UK words for U Americans

[Tiffany]

Hey everyone this is Amy. Earlier on me and Kelly got stuck with a topic, we don't know any American stores and were both from th UK. So just incase we use some words you don't know il explain the.

Simple words American first the brittish.

Faucet/Tap. The thing water comes out to fill up a sink. I hope I spelt it right.
Store/Shop
Mall/Shopping centre
Candy/Sweets
Soda/Pop
Cotton Candy/Candy floss
Dime/Pennies pence
Dollar/Pounds
Flashlight/Tourch

These are just soem words. Incase me and Kelly or anyother person from the UK use by accident. Aj's from Australia and they use words like ours. Forgot 1 important 1.

COOKIES/BISCUTS.

[PyRoAj]

BAHAHA lol OH OH

Pounds/Dollars!
wheeeeeee!

[Katie Orton]

cotton candy is called candy floss in the UK? wow, I never knew that. lol

[Lauren Sky]

Yeah I don't know why. And when you say movie we normailly say Film lol.

[PyRoAj]

Here, sweets are lollies, candy floss is fairy floss lol dont ask, both the words elevator and lift are used and we call films movies.

[Tiffany]

We say lifts too. Lollies. When Americans say Popsickle stick, we say Ice lollys lolz. Im from the north east and I kind of speak mackem. I live right next to jordy town, don't know if you know what jordy is but it's stupid lolz

[PyRoAj]

we call icy poles ice blocks lol. My nana is from Essex and its funny listening to her talk with an old lady british accent.

[Tiffany]

(Lolz)

You say stroller we said pram or pushchair or buggy. You say refrigerator we just say fridge. You spell Gray G-R-A-Y. We spell Gray GREY. You spell color color I think, we spell color colour. Funny stuff lolz

Oh you say Mom we say Mum or Mam. You say grandpa we say grandad or grandar. You say grandma we say nana or grandmother, some say grandma.

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