British-American English Dictionary

[Merry Christmas Darling]

American words:

1. bathroom

2. yard

3. hard candy

4. cookies

5. counterclockwise

6. tractor-trailer

7. babysitter

8. jalopy

9. efficiency apartment (studio apartment)

10. hood (that covers the engine)

11. cotton candy

12. stuffed animal

13. Band-Aid

14. soft drink or pop

15. parking lot

16. carryout

17. Q-Tip(cotton swab)

Can someone provide the British words?

[tinkerbell2]

[QUOTE=Marshmallow World;68938]American words:

Not saying they are correct..but here goes.

1. bathroom Bathroom/Toilet

2. yard Garden

3. hard candy Boiled sweets

4. cookies Biscuits

5. counterclockwise Anti clockwise

6. tractor-trailer Articulated Lorry

7. babysitter Babysitter

8. jalopy Banger, old worn out car.

9. efficiency apartment (studio apartment) flat

10. hood (that covers the engine) Bonnet

11. cotton candy Candy floss

12. stuffed animal Teddy

13. Band-Aid Plaster

14. soft drink or pop Fizzy drink

15. parking lot Car park

16. carryout Take away

17. Q-Tip(cotton swab) Cotton Bud

[Christmas_mama]

I have had to ask my husband for some of these

1. bathroom - Toilet / rest room

2. yard - Garden

3. hard candy - Boiled sweets

4. cookies - Biscuits

5. counterclockwise - Anti-clockwise

6. tractor-trailer - Lorry with trailer (Articulated) (I had no clue about this - I thought it was a tractor with a trailer! )



7. babysitter - babysitter

8. jalopy - Again, had no clue - had to ask hubby. Old, tired out car according to him...

9. efficiency apartment (studio apartment) - Bedsit / Flat

10. hood (that covers the engine) - Bonnet

11. cotton candy - Candy Floss

12. stuffed animal - Teddy Bear

13. Band-Aid - Plaster

14. soft drink or pop - Fizzy Drink

15. parking lot - Car Park

16. carryout - Takeaway (I had no idea!)

17. Q-Tip(cotton swab) - Cotton Buds

Big thank you's to my husband for helping with this... I felt like a child asking for homework help LOL

[Merry Christmas Darling]

6. tractor-trailer - Lorry with trailer (Articulated) (I had no clue about this - I thought it was a tractor with a trailer! )

LOL. Many Americans just say semi. My husband usually calls them tractor-trailers.

I thought you had another word for babysitter.

Can you think of some words I missed?

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Bedsit sounds really strange to me, but it's nice to know.

[Christmas_mama]

I thought you had another word for babysitter.

Can you think of some words I missed?

It depends if you mean the same thing by babysitter as we do. Do you mean somebody casually looking after your kids sometimes? If you mean somebody who officially works in childcare and who is paid to look after your children while you're at work, that would be a childminder.

[ornamentmaven]

Christmas Mama - babysitter is usually more of a casual situation here as well. A person who watches your children while you work is now often called a child-care provider.