Language Twists
Australian / American language differences is a topic of constant interest, amusement, and even irritation. Language differences are those that most expatriates have to deal with from "day one", being faced with them on a daily basis. The table below lists a vast amount of the common language differences, and some that are more obscure.
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Aussie |
American |
Arse/Bum = Autumn = Bag = Barrack = Biscuits = Bonnet = Boot = Capsicum = Chewing gum = Chips = Cordial = Dole = Doona = Drawing pin = Flat = Flatmate = Ground floor = Guernsey = Hire = Icy Pole = Jelly = Jumper = Lemon Squash = Lemonade = Lounge Room = Lollies = Main course = Mate = Mobile phone = Museli = Nappy = Petrol = Pot plants = Power point = Pram = Prawns = Press studs = Pub = Pushbike = Queue = Rubber = Rubbish = Runners = Scones = Shop = Shop assistant = Shopping trolley = Singlet = Spirits = Station = Surname = Take away = Tap = Tea-towel = Toilet = Tomato sauce = Tracksuit = Tram = University = Whinge = Windscreen = |
Ass/Butt Fall Purse/Pocketbook Root Cookies Hood Trunk Bell Pepper Gum Fries Kool Aid Welfare Comforter Thumbtack Apartment Roommate First floor Jersey Rent Popsicle Jello Sweater Lemonade 7 up or similar Living Room Candy Entree Buddy Cell phone Granola Diaper Gas Potted plants Outlet Baby carriage Shrimp Snaps Bar Bike Line Eraser Trash Tennis shoes Biscuits Store Sales clerk Shopping cart Tank top Liquor Ranch Last name Take out Faucet Dish-towel Bathroom Ketchup Sweats Streetcar College Whine Windshield |
Air hostess = Balcony = Beetroot = Bench = Bitumen = Blind = Bum bag = Bumper bar = Bush = Caravan = Cardigan = Cellar = Chemist = City = Clothes peg = Condom = Cot = Cotton = Cutlery = Dummy = Entree = Esky = Fairy cake = Fairy floss = Footpath = Fortnight = Fringe = Full stop = Gear stick = Give way sign = Hash sign = Holiday = Icing = Icing sugar = Jam = Jug = Maths = Mince meat = Number plate = Petrol bowser = Plait = Porridge = Postcode = Postman = Primary school = Public toilet = Rubbish = Rubbish bin = Sand pit = Serviettes = Skirting board = Softdrink = Spanner = Sticky tape = Sultana = Swiss roll = Tap = Taxi = Torch = Veranda = Wallet = |
Flight Attendant Deck Beets Counter Asphalt Shade Fanny pack Fender Woods Trailer Sweater Basement Pharmacy/Drugstore Downtown Clothes pin Rubber Crib Thread Flatware/Silverware Pacifier Appetizer Cooler Cup cake Cotton candy Sidewalk Two weeks Bangs Period Gear shift Yield sign Pound sign Vacation Frosting Powdered sugar Jelly/Preserves Pitcher Math Hamburger License plate Gas pump Braid Oatmeal Zip code Mailman Grade school Rest room Trash Trash can Sand box Napkins Baseboard Soda Wrench Scotch tape Raisin Jelly roll Faucet Cab Flashlight Porch Billfold |
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