Mircha

I think the majority I have come across have already been mentioned but the way they say the time can be different e.g. 13:15 is said as quarter after one and 13:30 would be one thirty instead of half past 1

I also haven't come across the 24hour clock much here...think its a European thing. Saying that the government websites seem to quote 24 hour clock

yzf.shaun

Lol I had a good laugh with my wife reading through this lot.

gembraith86

I work in a school so if you have school aged kids these terms may be useful:

Daybook - Diary (for scheduling)
Parentheses - Brackets ()
Recess - Breaktime
Doutang - the first time someone said to me 'pass the doutang' I had no clue what they were on about! It's a folder to keep papers clipped into it, I don't even think we have an equivalent in England.
Washroom - Toilet
Pro-D Day (Professional Development Day) - Inset Day
Pockets - Plastic wallets
High School - Secondary School
Elementary School - Primary School
Line Up - Queue

If you have university aged kids:
Professor - Lecturer (they never use this word)
Studying - Revising

dbd33

Actually, one can convey meaning to the colonials using London English but one must work at it. 'Aris and brassic are two terms commonly used in offices where I've worked.

I understand that "bag of spanners" and "chocolate fireguard" are terms used on another floor though it took a while for these to become established.

The4BellsLondon

I am Carri - (Carolyn) I often get stuff addressed to Kerri!

scilly

When arranging to go out with someone, do not, please, ever use the phrase to anyone "I'll knock you up in the morning" ............... meaning "I'll wake you up by knocking on your front door"

I'll knock you up = make you pregnant


I'll knock you up in the morning = I'll give you a call



phone/ring/give you a tinkle = call



Unless you keep to metric, all cookery measures are different from the UK .......... they're smaller over here, and so are the measuring cups and spoons.

For example ........

1 cup = 10 oz / 250 ml UK
1 cup = 8 oz / 240 ml US


Gas is sold in litres ................. but when gallon is used, it is the US gallon (32 ounces), not the UK gallon (40 ounces)

Piff Poff

Khakis, pronounced kakkis. This means beige couloured trousers and anything from formal trousers to chino and of course trousers are pants.

Bunny hug is a hoodie with pockets in the front, I am told this is a Saskatchewan description.

Shell, is a windbreaker/raincoat.

Truck, means either a pick up, a 4x4, a lorry, a juggernaut, an articulated lorry.

Skirting is baseboard.

bats

Hmm, my cup measures are 250ml. Bought in Canada.

bats

Oh yes, they say 'different than', they bring stuff when they should be taking it. Things impact on other things rather than having an impact or causing an impact. This irritates the eff out of me as in my world impacted means constipated.

I like the phrase 'visit with someone' meaning to spend some time with them.

Siouxie

They say "pork roast" instead of roast pork and they like to serve mashed potato's instead of roast potato's and that disgusting stuff they call stove top stuffing together with mashed turnip - which is sweetened with brown sugar and smothered in butter. Disgusting.

crazydaving

Graham = gram! And "no" is a question. I. E. Would you like this thing or no? :-)

Dorothy

Um, no. Jam is jam. Jelly is what Americans call it. Jelly in Canada is like jam, but without fruit pieces.

MillieF

Why does every Canadian (with the exception of my husband, thank heaven) immediately shorten my name. I am a Pamela, and nobody has ever called me Pam till I came here. They do it immediately and it drives me scatty.

In 'other bits' of Canada do they say "oh my land" as a sort of 'oh my goodness'? Everyone in Fredericton seems to be 'oh my landing' all the time, I'd never heard it before, and think its quite nice.

Greenhill

Enquiry = inquiry
Polystyrene = styrofoam
Plastic or metal wrapped around a wooden house = siding
Power cut = power outage
Dry dog food = kibble
Movie = show

Lorry1

We were invited to my Canadian neighbours in new year for a get together. As we were leaving they asked if we would like to take some jelly. I looked over and saw they were actually jars of jam. So maybe some Canadians say jelly as jam too.

Thought of another one, pushchair - stroller.