When Darwin set sail on the beagle he embarked on a journey of discovery. Whether your believer of Intelligent Creation or Evolution, it is difficult to deny Darwin’s observations of variation amongst species. Which slowly leads to my point, as much as English speaking peoples share a common language there are distinct differences in word usage. For example:

British American
Lorry = Semi
Torch = Flashlight
Fag = Cigarette

Being the Cross continental site that Pixies is, what other words comes to mind.

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Just to clarify - Fag is a slang word for cigarettes over here, not just the British alternative for the word.

Oh and even in Britain there are a lot of different words for the same thing in different regions. For example, I have a child, referred to as a 'bairn' by my Northern in-laws and a 'wain' by my Scottish friends. A few of the obvious ones are:

boot = trunk of a car
deck = balcony
nappy = diaper
sweets = candy
chips = french fries
crisps = potato chips
toilet/loo = restroom/bathroom (and it's perfectly acceptable to use either word in polite company, although the Queen apparently would rather you called it a loo)
arse = ass (and it's just as rude in England as ass is in America)

Oh and some things that are commonly used in American language, are not different from the British, they're actually just wrong, and make no grammatical sense at all such as:

"I could care less". This implies that you DO in fact care and it should be:
"I couldn't care less" (meaning that you care so little that there's no way you could care less than you already do)

I know someone here is going to argue that 'it's not wrong, it's just different' but in the case above, it doesn't make any sense and so clearly is wrong and it frustrates the hell out of me everytime I see it!

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Fruit flies like a banana"

M Y - N A U G H T Y - P I C T U R E S ! !

Boot = Trunk
Bonnet = Hood
Semi/B-Double/Roadtrain = Semi (we pronounce it different *L*)
Ute = Pickup
Tomato sauce = Ketchup
Lollies = Candy
Chips = fries or crisps
Dunny/Loo/Bog/Crapper/Shithouse = Restroom
Fag/Ciggie/Smoke = Cigarettes

And prolly many more...just cant remember the confusing time PF and I have spoken on some stuff *LMAO*

OHHHHHH

Vegemite = Wheel grease!!

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LMFAO@vegemite=wheel grease!

I agree with Lou about the "care less" statement. It's as if some Americans need a prompter in front of them at all times in order to speak properly. If they could just see what they say they'd be amazed how much they run in circles.

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~Thomas Dewar~

Lorry is a lady who was here in the early days, often missed.

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Another Americanism – at least I have only heard it here is “The proof is in the pudding.”

I was taught: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” to indicate that a job well done may be seen in its results.

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I think I've pulled this quote before, but anyway...David Essex, Brit rock star/actor, on his first trip to New York, wanted a smoke on the elevator...turned to the other passenger and asked, "Mind if I light up a fag on the lift?"

He said he got a very strange look in return...

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

^^ I imagine he did! ^^

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A lorry is something that a US citizen gets smacked by crossing the street because s/he was looking in the wrong direction first.

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I hear a very interesting and funny echo.

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Damn funny.

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colloquialism=keep your bloody redcoated opinionizations in regards of our americanistic speachifications to your own self or i'll learn you a lesson in gammarcalogical perfectionisticism you won't never forget!

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Trees give peace to the souls of men * Nora Waln

The forest would be very quiet if no other birds sang than those who sing the best * Henry van Dyke

some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

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My favorite .....

Dodgy

thank you Red Dwarf

Red dwarf is amazing i love that show

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