British-English to American-English 'translation' thread

[Treeb]

Here's a new one for me. Someone just mentioned "pencil crayons" in the advent calendar thread, which I'd never heard of. A bit of thinking and I realized this is probably what we would refer to as "colored pencils".

[Brigitte]

Here's a new one for me. Someone just mentioned "pencil crayons" in the advent calendar thread, which I'd never heard of. A bit of thinking and I realized this is probably what we would refer to as "colored pencils".

Yep. We call them pencil crayons here in Canada.

Another thread has also just made me aware of the words "trump", "pump", and "parp" as child-friendly words for flatulence. I have never heard these words used in Canada. However, "toot" and "fluff" are familiar if not used often. "Fart" is the most common word used here, although in formal settings one might prefer to say one has "passed gas", or if course avoid mentioning it at all.

In that same fart thread, someone said "twee". What does that mean?

[shye]

twee is hard to explain...my understanding of it (as a canadian in the uk) is cheesy, kitsche kind of thing....

[AntiRuth]

bacon in Australia is really long ( the streaky and the back joined!) just the back part is called shortcut. That said it's not very good, more like ham than bacon!
I'm in Aus, originally from UK

[Nix]

I love this thread-so fascinating!

[jvnt]

bacon in Australia is really long ( the streaky and the back joined!) just the back part is called shortcut. That said it's not very good, more like ham than bacon!
I'm in Aus, originally from UK

I always thought this - it is much pinker than British bacon and not like raw meat at all - it seems partially cured. I never got on with it either.

Twee is overly cute.

[busmother]

Twee is overly cute.

Think over the top chocolate box country cottage with lots of chintz and frills and florals.

[StJuniper]

Twee is overly cute.

Think over the top chocolate box country cottage with lots of chintz and frills and florals.

I've definitely heard it used here, most often in reference to Zooey Deschenel.

[StJuniper]

My post won't post! I didn't use the k word...

[ToothFairy]

I've approved it for you StJ, no idea what's going on there!

[Brigitte]

Twee is overly cute.

Think over the top chocolate box country cottage with lots of chintz and frills and florals.

I've definitely heard it used here, most often in reference to Zooey Deschenel.

Thanks for all the explanations! I think I'm catching on

[Cazfay]

UK suspenders = stretchy over-the-shoulder straps to hold up your trousers (I mean pants)
US suspenders = something to hold up lingerie stockings

Not quite right

UK suspenders also hold up your stockings (we do wear stockings and suspenders in the UK)
It's BRACES that hold up your trousers / pants

[StJuniper]

Suspenders also hold up pants here, but braces are only for your teeth.

[Treeb]

I'm in the US and have only heard of suspenders as straps to hold up your pants. I don't pay attention to lingerie enough to know the terms for things. And like StJ, braces are for your teeth.

[Marrow]

Braces can also mean brackets ({[]}) <--- like these