Re: OT/ Tomayto, Tomarto


"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I don't agree with all of these, but most seem right. Some
are quite different to both in Oz, and for a few we use the
USA version. [comments] are mine.

British and North American equivalents

British - North American:

aerofoil - airfoil
aeroplane - airplane
agony aunt - advice columnist
anticlockwise - counter-clockwise
articulated lorry - tractor-trailer [Oz: semi-trailer]

(pronounced semmy not semeye)

asymmetric bars - uneven bars
aubergine - eggplant
blanket bath - sponge bath
bonnet (of car) - hood
boot (of a car) - trunk
bowls - lawn bowling [for mystified USAians:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls]
brawn (the food) - headcheese

(holy cow, I often wondered what head cheese was and wasn't game to ask)

breeze block - cinder block
brent goose - brant goose
bridging loan - bridge loan
bumbag - fanny pack
candy floss - cotton candy [Oz: fairy floss]
car park - parking lot/garage
central reservation - median strip
chips - French fries
cling film - plastic wrap [Oz: gladwrap]
common seal - harbor seal
consumer durables - durable goods [Oz: consumer goods]
cornflour - cornstarch
cot - crib
cotton bud - cotton swab [Oz: two different things, the
first is on the end of a thin stick, the other is a piece of
cotton wool]
cotton wool - absorbent cotton
courgette - zucchini
crash barrier - guardrail
crisps - chips or potato chips
cross-ply - bias-ply
current account - checking account [Oz: cheque account]
cut-throat razor - straight razor
dialling tone - dial tone
double cream - heavy cream
double-declutch - double-clutch
draughts - checkers
drawing pin - thumb tack
drink-driving - drunk driving
driving licence - driver's license
dummy - pacifier
dustbin - trash/garbage can

(I say rubbish bin or just bin)

eat in (of restaurant) - for here
engaged (of a telephone) - busy
estate car - station wagon
ex-directory - unlisted [Oz: silent number]
eyebath - eyecup
financial year - fiscal year
fire brigade - fire department
firelighter - fire starter
fringe - bangs
full board - American plan
gear lever - gearshift [Oz: gearstick]
green fingers - green thumb
groundsman - groundskeeper
holidaymaker - vacationer
hundreds and thousands - sprinkles
indicator (on car) - turn signal

( I say blinkers)

Joe Bloggs - Joe Blow
Joe Public - John Q. Public
jump lead - jumper cable [Oz:jumper leads]
ladybird - ladybug
level crossing - grade crossing
lift (in building) - elevator
lolly (lollipop) - Popsicle (trademark)
loo - john [Oz: dunny, outhouse, toilet...]
maize - corn
mangetout - snow peas
maths - math
monkey tricks - monkeyshines
motorway - expressway/freeway
mum - mom
nappy - diaper
noughts and crosses - tic-tac-toe
number plate - license plate
off-licence - liquor store [Oz: bottle shop]

(or bottle-o)



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