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British vs American Vocabulary
| British English ↕ | American English ↕ |
|---|---|
| estate car | station wagon |
| film | film, movie |
| flat | apartment, flat, studio |
| flat tyre | flat tire |
- What do British call a car?
- Is Cab American or British?
- What do British people call the back of a car?
- What do British people call wagons?
- What is a slang word for car?
- Why do Americans call cars automobiles?
- What is a bonnet in UK?
- What is a toilet called in England?
- What do the British call a glove box?
- What do the British call a sidewalk?
- What do the British call refrigerators?
- What do the British call an elevator?
- What is nappy in American English?
- What is cockney rhyming slang for cars?
- What is car enthusiast called?
- What are car guys called?
What do British call a car?
In The USA We Call It A: Sedan | In The UK We Call It A: Saloon.
Is Cab American or British?
Both cab and taxi are possible in American English. Cab is not used in British English. The container that is called can in American English is called tin in British English.
What do British people call the back of a car?
Boot vs.
The part of the car used to hold items you won't need access to without stopping the vehicle is called the boot in the UK, and the trunk in the US. These words may be different, but their meaning is incredibly similar when taken back to their origins.
What do British people call wagons?
Name. Reflecting the original purpose of transporting people and luggage between country estates and railway stations, the body style is called an "estate car" or "estate" in the United Kingdom, or a "station wagon" in North America, New Zealand, Australia and Africa.
What is a slang word for car?
Pejorative terms include beater, bucket, clunker, crate, heap, jalopy, junker, rattletrap, and wreck. (“Gas guzzler,” meanwhile, emphasizes a car's lack of fuel economy, and “land yacht” also indicates excessive size.)
Why do Americans call cars automobiles?
Car is probably a contraction of carriage. A railroad carriage became known as a railroad car and there were also streetcars etc. When the internal combustion engine was put into carriages they were called motorized cars or automobiles.
What is a bonnet in UK?
In British English, the metal cover over the engine of a car is called the bonnet.
What is a toilet called in England?
Loo. Despite being a very British word for toilet, 'loo' is actually derived from the French phrase 'guardez l'eau', which means 'watch out for the water'.
What do the British call a glove box?
Jockey Box
In England, and in certain areas of the northwest United States, glove boxes are still referred to as "jockey boxes.".
What do the British call a sidewalk?
Also, a US sidewalk is a British pavement, and curb is spelled kerb (curb in UK English is a verb i.e. to “curb your enthusiasm”).
What do the British call refrigerators?
It's called a fridge. Weirdly we British call the fridge a fridge, short for 'refrigerator', though others call it an icebox, because they are traditionalists* whereas we tend to move with the times… Specifically the 18th Century.
What do the British call an elevator?
Everyone knows that for the Brits, an elevator is a “lift,” an apartment is a “flat,” and those chips you're snacking on are actually called “crisps.” But British people also say some other really weird, confusing things. 1.
What is nappy in American English?
nappy Definitions and Synonyms
a thick piece of soft cloth or paper fastened between a baby's legs to catch solid and liquid waste. The American word is diaper.
What is cockney rhyming slang for cars?
Jam Jar is Cockney slang for Car.
What is car enthusiast called?
Gear head, greasemonkey, petrolhead, automotive enthusiast, car geek, car guy/gal.
What are car guys called?
Some generic terms: a car guy or a car enthusiast. Gearhead. If they only support one car type: a BMW enthusiast, Mopar guy, Ford guy…etc.
