tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post7211828293729356597..comments2024-03-28T21:26:18.715+01:00Comments on WRITER CRAMPS (Main): AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORKGattinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-22260936215617343272014-01-01T01:16:54.932+01:002014-01-01T01:16:54.932+01:00There is an enormous difference between English-En...There is an enormous difference between English-English and American-English...<br /><br />Entertaining facts!<br /><br />Thanks for linking to the letter "E"!<br /><br />A+Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-54405423113007478752013-12-23T00:55:32.688+01:002013-12-23T00:55:32.688+01:00I spent time with my Aunt in England and by the ti...I spent time with my Aunt in England and by the time I left I was speaking proper English with a lilting accent. My Aunt laughed at me as I hadn't realized I did this. I guess I have an ear for accents.<br />Maribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435726542598515305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-60764845743519347212013-12-21T22:27:32.251+01:002013-12-21T22:27:32.251+01:00Gattina, this is soooo true! What a great post! ...Gattina, this is soooo true! What a great post! English v. American!! So very clever! Hope you have a great holiday.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-46405105523995509412013-12-21T14:05:59.116+01:002013-12-21T14:05:59.116+01:00Vive la difference! Vive la difference! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-71625380525891007782013-12-20T19:54:39.274+01:002013-12-20T19:54:39.274+01:00Thank you for such an interesting and fun post, it...Thank you for such an interesting and fun post, it was just delightful.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-68554349715903988102013-12-20T14:15:36.023+01:002013-12-20T14:15:36.023+01:00Being english with american family and having live...Being english with american family and having lived there I totally understand your fab posting <br />Happy Christmas Eden House News and viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495144080958338381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-61170545202114008842013-12-20T10:29:58.450+01:002013-12-20T10:29:58.450+01:00This was a fun read. Well done!
=)This was a fun read. Well done!<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-62208005829835157272013-12-20T05:22:38.260+01:002013-12-20T05:22:38.260+01:00I love this post, and am American but know all the...I love this post, and am American but know all the different words since my dh and I read so many English books, watch English tv shows and movies, etc. One I don't think you mention is that in the USA it is flashlight and in the UK it is torch. Yes, we do not rest in the rest room, ha ha and we also call it a bathroom but don't usually take a bath in there when it is a public bathroom in a restaurant, etc.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-39752716361008896292013-12-20T03:15:21.832+01:002013-12-20T03:15:21.832+01:00what a fun post. I have always like this kind of ...what a fun post. I have always like this kind of English, it just sounds more elegant than American english, but sadly, I wasn't raise in Britain or some other place that speaks this kind of English.<br /><br />hope you have a wonderful day.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-33105585237577599062013-12-19T22:44:22.703+01:002013-12-19T22:44:22.703+01:00LOL!!!! Been there, know that (the other way round...LOL!!!! Been there, know that (the other way round though).Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-89479739170326437742013-12-19T22:12:31.523+01:002013-12-19T22:12:31.523+01:00Love the translation! To Andrew, the Aussie, yes, ...Love the translation! To Andrew, the Aussie, yes, Americans do say bathroom, but you're more likely to hear that in someone's home, whereas, if you're in a restaurant, you're more likely to ask for the restroom. I don't know why.Granny-Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839672013793941394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-61200674232092407422013-12-19T21:17:28.611+01:002013-12-19T21:17:28.611+01:00Still grinning!
Similar misunderstandings here i...Still grinning! <br /><br />Similar misunderstandings here in Spain too!Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968497741386697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-11973260047859060212013-12-19T19:06:43.538+01:002013-12-19T19:06:43.538+01:00You know the kids today speak also in a new langua...You know the kids today speak also in a new language we don't understand ourselves and we live here.<br />We read British books and watch movies so we are familiar with British terms.<br />I think every generation has something different I told my son son of the terms we used and he was also shocked.<br />They also would have no idea what we meant by them.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-68418559513022018942013-12-19T15:01:27.341+01:002013-12-19T15:01:27.341+01:00So fun! Isn't it amazing how different the sa...So fun! Isn't it amazing how different the same language can be from place to place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-90078144843196389192013-12-19T13:41:25.469+01:002013-12-19T13:41:25.469+01:00As a Canadian born, but naturalized American, I co...As a Canadian born, but naturalized American, I could identify some of the similarities from Canadian roots. Very charmingly written post that also educates!Esther Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129643709319136198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-38331636704958906002013-12-19T10:54:56.975+01:002013-12-19T10:54:56.975+01:00Brilliant!!! And funny too. I might turn this into...Brilliant!!! And funny too. I might turn this into my own post in time, but briefly Australia takes from both countries.<br /><br />We say toilet but you do at times see the sign restroom, although I can't remember seeing restroom for a while. Don't Americans usually say bathroom?<br /><br />Biscuits here, but you hear cookies used at times in big shops.<br /><br />The traditional Aussie is blokes, but you are more likely to hear guys now, for both men and women.<br /><br />We say boot, bonnet, mudguard and not fender.<br /><br />We have always said truck, but we know lorry well from books and tv.<br /><br />We use both garden and yard. A yard is less formal. Front garden in front of the house, back yard at the back.<br /><br />I may be out of touch about babies, but we used to say pusher when the child was sitting up or pram if they flat on their back.<br /><br />We say lift, but those who watch a lot of American tv might say elevator.<br /><br />Definitely wardrobe here. Building plan toilets are marked with the initials WC, water closet.<br /><br />Mostly mailbox, but you post a letter in a letter box on the street. The mail is delivered by a postman or mailman.<br /><br />Pants here. <br /><br />Mostly movies here. My mother used to go to the pictures. I go to the cinema. Young people go to the movies.<br /><br />Your flat in Australia is probably smaller and more modest than your apartment in Australia. It is a hard one and people decide for themselves. I have lived in a couple of flats, one was rented, one was owned. I now live in an apartment. But if you live in a small one bedroom rented flat and you call it an apartment, you are 'bunging it on', or 'putting on side'.<br /><br />I will look at the effingpot link tomorrow.<br /><br />You should have embedded the song, an Englishman in New York.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-45342512808178050302013-12-19T09:36:41.689+01:002013-12-19T09:36:41.689+01:00Hi Gattina .. we're losing the uniqueness of l...Hi Gattina .. we're losing the uniqueness of life - but language differences can be challenging - good list you've given us here ..<br /><br />Cheers and enjoy the rest of the festive preparations .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-17197985289202311342013-12-19T08:33:22.419+01:002013-12-19T08:33:22.419+01:00Americanisms are creeping in here too but I try to...Americanisms are creeping in here too but I try to resist them. Here it seems a flat is what you rent and a unit is a flat you buy. What we call a garage sale is a yard sale in America and a car boot sale in Britain.<br />Whatever they are called I am there and ready to buy other peoples discards/rubbish.Linens and Royalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424916243839362866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-55559018315435623842013-12-19T08:09:14.563+01:002013-12-19T08:09:14.563+01:00Here in Singapore, we learn the British English in...Here in Singapore, we learn the British English in schools but we watch lots of American TV programmes and movies. We get confused too. :Peastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857159910102323096.post-35085927843981355592013-12-19T06:55:57.876+01:002013-12-19T06:55:57.876+01:00OMW What a wonderful post! You should come to Sout...OMW What a wonderful post! You should come to South Africa to become really confused. Hence my WW yesterday that many Europeans didn't quite catch! Hope you'll have a dry Christmas! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.com