Friday, October 14, 2005
Courtesy of Mark from the Regency yahoogroup (I have yet to give this one up): Good things to know!!
Brit Speak circa 1926!
English / American
Clothes
Boot / Shoe
Bowler / Derby
Braces / Suspenders
Galoshes / Rubbers
Nappy / Diaper
Pyjamas / Pajamas
Sock suspenders / Garters
Vest / Undershirt
Waistcoat / Vest
Commercial
Chemist / Druggist
Commercial traveller / Travelling salesman
Draper's shop / Dry goods store
Fancy Goods / Notions
Hire purchase / Buying on time
Hoarding / Billboard
Ironmonger / Hardware dealer
Market gardener / Truck farmer
Men's hairdresser / Barber
Note (paper money) / Bill
Post (verb) / Mail
Press-cutting agency / Clipping service
Receptonist (hotel) / Desk clerk
Shop / Store
Shop-walker / Floor-walker
Sleeping partner / Silent partner
Slot machine / Vending machine
Street vendor / Peddler
Timber (sawn) / Lumber
Food
Beetroot / Beets
Biscuits and small cakes / Crackers and cookies
Chicory / Endive (and vice versa)
Corn / Grain
Maize / Corn
Scone / Biscuit
Sweets / Candy
Tin / Can
Treacle / Molasses
Undercut / Tenderloin
Household
Cooker / Oven
Cookery book / Cookbook
Cupboard / Closet
Drawing-pin / Thumb-tack
Dust-bin / Garbage can
Flat / Apartment
Jug / Pitcher
Paraffin / Kerosine
Tap / Faucet
Veranda / Porch
Waste-paper-basket / Waste-basket
Legal and official
Bylaw / Ordinance
Inland Revenue / Internal Revenue
Prison van / Patrol wagon
Ticket-of-leave / Parole
Witness-box / Witness stand
Sports and games
Cannon (billiards) / Carom
Draughts / Checkers
Fruit machine / Slot machine
Nine-pins / Ten-pins
Pack (of cards) / Deck
Shooting / Hunting
Touch-lines / Side-lines
Transport
Bonnet (of car) / Hood
Boot (of car) / Trunk
Coach (railway) / Car
Engine-driver / Engineer
Goods train etc. / Freight train etc.
Gradient / Grade
Guard (of passenger train) / Conductor
Level crossing / Grade crossing
Lorry / Truck
Pavement / Sidewalk
Permanent way / Roadbed
Petrol / Gas(oline)
Points (railway) / Switch
Railway / Railroad
Return ticket / Round-trip ticket
Roundabout / Traffic circle or rotary
Saloon (car) / Sedan
Shunt / Switch
Signal-box / Switch-tower
Silencer (of car) / Muffler
Single ticket / One-way ticket
Sleeper / Cross-tie
Subway / Underpass
Terminus / Terminal
Tram / Street-car
Underground railway / Subway
Van / Delivery truck
Wing (of car) / Fender
Miscellaneous
Aluminium / Aluminum
Autumn / Fall
Bank holiday / Legal holiday
Caretaker / Janitor
Council school / Public school
Cutting (newspaper) / Clipping
Dust cart / Garbage truck
Ex-Service man / Veteran
Fanlight / Transom
Friendly Society / Fraternal order
Holiday / Vacation
Lift / Elevator
Perambulator / Baby carriage
Pig breeding / Hog raising
Private soldier / Enlisted man
Public school / Private school
Queue / Line
Rear (family etc.) / Raise
Scribbling-block / Scratch-pad
The words in italics are ones that I've been clueless about whenever I came across them in books. And lazy me, I never bothered to look them up. *G*
i can be. anything.
14.10.05
