[blog] British and American Words With Overlapping, But Different, Meanings

You guys might find this list helpful. I didn't realize most of them mean differently until I read it.

What's on your list?

Interesting!  

- Toilet in Europe while in US it's bathroom.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-british-us-words-overlapping-dangerously-different-meanings-a8710916.html

https://www.writing-skills.com/ten-differences-between-uk-and-us-english

restroom in British = a room for staff to take their breaks in (stafroom in US) but it is a room in a public place, containing a toilet in US:)

Fanny is an important one to look out for too in English we use it for slang for a ladies front parts and in America (correct me if i am wrong) but its your behind ?

Jade.Xuereb wrote:

Fanny is an important one to look out for too in English we use it for slang for a ladies front parts and in America (correct me if i am wrong) but its your behind ?

I didn't know that fanny meant genitals in the UK. I thought it meant butt too.

Nope it's a lady garden:joy::rolling_on_the_floor_laughing::grin:

Also when American product are described as having knobs instead of dials that's a p#nis

Jade.Xuereb wrote:

Also when American product are described as having knobs instead of dials that's a p#nis

That I knew. :) An officemate made a joke about "polishing knobs" and got told off by a British client.

Jade.Xuereb wrote:

Fanny is an important one to look out for too in English we use it for slang for a ladies front parts and in America (correct me if i am wrong) but its your behind ?

Oohhhh... I know someone named Fanny. She should not be going to the UK. :)

Ha ha, no she doesn't need to worry there are people named Fanny... in fact my mother used to call me Fanny-ann as a pet name but a fanny is slang for your front parts in the UK and back parts in America! So it is very different :)