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Well, I try to use terms that ya'll use to make my comments a little more clear, but after reading the Steering shaft thread ya'll had me confused a wee bit. So Oscar Wilde was right We are only separated by a common language. ie: A Hood over the engine, you call it a Bonnet (Whereas over hear a bonnet is what you put over your baby's head to keep the sun off). A Boot is the Trunk over here, (Whereas a boot is what you put on your feet to go mucking about.). A  Rubber Gaiter is the Rubber part that covers something (Whereas you call it a boot, unless you are in the southern Regions here where a Gaiter has teeth.). A Convertible Top is called a hood, (Whereas we call it a top or roof). A Spanner is a Wrench, (Whereas there are combo, monkey, and Cresent wrenches over this way and a spanner to me is used for the tensioner). A Tyre is a Tire. Why isn't Wire called Wyre? So If I call it something else I most humbly am sorry it's the English I grew up with. But I do love your words for Bug her Rea, (ya'll banned the word) and Bollix, similar to our Descriptive word for Sex, and the way it too can be a adjective, noun, pronoun, and verb or a statement of utter dismay. Now if you throw in Southern Americanism's it can really be confusing… Hope I gave you a small chuckle, have a great Day.  

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Love the differences between the languages.

Engine and motor is my common giggle point. To us a 'motor' is generally electric ie in a drill or blender. To have 489 cu in (just over 8 litres to us) engine and call it a motor makes me chuckle.

Fenders (a guitar maker) and headers (where you use your head in football (soccer) )

Tyre and tire - both were used in the UK in the 15th and 16th Century but when the use came back into common language it was used as tyre in the UK and her colonies. Presumably it was probably some sort of regional variation and the only person, on one f the first boats out to the West, who could spell must have come from a region where tire was used and it stuck!

Living in Cornwall (the White trash, hillbilly, Country boy bit of the UK) the local dialect down here is even odder! A bit like your Southern Americanisms.

"Pasty Ur no?" is a common phrase.
I believe it means:
 'I am going to go and purchase a local meat and potato mix all wrapped in pastry. Would one also care for a local delicacy?'  

What is a 'monkey wrench' by the way. Always wondered?

I love deciphering the commonalities and oddities between the languages!

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What is a 'monkey wrench' by the way. Always wondered?

I love deciphering the commonalities and oddities between the languages!

Ian

What I think y'all call Gas Grips.  A square version of the Cresent for hex  Gas Grips were for Square nuts common on older Cars in the US. My Father had a set of Ford Wrenches that were Monkey Wrenches Stamped with the Ford Logo, on them from his Model A…. We knew when he shouted get my the Monkey Wrench, exactally which wrench he wanted…..

How about Fender for metal on the sides at the front, what y'all call wing's…. :)

What we call wing's are Deliciously Deep fried Chicken Wings with different hot sauces drizzled on them from mild to Flames shooting out your posterior….  :)

Mayonaise is a topping for Salads, Sandwiches, in the Northern US, Down south it is a term to describe a condition, as in "Manaise a lot of cute women in this bar."  










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what we call a gearbox you call a tranny (a man with boobies :$  :$ )

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Common Language?

I'm laughing.. this is great..


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vdoubleu said

what we call a gearbox you call a tranny (a man with boobies :$  :$ )

I always get a laugh at the threads I am having trouble with my Tranny, and what is a Tranny swap.

Yankees, call a shopping cart a cart, in the south we call them Buggies…. in the north you put your kid in a buggy in the south you fill the buggie with groceries…

I just found a new name for what I call a spanner, it was listed as a Pin Wrench…   Gee who'da thunked that one.



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Well according to Google this is a monkey wrench

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Personally I'd known them as Stilsons, usually used on hydraulic type fittings in the world of Civil Engineering.

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Windscreen is another favourite of mine. 'Windshield' obviously named in the US by a military man!

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Are we going down the route of Fanny Pack, Pants and Bums?  All have very different meanings on either side of the Atlantic.


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Love the differences between the languages.

Engine and motor is my common giggle point. To us a 'motor' is generally electric ie in a drill or blender. To have 489 cu in (just over 8 litres to us) engine and call it a motor makes me chuckle.

Fenders (a guitar maker) and headers (where you use your head in football (soccer) )

Tyre and tire - both were used in the UK in the 15th and 16th Century but when the use came back into common language it was used as tyre in the UK and her colonies. Presumably it was probably some sort of regional variation and the only person, on one f the first boats out to the West, who could spell must have come from a region where tire was used and it stuck!

Living in Cornwall (the White trash, hillbilly, Country boy bit of the UK) the local dialect down here is even odder! A bit like your Southern Americanisms.

"Pasty Ur no?" is a common phrase.
I believe it means:
 'I am going to go and purchase a local meat and potato mix all wrapped in pastry. Would one also care for a local delicacy?'  

What is a 'monkey wrench' by the way. Always wondered?

I love deciphering the commonalities and oddities between the languages!

Ian

Ian, I didn't know Cornwall had even got Christianity yet! 😉😂

As for Brian, I've always felt he has a slight southern draw ya'll in his writing but by the time you get to the end of his post you've probably forgotten all about it! 🤔 😉 😂

Just pulling ya leg Brian. 👍🏼

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Side walk - pavement
Elevator - lift
Trash can - rubbish bin
Going to the John or hitting the head - going to the toilet
Letter size paper - A4

Having spent to date the last +17 years working for the Americans I suppose I've heard most of them but I still enjoy the confusion they can bring to the workplace!  😱 😂👍🏼

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borednow said

Well according to Google this is a monkey wrench

PM32-2.jpg

That is a Pipe Wrench.
This is a Monkey Wrench


A windscreen over here goes in your houses windows to prevent creepy-crawley-stingy things from pestering your sleep.

Bum's are the folks you see on the streets pushing shopping carts piled with stuff,  lazy folks who don't want a hand-up but a hand-out.

Going to the John,  Y'all call it the Loo?  I usually say I gotta shake the dew off the lily, or I have to drop some folks off at the pool.  

Elevator, - Lift?  some call it a Skytrain…

We have A4 Letter?  we call it Regular or Legal paper. Not to be confused with Colored Paper.

Sidewalks are what is in front of your house to let strangers pass you by and joggers to run on.  Pavement is what you drive on, whereas driveways are usually going up to your garage. I also have likes "Paving Material"  I suppose they have really big sewing machines to Sew it together….

As for a southern drawl, I was Born in the South by the Grace of God,  Moved to the north and held hostage for about 14 years.  The Nuns and Priests tried to beat the lefthanded redheadedness outta me, so I returned to the south and have stayed there cept for a mistake of judgement in moving north again twice for a wee bit.  At the first snow, I remembered the other reason I like the south…No Snow.  I speak a pour southern drawl, but after all that monies for Speech Therapy after a stroke, I now have a Neutered Voice… but I do digress…


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How about Lorries, we call them Trucks, Lauries are cute female things with curves.

And We have BFH, LBFH,  Big Flipping Hammers, and Little Big Flipping Hammers…




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I worked with a gent from over in UK, worked with him for 20 years…. We worked nights, and weekends, and he offered me a biscuit to go with my coffee.

Biscuits, are Cookies?  Over here Biscuits are usually eaten in the morning as Sausage Biscuit, Chicken Biscuit,  Steak Biscuit,   Biscuits smothered in Sausage Gravy with Grits.  YUMMMM YUMMM, don't like cookies… But a good flaky hot smothered in butter biscuit…..YUMMMMMMMM.


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Biscuits n gravy hmmmmmmm

I have this image in my head of the South (maybe too much Southern Rock and 'country rock' music admittedly) and I reckon I'd fit in y'all

This

The Cadillac Three - The South ft. Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Mike Eli - YouTube

Or this?

The Cadillac Three - I'm Southern - YouTube

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This is a work safe forum, and I don't mention certain things in Mixed or single company I try to be a gentleman, and yes I hold doors open for women, Make sure the Car Door is opened and closed, and I will offer to light a ladies cigarette....... :)

As a Southerner and a Father, my Daughters husband was greeted at the announcement of their engagement, loud enough for all to hear.
"This is my baby daughter who I love, I will cuss and fuss about her as that is my right, if you ever hurt my daughter, I won't have any regret at going to jail for Killing you, and that you can take to the bank."  He asked my daughter if I was joking, to which she said, "No, he wasn't."

Fish and Chips, We call them Freedom Fries....

In the south we have taken frying things to the extreme, Fried Ice Cream, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Pickles, Fried Turkey, Chicken, Roasts, Fish, and Pork.... Fried Pumpkin Blossoms.... yum...... Oh  you know you're in heaven with Fried Shrimp, Oysters po-boy's and hush puppies.

And my wife says everything tastes better with Bacon....
About the only thing I really have a dislike for are any type of Lima bean, Liver, and Pork Rinds, my wife loves all three, but as I buy the groceries, she doesn't complain. :)

Favorite foods, Red beans and Rice or Black-eyed peas and rice with cornbread baked in a Cast Iron Skillet.
oh, the ubiquitous Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Potatoes on 17th of March.....

And one of my favorite pet peeves from the UK , Round-abouts... They are just now getting popular here...








 

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The title of this post is 'Common Language' or so I thought. 🤔 😂

But there's nothing wrong with roundabouts providing you understand the rules, well except in Belgium 🇧🇪 😱

There are only catching on now?
The first or what is recorded as the first was in Letchworth Garden City, England back in 1905.

But they are gaining popularity as we have about 5 now in Austria 🇦🇹 if you come across one it's a shock. It's a bit like shinning your headlights in front of a Rabbit at night, I've seen people freeze and just sit there.

But now I've used the word 'Rabbit' I've steered this post back on track, well hopefully! 👍🏼 😀

Golf = Rabbit

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Golf = Rabbit

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Golf=Rabbit
Caddy what Golfer's need to carry things for them as giving the common man a Butt-ler for nine holes, over here we only have VW Pick'em-up trucks, and real men don't need a Caddy for Golf, we drive Golfcarts  :) because we are too cheap to tip, but will spend 50 bucks to rent a cart.  






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