by KattyLadyBug » 19 Nov 2015, 14:52
I know this thread is ANCIENT, but I came across it and had to clarify some things. I don't know what these things are called in the UK, but in the US, it is as follows:
Chickpeas and garbanzo beans are used interchangeably.
Scones are triangular bits of sweetened bread, usually with a glaze on top.
Biscuits are usually round buttery fluffy bread eaten at breakfast, sometimes covered in gravy, sometimes with butter and jelly/jam inside. Some dog treats are also called biscuits.
I've never heard of an oat cake, and the description doesn't sound familiar. It does sound yummy though.
Jam and jelly are different things here. Jelly is made from fruit juice. Jam is made from puree, and preserves have chunks/bits of fruit in it. We tend to use telly to refer to them all, but if you go to the store to buy a jar of it, it will be labeled with the more specific term.
Cheese is cheese ... You can buy imported cheese, and it might be something you're more familiar with. We also have processed ("American") cheese here, and that stuff is pretty nasty on its own. I do like it for some specific purposes (like in warm sandwiches).
A mooch is a freeloader - somebody who is always asking for things but never giving things.
US slang for being drunk (and sometimes high on drugs) include trashed, smashed, wasted, and tipsy. I've never heard trashed referring to being tired. I guess sometimes if you were doing something athletic, and your body is very tired it might work. "That game wasted me." "That obstacle course trashed me." "I wasted the other team." Those might work, but it would be misunderstood if referring to general exhaustion.
Diapers are what you would call a nappy.
A blanket is something you cover up with at night. It's a generic term. We would call a quilt, duvet, etc. a blanket. A baby blanket might refer to a muslin for you in England. We usually swaddle babies in their blankets, and now we have "sleep sacks" which are little cloth bags that you zip up around a baby's body so that they don't get strangled by a loose blanket.