word I have heard almost exclusively. 3. Tap vs Faucet.

I recall Shaun of the Dead, when Shaun's step-father said, "I ran it under a cold tap." We would never say it this way, but instead, "I ran it under cold water." Faucet is far more common: "Turn on/off the faucet" or "Clean the faucet" are two examples. As Kim said, we refer to it as "tap water" if someone is asking about the type of water (example: "Is that bottled water or tap water?"). From what I've experienced, that's the only use of tap that I can think of. 4. Pissed (Off). When someone says, "I'm pissed" or "I'm pissed off," it means the same thing: that person is angry. 5. Git. This is only used by people who are familiar with some British slang and wish to use it. We don't have this phrase in the States.

I've seen a couple people say that it's a lazy way to say "Get out," but that's just "Get" and in, "I've had enough of you, you need to get." There are some folk who are fans of "redneck" words (rural folk who typically don't have proper manners or education) that may misspell the word as "git" instead of "get," but that's due to poor education, not laziness. 6. The Butt. Common terms I've heard: butt, ass, rear, buns, rear-end, junk in the trunk (for large butts), dumper (slang), bottom (usually used for kids), fanny (usually used for kids). Most Americans do not refer to the butt as a bum unless they're familiar with British slang and wish to use it. Also, glutes is something I've only used in reference to exercise: "Squats are a great exercise for your glutes." 7. Flagpole versus Flagstaff. According to someone who posted, a flagstaff is used in one state.

From my experience, it's pretty much that one state...I've only ever heard flagpole or pole, but the latter only in this way: "We need to run the flag up the pole." 8. Shoelaces versus Shoestrings. The only time I've ever heard someone use "shoestring" is when describing a certain cut of potato. "Shoestring potatoes" are very thinly cut potatoes that are fried. For shoes, they're just shoelaces. 9. Film versus Movies. Most Americans say, "Would you like to see a movie tonight?" as opposed to "Would you like to see a film tonight?" However, if you asked a person to see a film, they'd know what you mean. As another person said, critics tend to prefer the word "film" when they're reviewing one. 10. Mailman/woman versus Postman/woman. Postman was in use a few decades back and is even used in the song, "Please, Mr. Postman." Typically, the person who delivers the mail to your home is called a mailman or mailwoman, depending on gender.

If a person happens to just work for the Post Office, that person is a "postal worker." 11. Porridge versus Oatmeal. Technically speaking, porridge can be oatmeal, but not all porridge is oatmeal so calling porridge the US equivalent of oatmeal is inaccurate. Porridge can be made from various cereal grains, including oats. As a catch-all term, we refer to this as "hot cereal." Some hot cereal brands include B&G foods (maker of Cream of Wheat and Cream of Rice), Quaker (maker of Quaker Oatmeal) and Malt-O-Meal (maker of various malt-o-meal hot cereals, as well as cold cereals). Another hot cereal type dish made in the States is grits, though it's typically served with other food and not consumed as a stand-alone dish. It should also be noted that this is a food served in the southeastern US and not many other places (unless a restaurant specializes in some southern style foods). It should also be noted that Malt-O-Meal is regional as well; I've only ever seen it on the west coast. 12. Cinema versus Movie House.

I can honestly say I've never heard of movie house. I mean, I hear it, I understand what it means, but it sounds very antiquated and I can safely say I've never heard another American say it. I've typically heard of it referred to as "the movies" if you're planning on going there, as in, "Do you want to go to the movies tonight?" If referring to it as a place, then "theater" (not to be confused with "theatre") or "movie theater" is used, as in, "They're giving away free popcorn at the theater tonight!" 13. Lounge versus Living Room. A living room may also be called a den or family room (homes with multiple living rooms typically designate one as a "living room" and another as a "family room") and may include a television or a place to entertain friends. A lounge may also be used to entertain friends and may also include a television, but may be located outside of the home.

Some people refer to the area around their pool as the "lounge area" or a deck as a "lounge area." A lounge may be located in a home (called "the lounge room" or "the lounge") and many times includes activities such as billiards, possibly a stocked bar, video games and/or a television. A lounge room may contain more alcohol and activities than an outdoor lounge. 14. Cafeteria. A cafeteria in the States is typically used as a place where school children eat while at school. "The kids are at lunch, they're eating the in cafeteria." Cafeteria food is considered sub par and typically unhealthy, though some schools are improving their menu, thankfully. For restaurants where a guest takes a tray and plate in front of a few different meal options they can pick from, this is referred to as "cafeteria-style" or "a cafeteria-style restaurant" as that's how cafeterias are run. Kim pointed out that some use "canteen," which is true but typically only true if you were in the military (depending on branch...for example, a canteen is only a canteen in the Army.

It's called a galley in the Navy or a chow hall in the Marines) or work at a veteran's hospital. A cafe is far different from a cafeteria, as a cafe typically only serves various coffee drinks along with some pastries and possibly sandwiches or salads. 15. Sacked. This may refer to as getting fired from a job (most common) or getting tackled (less common in regular speech outside of discussing American football). 16. Plug, Socket, Outlet. Unlike Kim said, they are not synonymous. Outlet and socket are synonymous, but a plug goes into an outlet/socket. 17. Dustbin versus Trashcan. Dustbin is used regionally, I found this the most on the east coast. Everywhere else I've been calls it a "trashcan" or "garbage can" or "garbage," as in "Throw that trash in the garbage." 18. Pantyhose versus Stockings. As Kim said, pantyhose has fallen out of use for the most part, though if you said it someone would know what you mean. Stockings are more common.

There are various styles and they're often denoted by style: thigh-high stockings, for example, are stockings that stop at the thigh. 19. The Underground. Being from New Jersey, which has subways, the underground refers to a place to catch the subway. Most of the US does not have subways, so the underground is only referred to if a town happens to have a historical city below the ground. Portland, Oregon is one such city, so if you ask where the underground is, you'll be shown to a place where you can tour it. Most cities do not have an underground, so if you ask for the underground, most people won't know what you're talking about and some may ask if that's some type of new dance club. 20. Fall versus Autumn. These are the same thing when describing the season between summer and winter. I have typically heard Fall. 21. Ground Floor. This is the level of the building that is located on the ground, no matter what the actual floor of the building is. Most commonly, the ground floor and first floor are the same thing, with floors beneath the ground floor being basement level floors most typically named with a number to denote how far from the ground floor it is.

Example: B1 is the first basement floor and is right below the ground floor, but B4 is a basement floor four floors below the ground floor. The ground floor may also be referred to as the "level" floor, but typically using "level" is only common for parking garages. For example, if you parked your car on the first parking garage floor, you're on Level 1. If you parked it five floors up, you're on Level 5. 22. Taxi versus Cab. These are rather interchangeable and every American should know what they mean. 23. Mad. The only time Americans encounter "mad" for "crazy" is in older books or period movies. If someone said, "He must be mad," then that means the person must be angry. The use of mad typically gives way to using "angry" as one ages. Kids say they're mad, adults say they're angry, furious, upset, pissed or pissed off. 24. Jam versus Jelly versus Preserves. Each of these has their own meaning but most people don't know the difference. Jelly has fruit only in the form of fruit juice, which makes it a firmer spread.

Jam's fruit comes in the form of fruit pulp or crushed fruit. Preserves are chunks of fruit in a syrup or jelly. Most people use Jam and Jelly interchangeably. 25. Jelly versus Jello/Gelatin. An American will never say "Jelly" when they want Jello or a gelatin snack. Jello and all other gelatin snacks/desserts made in the US are made from a protein (gelatin) in animal bones/skin. In many Asian countries, this gelling action comes from agar agar. Jello is a brand name but most people refer to any brand's gelatin snack as Jello. 26. Ill versus Sick. Sick is more commonly used but anyone would understand if you said, "I can't come to work today, I'm ill." Sick is more common to the point that days missed due to illness are dubbed "sick days." Ill and sick are also used to mean "awesome" in some hip hop culture. 27. Queue versus Line. The use of queue is very uncommon in the States to the point that if I were to ask how many were in the queue, most people wouldn't understand what I'm talking about.

We refer to standing and waiting in succession as a line. Queue is starting to gain more popularity with companies that put you on hold when you call, saying that, "You are number X in the queue." 28. Bun. We have sweet buns, also called sticky buns. If the bun is not sweet, then it's something to put food into, like a hamburger bun or a hot dog bun. 29. Roll/Bap. I have to absolutely disagree with Linda. We refer to baps as rolls, dinner rolls or bread rolls, never as buns. 30. Swede versus Rutabega. We do use Rutabega in the States but it is a regional term. Other parts of the country use Turnip instead. Without looking it up previously, those who learned Turnip won't know what a Rutabega is and vice versa. 31. Wardrobe versus Closet. In the States, a Wardrobe is a free-standing piece of furniture for putting one's clothing into. Wardrobe is also used to refer to someone's clothing in its entirety. Example: "She has a lot of black in her wardrobe." 32. Toilet.

To explain the question of why Americans disguise the toilet as something else, like a restroom, I believe it's because we associate "toilet" with stuff like urine, feces and vomit. Also, when one goes to a bathroom/restroom/whatever, that person may just want to freshen up her make-up or see if his hair looks good and not actually wish to use the toilet at all. 33. Flat versus Apartment. I'm going to have to say that Kim's use of flat is 100% regional. I've never in my life heard an American use "flat" when s/he was referring to his/her apartment. Some Americans may refer to their apartment as: "my home," "my place," or even "my house" out of habit for when they used to invite people to a house. In the States, "flat" is an adjective, not a noun. 34. Garage. As was mentioned, a garage in the UK is where your car gets fixed but in the US it's where your car is parked. This isn't always true for the US, as many people park their cars outside their garages and use their garages as storage units or even an additional bedroom.

In the US, if someone's car is being repaired, we may say any of the following: "It's at the repair shop," "It's being repaired," "It's in the shop," "It's being worked on," "My car is being serviced." 35. Trousers versus Pants. I would say that we in the States use "pants" instead of "trousers," with undergarments referred to as "underwear," (used by anyone) "underpants" (typically used for boys), or "panties" (for women and girls). Long underwear, also called long johns, thermals or thermal underwear, are used underneath the outer layer of clothing in cold climates to add an extra layer of warmth. Despite having "underwear" in the name, most people wear their regular underwear underneath thermal underwear, so the layering is done: underwear, long underwear, pants/long-sleeved shirt, jacket and possibly snow pants (depending on how cold it is...snow pants are the final layer of clothes for the bottom half of the person...they're like a water resistant jacket for the legs).

That said, if someone said, "I spilled coffee on my trousers," then someone would understand what that meant. We often refer to the pants by the style: jeans, khakis (for khaki-colored pants), dress pants (for occasions one should dress up for), work pants (depends on the type of work someone does), etc.. 36. Holiday versus Vacation. Americans do use the word holiday, but it refers to a special day, such as Christmas or Easter. In the UK, one says, "I am going on holiday" whereas in the US, one says, "I am going on vacation." Some jobs also offer "vacation time," which you earn while you work. Every X hours worked equates to Y hours of vacation time. Vacation time is used when one needs a vacation or whenever someone doesn't want to come into work on a given day. Vacation time is paid time off, so if you earn two weeks of vacation time, that means you don't have to show up to work for two weeks and you still get paid for two weeks worth of work.

This is typically only offered to people who have jobs that required a university degree to get; it is hardly standard practice and most Americans do not ever see vacation time during their working lives. 37. Gas. Someone said that "Gas in the U.K. and apparently Australia is an air like substance which fills any available space." First, this is technically wrong since gas isn't an air-like substance on account that air is a gas...not the other way around. A gas is a state of matter and this is also true in the US, but only for people who have jobs that revolve around gaseous states of matter. For the layman, gas is short for gasoline or may also refer to a gas leak. This is when a gaseous substance of some sort, such as propane, is leaking into the air. For those with certain types of stoves (also known as "cooking ranges"), incorrectly turning off the stove may leak gas into the home. This is typically noted with a question to another person, "Do you smell gas?" It is implied in that situation that it is some type of home gas, like propane, as opposed to gasoline. The US also uses the word petroleum, but typically only when referring to petroleum-based products.

Example: "Don't use paraffin wax, that's made from petroleum." To touch on the gas = funny comment, it was an old saying in the US from a few decades back to say, "It's a gas!" when something was fun to do. 38. Elastoplast versus Bandaid. This one is correctly translated, but I wanted to touch on the use of plaster in lieu of elastoplast and how that translates to American English. Plaster is used when making casts, molds (moulds), or when doing work around the home patching holes in the wall. In the UK we use the term 'in plaster' when referring to a hard cast (made with Plaster of Paris) placed on limbs with broken bones. e.g. "Her leg is in plaster following the accident." We sometimes say "Her leg is in a cast." 39. Pub versus Bar. In the US, we have a few ways to refer to an establishment that serves alcohol as their main revenue: bar, pub, tavern or "dive bar." All of them are the same, with "dive bar" typically being a dirtier place. Sometimes these are denoted with the type.

Examples include: Irish pub, biker bar, or gay bar. Bar is far more common than pub or tavern, but if someone says, "Would you like to go to the local tavern/pub to grab a drink?" then any American will know what this means. Food is typically served no matter where you go; even a dive bar has "typical" bar food like fries, hamburgers and chips. Some places only sell small bagged snacks (I saw on Shaun of the Dead that they referred to them as "nibbles"), such as bagged chips, bagged pretzels or bagged nuts/peanuts. 40. To Be Made Redundant and Sacked. To add to the US side of the list: getting sacked (we also use this), getting canned (as in, thrown in the trash can because you are no longer needed/wanted), getting pink slipped (being released from a job used to be filled out on a pink form, aka a pink slip [piece] of paper), getting fired.

If a person is quitting their job, a slang way to say this is, "I put in my two weeks." For formality, many jobs require (or heavily recommend) giving the company a written notice to the company to notify them that you are quitting the job. The standard time is two weeks, which allows the company to start looking for someone to fill your position. If you leave the job abruptly, then you can say, "I quit today, didn't even put in my two weeks." This is typically considered bad behavior and is only done by people who have a hard time controlling their anger. The reason this is a bad idea is when that person looks for a new job, the potential employer may contact previous employers who won't like that they "walked off the job" like that. 41. Solicitor versus Lawyer/Attorney. A lawyer and an attorney are technically two different things, though most people wouldn't recognize that. An attorney is a person who is asked to act on behalf of another. A good example is when someone knows that he will be going into surgery followed by a long recovery, he may appoint another person to act on his behalf when it comes to paying bills or signing papers.

That person is his attorney and does not have to have any legal training, but it is wise to pick a person that does. A lawyer is a person who is allowed to practice law in a courtroom situation. An attorney that practices law is an "attorney at law." For example, in the US system of justice, a person who is arrested and cannot afford a lawyer will be appointed a lawyer for free on his/her behalf. In this case, the appointed lawyer is an attorney at law because s/he is acting on behalf of the criminal and was appointed to do so. 42. Tailback versus Traffic Jam. These are correct, although someone said that a "tailback" is a position on an American football team. In case anyone cares, this position is almost always referred to as a "halfback." 43. Trainers. The US equivalent is listed as "sneakers." This is not true. The US equivalent to a trainer shoe is a running shoe or athletic shoe. A sneaker is a similarly designed shoe that provides no support for running or other sports and is only worn for fashion and comfort. 44. Bangers versus Sausages. I disagree with the US distinction that a banger is a larger sausage.

Sausages come in a variety of sizes and are denoted by sausage type, such as brat (short for bratwurst) or kielbasa. Sausages made from game meats, like deer sausage or caribou sausages, also tend to be thick like bangers. The only small sausages I can even think of are breakfast sausages...all other sausages are thick like bangers. 45. White Sauce versus Gravy. It should be noted that any thick sauce made from flour or corn starch + cooking fat is considered "gravy" in the US. Our gravies may be brown or white. The white gravy we typically have is served with biscuits and sausage as "sausage gravy" and is typically found in the south or in diners (apparently called cafes or "greasy spoons" in the UK). 46. Moulting versus Shedding. The US does use molting...but it's only for birds. Birds molt, mammals shed. I'd just like to say, I'm Scottish and we use the word 'movie' as much as any American.

'Film' is what we tend to use in critical essays and all of that, but we use both of them as equally as each other. We also use parcel/package equally—my family tend to say package. We also use the word suspenders for braces for trouser/tops. Most people I know call them suspenders. We only use the word queue if we're waiting for something, e.g. in a supermarket at the checkout. We use 'line' when we're told to 'line up' outside of class etc. We also call lifts elevators. I tend to call them elevators. And 'minced beef', we just call it mince. For 'pram' we also use the word 'buggy'. We use vacation and holiday equally. Moulting and shedding are both used also. But that's just what I've heard/used. Nicole This subject has created a great deal of interest and input from visitors. For ease of use these have been split into several different pages including:- Suspenders Clip On Mens Womens Elastic Y-Shape Braces Adjustable Multiple Colors | eBay Have one to sell?

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Question: What do Americans call the item of clothing we call ‘braces’?
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