- Mind your head when standing= watch your head when standing
- Drinking or taking= for here to to go
- Canteen= cafeteria
- Consultant= doctor
- Loo= toilet
- Half Eleven= 11:30
- Chips= fries
- Pounds, Quid, Note = currency in paper form
- Pence= currency in coin form
- Letting Agent= leasing agent
- MUST put your hand out to stop the buses or they won't stop.
- MUST ask for the check when the waitress comes around or you will sit there all night waiting.
So far we've only offended a few people with our American english...I've got to learn a bit more learning to do before we leave!
1 comments:
Oh my goodness, It makes me nervous just thinking about how you have to completely rewire your vocabulary to be able to talk fluently in other countries. They probably think we are pigs :(
This is so neat to learn and hear though, thanks for the English lesson.
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