Varying Terms

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May 7, 2009 at 7:03 pm #14062

gamer47
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Hey everyone,

I thought I'd create a thread for different terminologies that exist depending on what part of the world you live in.

For example 'lift vs elevator'

Or

Geezer – the common meaning for this is “old person” in Canada but in the UK, if I'm not mistaken it just means “guy”

Add terms as you think of them, who knows what we'll come up with when looking at how differently language can be used!

May 7, 2009 at 7:09 pm #24776

KILLER369
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butty: welsh=friend
english=m8
U.S & canada=buddy.

May 7, 2009 at 7:30 pm #24719

kingofgames73
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Hambon=normally used for a inbred person but in Wales it`s what we call welsh farmers 🙂

May 7, 2009 at 7:47 pm #24780

P0kenny
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KILLER369 said:

butty: welsh=friend
english=m8
U.S & canada=buddy.

English… no it is a word we use instead of sandwich… Like a Chip Butty… or a Bacon Butty.

English, Chips.
USA, Fries.

May 7, 2009 at 9:11 pm #24784

KILLER369
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pokeny: yeah but in wales butty means friend.

May 7, 2009 at 9:37 pm #24786

P0kenny
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Dude, I didn’t say that it didn’t mean friend in Wales, I was just stating that it didn’t mean mate in english.

May 8, 2009 at 8:42 pm #24873

Knoxie
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Pokenny said:

Dude, I didn’t say that it didn’t mean friend in Wales, I was just stating that it didn’t mean mate in english.

lol yeh we say it as in chip butty 😉

oioi = hello (Newcastle/maybeUK)

Radgey = Mad person (Newcastle/maybeUK)

ana/ano = i know (Newcastle/maybeUK)

thats us geordies

May 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm #24878

gamer47
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NuFc_kNoXiE_KiLa said:

lol yeh we say it as in chip butty

oioi = hello (Newcastle/maybeUK)

Radgey = Mad person (Newcastle/maybeUK)

ana/ano = i know (Newcastle/maybeUK)

thats us geordies

Radgey… thats awesome! If I ever said that to my fellow Canadians they would have NO idea what I was talking about lol

May 8, 2009 at 10:06 pm #24886

tridon
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l8scent said:

NuFc_kNoXiE_KiLa said:

lol yeh we say it as in chip butty

oioi = hello (Newcastle/maybeUK)

Radgey = Mad person (Newcastle/maybeUK)

ana/ano = i know (Newcastle/maybeUK)

thats us geordies

Radgey… thats awesome! If I ever said that to my fellow Canadians they would have NO idea what I was talking about lol

You didn't say “radgey” to me and I still don't know what you're talking about.

Hey, since we're on the topic of being Canadian, I've got one! How about “eh”. That can mean pretty much anything here in Canada.

May 9, 2009 at 1:50 am #25004

P0kenny
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UK: Condom
USA: Rubber

UK: Rubber
USA: Erazer

UK: Nan/Nanny
USA: Grandmother/Grandma (these are also used in the UK but someone asked me what I ment by Nan.)

Northen England: I’ll tell you for why
Midland England (Manchester/Liverpool): I’ll tell you for nothing/nought
Southeren England: I’ll tell you why

Midland/Northen England: Nought
Southeren England: Nothing

Scotland/Northen England and parts of Mindland England: Aye
Southen England: Yes
French: Oui
USA: Yeah/Yes
Polish: Tag tag

one that really confuses me and I live here….
London: Lunch
Everywhere else in England: Dinner

London: Dinner/Tea/Supper
Everywhere else in England: Supper

Southern England: Tea/Coffee
Midland/Northen England: Brew

May 9, 2009 at 1:53 am #25005

Ratchet525
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Pokenny said:

UK: Condom
USA: Rubber

UK: Rubber
USA: Erazer

UK: Nan/Nanny
USA: Grandmother/Grandma (these are also used in the UK but someone asked me what I ment by Nan.)

Northen England: I’ll tell you for why
Midland England (Manchester/Liverpool): I’ll tell you for nothing/nought
Southeren England: I’ll tell you why

Midland/Northen England: Nought
Southeren England: Nothing

Scotland/Northen England and parts of Mindland England: Aye
Southen England: Yes
French: Oui
USA: Yeah/Yes
Polish: Tag tag

one that really confuses me and I live here….
London: Lunch
Everywhere else in England: Dinner

London: Dinner/Tea/Supper
Everywhere else in England: Supper

Southern England: Tea/Coffee
Midland/Northen England: Brew

By condom do you mean the thing (no word to describe it) that mean wear to prevent women from having a baby? If so then in american its condom not rubber.

May 9, 2009 at 1:59 am #25006

P0kenny
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Ratchet525 said:

By condom do you mean the thing (no word to describe it) that mean wear to prevent women from having a baby? If so then in american its condom not rubber.

Really? I was told that a rubber was a condom in American ‘lingo’ becasue I was talking to someone on MSN a while back when I had the internet on my PC… I said a joke about a blonde using a rubber on the PC and he thought I ment condom. So I assumed that, that is what Americans called a condom. If I am wrong then I am wrong.

May 9, 2009 at 2:13 pm #25019

parnakas
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Tridon said:

Hey, since we're on the topic of being Canadian, I've got one! How about “eh”. That can mean pretty much anything here in Canada.

I dont get that. In Toronto, I have never heard anyone say “eh”.

But then i go to florida, and they ask : “So your canadain, EH”…. its like they are yelling the EH part…

I personally have never even said the word my whole life.

Other Canadians : Have you guys ever said EH?

May 9, 2009 at 2:21 pm #25020

iiDiNkStErR
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hey!

i dont say supper i say “grub” or “munch”

May 9, 2009 at 2:57 pm #25024

shadeblack
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Pokenny said:

one that really confuses me and I live here….
London: Lunch
Everywhere else in England: Dinner

London: Dinner/Tea/Supper
Everywhere else in England: Supper

Southern England: Tea/Coffee
Midland/Northen England: Brew

the rest is true, but this isn't.

I'm frm Essex (South East of England).

Breakfast in the morning, Lunch mid-day, Dinner at evening.

Tea is a drink, and so is coffee.

I've never heard anyone around here say supper, or brew.

My brother lives in london, and hasn't heard the terms you say either.

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On a side note, I say “eh” or “ah” when I'm asking a question or giving a statement.
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