Sunday, July 6, 2008 11:03 AM
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You Think You Know English, Eh!

By: “K” Rulz

English is a sophisticated language and is only made more complex by its different variants. Depending on which part of the globe you’re on, different words can have entirely different meanings and it’s best that you do your research before hopping the plane to another English-speaking country.

Here are some words that we’re all familiar with, alongside their British equivalents. Some of the differences may not seem too strange, depending on where you’re from – others might just seem bizarre.

CANADIAN ENGLISH
BRITISH ENGLISH
Apartments
Flats
To rent
To let
Schedule
Timetable
Toilet
Loo
To go (meals)
Take away
French fries
Chips
Chips
Crisps
Ketchup
Tomato sauce
Truck
Lorry
Uniforms
Skins
Trash can
Rubbish bin
Cookies
Biscuits
Airplane
Aeroplane
Expensive
Dear
Food
Grub
Bathroom
Toilet
Bangs
Fringe
Suspenders
Braces
Period
Full stop
Highway
Dual carriageway
Dog’s Leash
Lead
Make out
Snog
Marinara sauce
Napolitana sauce
Diaper
Nappy
Pacifier
Dummy
Eraser
Rubber
Dumpster
Skip
Vacation
Holiday

"So if a British chap ever asks you where he could buy a cheap rubber…
don’t point him over to the Condom Shack."

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