Posted on Jul 3, 2020
American Words That Crucially Mean Something Else in England
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There are words they use in the UK that we don't use the same way...
I was asked if I had a "rubber" (which is an eraser in the UK) that I could lend...
Of course, they have a dessert called "Spotted Dick"
And an entree called Toad in the Hole...
And it goes on...
I was asked if I had a "rubber" (which is an eraser in the UK) that I could lend...
Of course, they have a dessert called "Spotted Dick"
And an entree called Toad in the Hole...
And it goes on...
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Capt Dwayne Conyers - thank goodness I had a secretary who spoke "the Queen's English" and was always happy to translate for me!
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Capt Dwayne Conyers
I did pack a fanny or two while across the pond, CW5 Jack Cardwell. Well, definitely more than to...
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