10 American Words That Completely Confuse Brits!

[@drrockkso8882]

Americans call it "cilantro" because that's the Spanish word for the plant, which is mostly used in Mexican cuisine here. We say "coriander" to refer to the dried/crushed seeds of the plant, as opposed to the fresh leaves.

[@davidcookmfs6950]

I was going to say that.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

You are correct! Explained it perfectly! The reason the Brits use the word coriander is because they first imported the seeds to use in cooking well before they ever used the leafy part.

[@Sarah-ew2pp]

Just scrolling through before posting the same thing: fresh leaves are cilantro, dried seeds, whole or powdered, are coriander.

[@loterco]

in spanish we say coriander to refer the seeds, and cilantro to refer leaves or plant

[@saptabima7987]

Some says coriander leaves

[@heritagehuntress9553]

It cracks me up that you pronounced "faucet" perfectly correctly with an American accent, and immediately decided, "No, it's definitely not that."

[@demonanastasi3275]

In my Southern accent at least, I sometimes call it "FAW-sit," rounding the AH noise at its closure. And sometimes it's the other AH noise, closer towards o (like in on) represented by c flipped horizontally in IPA, closed by a brief schwa (uh noise, upside-down e in IPA). "FOH-uh-sit." Slight w sneaks in between the ah and uh due to how the lips are shaped when forming the noise as well. My great aunt would pronounce the o in coffee the same way. "COH-uh-fee," with sneaky w. Hearing him pronounce it with the brighter ah noise without closure rounding was jarring!

[@stratdx]

Hahaha

[@emmie_lou_who]

However, I don't know if it's just where I live in Ohio but we wouldn't say I want some faucet water we'd say tap water so it would actually make more sense to call it a tap lol. Do they call it tap water in other parts of the US as well?

[@karalynne7616]

​@Emmie Butcher I had the same thoughts! Yes, tap water...from the faucet 😂 I

[@scottgarner8270]

Faucet has it's origins from the French. It's not surprising for the confusion. The US has more diversity and therefore more words mixed in from other countries. You can thank the Spanish for cilantro. For faucet you can also use spigot here in the US. Outside faucets are bibs. I think another old British term is sillcock instead of tap. Plenty of old and new words intermixed.

[@SabresGuy87]

Funny thing about the faucet one is we call the water that comes out "tap water" 😂

[@Autumn_Forest_]

Haha true!

[@sbrenner2561]

I've heard the the term spigot used too.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

@@sbrenner2561 A spigot is the thing outside a building which you get water from.

[@sbrenner2561]

@@Autumn_Forest_ we called that "the hose" or "hosecock". But I'm an old phart lol.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

@@sbrenner2561 Are you American? I’m American and have never heard those terms! I mean we say “hose,” but it refers to the rubber tube we use to water something. The thing you turn to get water to come out (and the place it comes out) is the spigot. Hosecock just sounds dirty lol.

[@gilbertspader7974]

As an American mechanic who was stationed in England for 4 years almost all car and truck terms are different. Fender/ wings, trunk/ boot, passenger side/ off side, windshield/ windscreen and on and on. My favorite on Semi Tractor/Lory is the curly airhose that connects the truck too the trailer is called a pigtail in US a Susie in UK 😂.

[@iseewood]

The word Realtor is actually a trademark of an organization. The official title is Real Estate Agent, but they can join the Realtor organization (you have to pay a fee) to be called a Realtor. Because so many Real Estate Agents join the Realtor organization, the words have been used synonymously.

[@Tiqerboy]

I was surprised by this because I thought Realtor came from the word Realty which is short for real estate. And I just assumed it would be the same in the UK as it is in the US.

[@moxee33]

How cool! I never knew any of that! Thanks 👍

[@karenbc99]

Ex realtor in Canada, you are correct. I laugh when some Americans say REALATOR. Who knows where the extra A comes from.

[@jon_nomad]

Same with Zerox and photocopy

[@anndeecosita3586]

Thanks for the background. I say real estate agent

[@MuddyLaBoue]

My late husband was British and I am American. He lived in a flat on the first floor with no lift, and I lived in an apartment on the second floor with no elevator. He wore a swimming costume in the pool, whereas I wore a swimsuit. I imagined him dressed up as Napoleon as he jumped in, and he imagined me in business garb. We squabbled over words and their meanings and/or their pronunciation, but in fact, we had great fun with it all. How I miss those days!

[@victormain1220]

ahhahaaaahhahaaa

[@Zederok]

Sorry for your loss. As someone whose been married for 29 years to a non American foreigner (German) I always cherish our misunderstandings of phrases and utterances in the differing languages.

[@dru1432]

Love this story, but sorry for your loss.

[@chainamarie03]

LOL!!

[@justindean1420]

We split those limey bahstids wigs! Preach Cheech Chuuch!

[@nobuichida1412]

My Dad was American and Mom English. I’ve been confused all my life

[@UKxKDH]

Nobu Ichida Same and yes same lol

[@emmanuelallen4376]

Your dad was American? What is your dad now?

[@Kilo-sz4ch]

@@emmanuelallen4376 lol

[@jaynegranger7995]

Emmanuel Allen was ... maybe they’re not alive now 🤦‍♀️😨

[@emmanuelallen4376]

@@jaynegranger7995 Then say your dad is American and your mom is British. Even if the dad is dead doesn't mean he's not American

[@Hemond1]

Coriander and cilantro are two different spices although they come from the same plant. Cilantro leaves taste like soap (to me) and are used in Latino cooking. Coriander seeds are roasted and ground and are used in curry and pickling. Not bad for a snack too.

[@phillippettes6321]

Dish soap

[@saini1976]

Coriander and cilantro are the same thing. If you are talking about ground roasted coriander seeds, then so specify.

[@PigletSaysHello]

Yes I agree, cilantro takes like soap to me too 😊. I heard that it's a (genetic?) thing where it tastes like soap to a certain (smaller) percentage of people,

[@WandaMaximoff1998]

@@PigletSaysHellocorrect!! As someone with 25% Mexican genes I have the genes for enjoying cilantro 😂

[@SoloStark]

You wouldn’t really ask “Where’s the faucet?” you’d ask “Where’s the sink?” The faucet is the part of the sink where the water comes out

[@jaimebrasseit4696]

I have heard people say, turn off the faucet. Maybe that's what he means?

[@chetyoubetya8565]

Or turn off the water or run the water.

[@sainjawoof3506]

Well in English, you say, "Where is the tap?" ...if you are looking to use the water. You turn a tap on and off, to release water. You only ask where the sink is, if you are going to put something in it, or the like.

[@dennyj8650]

Or a drinking fountain in Milwaukee is a "bubbler"!

[@Pocketfarmer1]

A faucet without a sink would be a spigot.

[@StamfordBridge]

Some more lesser known ones: American English: raccoon British English: estate panda American English: gasoline British English: estate fuel American English: cookies British English: jumper googlies American English: chocolate British English: crim-crim sweetums

[@entpanimatics8070]

StamfordBridge estate panda 😂

[@tribequest9]

LOL!!!! This one had me rollin.

[@MaesReverie]

Jesus British has boring words.. estate panda? Really?

[@chadspokeanimations3737]

Wtf haha 😂😂

[@wullaballoo2642]

We don't have raccoons in britain so we don't have a word for them apart from raccoon. He made that shit up. They have raccoons in australia and call them trash pandas there. We call fuel petrol from the word petrolium which is the scientific name for the fuel, what the fuck is estate fuel supposed to mean? Every so called british english word in this list he made up himself as a joke

[@Oranguice]

Some older people in America call sneakers "tennis shoes".

[@dennis771]

Oranguice my dad does

[@Zooboo1]

Some lawyers call them felony shoes

[@zacharyclifford4345]

Older people? I've heard 6 year olds call them tennis shoes.

[@Z_Victory_Z]

Actually, everyone in the South---age regardless--calls them tennis shoes.

[@vaporbyte.]

everyone i knew always said that XD (im from oregon)

[@latishacampbell5764]

I have been watching British KZbinrs for years so I'm a little more comfortable with the differences. I will say it does depend on what part of America you're from. Cilantro and coriander are the same thing. I can't eat it because I'm allergic. For blinker some of us also say turn signal. Your usage and understanding of the American words was pretty spot-on.

[@CiceroSapiens]

Coriander is a spice here, that your grow cilantro from. I’m sorry you are allergic, since coriander is in so many recipes. I wonder if, just as you can in a pinch substitute parsley or dill, if likewise you could substitute parsley or dill seeds in recipes? 😅 Rather off topic…

[@louisrosales9888]

for me, cilantro is the leaf and coriander is the seed.

[@echognomecal6742]

@@louisrosales9888 This is correct...maybe they meant they're the same as in "from the same plant"

[@dumbidols]

Indicators/Blinkers are also "Turn Signals" in American English.

[@CorporateShill66]

I'm in Canada, haven't heard anyone use Blinkers

[@DJayFreeDoo]

We say Blinkers in sweden. But a lot of drivers don't know how to use them.

[@tpkyterooluebeck9224]

Thank you! I was trying to remember the other American term. I grew up with the word "Indicator" Northern State, but was told that some Americans say "turn signal", but I had forgetten that word. lol

[@michellemorris1890]

Yeah. I use both blinker and turn signal. I guess I never really thought about it before, but they are interchangeable in the U.S.

[@sindbad211]

The German word is actually Blinker

[@sjohnson1093]

We use the word cilantro for just the leaves of the plant. We say coriander for the seeds. Cilantro is a Spanish word, and is used frequently in Mexican cooking.

[@sashole1]

Exactly!

[@catherinelarson1728]

To corroborate S’s comment: “Cilantro” refers to the herb (the leaves) in American English; “coriander” refers to the spice (the seeds).

[@christopappageorge827]

I never heard of cilantro until I started hitting up taco trucks.

[@shheih285]

And just to be a little more confusing, it may also be referred to as Chinese Parsley. Cilantro and coriander are more commonly used in my area.

[@carlosayala6754]

Damn right, but cilantro is used in the whole America continent

[@darrenmiller9923]

"Sophomore" comes from Greek words meaning "wise fool"--a perfect description of a sophomore if ever there were one!

[@dorothymccoy4061]

Bangs came from when a horse was readied for show they groomed the tail by cutting it at a 'bangs' length. As for ' fringe'...I think of the song with the line "a shiny little surey with a fringe on top." Guess they both have to do with horses as a horse pulled the surey.

[@GregConquest]

So, a sophisticated moron, huh?

[@raadiyabond162]

What grade is sophomore

[@cubstr7111]

@@raadiyabond162 10th grade

[@raadiyabond162]

Alexis Garcia ok

[@clam371384]

Ok, I have one for you: American: eraser, British: rubber, which means condom in America.

[@chuckphillips5682]

Or galoshes here, "wellies" in the UK, or "rubbers."

[@addydahl5550]

America: sneakers England: Trainers Both of those sound weird, I’m Canadian, I grew up with Runners

[@joshmanuel6802]

In America we don't even use both terms. We just say shoes.

[@SoniaJbrt]

In South Africa we call it Tekkies! We even have a chain store selling trainers (tekkies) called Tekkie Town!

[@Girmit]

🤣

[@Girmit]

Can we just say shoes?

[@YeoThe1ForMe]

Sneakers is only one word of many for shoes used in America, I've heard sneakers, trainers, and runners as well as tennis shoes, kicks, and gym shoes. Apparently most of the country calls them tennis shoes though.

[@fairday2]

Most Americans say turn signal instead of blinkers.

[@owdeezstrauz1268]

fairday2 maybe.... i can only speak for the midwest, we call them blinkers

[@kdxracer184]

We call them blinkers in the south as well. Lol

[@marieskee22]

Hmmm. I think if you are referring to the actual stick inside the car you use, we say turn signal. But if you are referring to the actual light that is flashing on and off, I think we say, "He's got his blinker on!"

[@cornjobb]

i don't think you're qualified to speak for "most" americans.

[@optimusboy1]

fairday2 except during anger, then it becomes "use you flippin blinker @**hole""

[@BarbaraRenaeJohnson]

It's funny because with the faucet, we call the apparatus that allows water from the sink (basin) a faucet, but the water from it we call "tap water".

[@BarbaraRenaeJohnson]

Also, certain regions of the US use different words for the same thing. Like Coca Cola, most northerners call it "pop", while Southerners say "soda". All say "Coke" for Coca-Cola, but in the south "Coke" can also refer to any dark soft drink.

[@therubberchicken630]

The knobs on older faucets are referred to as taps.

[@brandiigiibson]

Barbara Johnson Mmm, not the whole south. I don't know anyone who says they want a coke but means sprite..

[@Paolo-uq3fc]

@@BarbaraRenaeJohnson only rat bastards dare call soda pop or refer to every soda as coke

[@sophiewhite6258]

I think this might be a bit of a regional thing too. I've heard it called "tap", "faucet", and "spigot".

[@marianneprice2418]

Another one is Garden vs Yard. Watched a show where the British couple wanted a 2 acre garden. I thought they wanted to be farmers 😂 Then I realized garden was the lawn or yard as we call it. In America garden refers only to planted vegetables, herbs, flowers not grass.

[@PigletSaysHello]

Yes that is a very good example. I think of "garden" as vegetables, and I would say "flower bed" as the area to plant flowers. And "yard" to me would be your whole outside property/land which is usually covered in grass.

[@mrsclausoc3]

Sneakers is a regional American word. In southern california I grew up saying "tennis shoes" or "tennies". Sneakers wasnt really used but we knew what someone meant if they said it: something sporty with a rubber sole. We also had "running shoes" , "hiking shoes", "skate shoes" and "gym shoes" or Vans Slip ons were skate shoes for skateboarding

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

That's what I grew up saying in the Midwest. As a kid, I thought it was one word: Tenneshoes 😊

[@margarete6888]

Grew up in Texas. We said tennis shoes or tennies.

[@margaretford1011]

Yes, “sneakers” is very regional. The Northeast and a bit into the north central, southern Florida where the snowbirds from the Northeast congregate. But also parts of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, too, I’ve read.

[@abbyplaysgameshai1190]

I‘m in the south and that’s what I say

[@Mrs.Hernandez322]

Idaho- tennis shoes.

[@nataliejones6626]

Blinker is a colloquial term. The official name is “turn signal” also we say cilantro because we were introduced to the food through Mexican cuisine and in Mexico it is called cilantro. Same with zucchini. We use the Italian tern

[@Pops1970]

This^^^^

[@michaels5261]

I grew up on Long Island saying Blinkers and Directionals.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@michaels5261 I also grew up on L.I. and my recollection is calling them turn signals. The blinkers are the warning lights that indicate you're going slow or you're parked alongside the highway.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I also suspect it's regional.

[@theloniousm4337]

Blinkers is used but it typically means when all four corner lights are flashing. Blinkers is synonymous with hazard lights or "hazards". Turn signal or signal lights is used when you want to indicate a directional turn to either the left or right.

[@nikburton9264]

coriander is the seed. cilantro is the green leaf.

[@Jewriffic]

What would you then call the Root of the plant (which is what I cook with the most) Coriander Root or Cilantro Root. I say it would depend upon the countries use of the words.

[@non9886]

nik: exactly phillip: i've never heard of using coriander root! and btw, americans are right, separation of that two become from countries where they always used it and imho in this case it is proper and practical...

[@Jewriffic]

Using Coriander Root is found in Thai cooking. Elsewhere the Green Leaves make for a higher profit perhaps, but certainly not for flavor.

[@quantumeseboy]

Coriander seed is the seed, coriander is the plant, cilantro is an Italian word.

[@gungho1284]

I've never seen the root sold as a spice. Labeled either way, it would still be the same root and most likely have "root" on the label to set it apart from the other coriander/cilantro products.

[@carolecarrara9785]

In the 90s I worked with group of Brits who came over here for a years work. They were wonderful and so eager to learn our lingo. They were given a sheet of paper listing British words and counterpart American Words. I love it and still have that list today. We Learned a lot from them.

[@asheimmortal]

We use both. Someone would say "turn off the faucet" but if you're asked what you are drinking you would say "tap water".

[@baconbitz7804]

Seth Perry I say sink like turn off the sink

[@saber2802]

i don't know. I can imagine someone saying "Turn off the tap" and it word work as well.

[@mloftin6472]

Why does no one talk about taps at a bar? Doesn't everyone call the beer taps at a bar "taps?" No?

[@itza71]

This will blow your mind! The water we get from the faucet we call...tap water (as opposed to bottled water). Seriously!

[@chanelmone4721]

Derek Fine lol, yeah we use tap as well but we have a name for where the tap water comes out of.

[@michellebohlmann6366]

Here we call it a faucet but the water from it is called either tap (if it is city water) or well water (if it is from a well).

[@alexanderroberts5223]

beat to it by three days. Seriously, never heard it called "faucet water", that's for sure.

[@rogeronslow1498]

Lmao😂😂

[@laurafiller1849]

Americans have taps, but only in reference to beer. "What is on tap?" = "What beer do you sell?"

[@NeyMessiFCB]

Hahaha, we say "Turn Signal" more than "Blinkers". At least where I am from, Arizona and Texas.

[@mickey7280]

Caitlynn Bethard Haha where I am we say Blinker. It’s a weird word😂

[@dubrc8577]

Here in Cali...most ppl I know say turn signal. I have heard blinkers and indicator though too but signal is more common. Especially when screaming at some fool..."USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL A-HOLE!"🤣

[@GraupeLie]

Hahaha, that's actually very funny to me as a German, because I only know "indicators" for these lights in English, but in German they are actually called "Blinker" :D

[@mikeyseibert1406]

Def turn signal

[@scottwill9443]

Florida = Turn Signal. Though on rare occasion I'll say blinker.

[@jenniferk4336]

Blinkers, because it's a blinking turn signal. Sophomore is part of a word set for students with 4 school years: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Sophomore is also used to describe a second attempt, such as a 2nd album being a band's sophomore attempt. I adored your American faucet pronunciation! Spot on.

[@simonhenry7867]

So what do you call hazards?

[@Knors666able]

I've always called them indicators because they indicate which way I am turning.

[@poppyshock]

@@simonhenry7867 Hazard lights or just hazards. I (originally from California) only use "blinker" when making fun of someone being "out of blinker juice," meaning they're not using their turn signals.

[@kevinmathervideo]

Loved this. All news to me. I only heard “blinkers” many years ago - always “turn signals” recently. (But they still aren’t used often enough.)

[@channelmar15]

@@simonhenry7867You mean the button with the red triangle, that’s your hazard light. (AmE)

[@Gart-One]

The oddest thing. We say faucet, but the water that comes out of it we call “tap water.”😅

[@blackjag121]

Freshman 1st year Sophomore 2nd year Junior 3rd year Senior 4th year or last year

[@lit2021]

Naturegirl121 So confusing... I thought a junior is a freshman! :O

[@blackjag121]

Freschino No. We say these for high school and college/university.

[@thelemoncoffee]

I'm a sophomore :33

[@spazcoyle1845]

Being a brit I always wondered what sophomore etc meant now I know lol!

[@XuanNguyen-op4qs]

So how I call you if you haven't passed, and stay in University until 6th year?

[@cynthiabell6273]

I absolutely love this post. I've had an American mother and British father, I was born and grew up in India. In my adult life I have lived and worked in both the USA and Britain. I often have to pause and make sure that I am using the correct word for the country that I am in. Sometimes I tell people that I speak two languages fluently.... English and American.

[@nixcails]

I all say I speak a minimum of 5 varieties of English having lived in Hampshire, England, Yorkshire, Canada, New Zealand and Northern Ireland (Nor'Ireland) I now have added Cornish English to the equation too!

[@cynthiabell6273]

@nixcails Someone else whom understands. Good on you, girl. I

[@mikemcgown6362]

I've lived in different parts of the USA and have heard many different names for common things. They can mean different things in each part of the country. Like a "dish" can either mean "bowl" or "prepared meal". I haven't said"sneakers" since grade school. Chutes and ladders is a game I never heard of or played until my sister had her first child back in the late 80s. English can be a very confusing language for sure.

[@cynthiabell6273]

@mikemcgown6362 So you speak multiple languages too 😀

[@mikemcgown6362]

@@cynthiabell6273 seems that way. Sometimes it's like I'm on a different planet.

[@may81944]

These are great. In the American South it can get even more confusing for folks from away. We sometimes use two words when one would have been sufficient, such as hose-pipe for a garden hose, sweet milk for regular milk, and loaf bread for bread. As a big fan of Antiques Road Trip I am constantly delighted by the terms for money, such as a quid, a fiver or a tenner. I would have been lost in the world of guineas, groats, tuppences, farthings, shillings, thruppences, pence, and pounds. And why we call our smallest coins pennies must come from our inability to disconnect from the Motherland.

[@Ceares]

Interesting subregional differences. I'm in the South and have never used or even heard of any of those terms, except we buy a loaf "of" bread. But we never call it loaf bread.

[@Oturan20]

Dafok's a hose-pipe? That's water-hose where I'm from in the South. edit: I just remembered that Hose-Pipe is a slang term for a Fire-Hose where I'm from.

[@laszlokristo5383]

The British word "quid" seems to have the plural form "quid", identical to the singular, just like "sheep", "deer" or "aircfraft", etc. I remember (quoting from memory) a warning (from the early 1990s) at a London Underground station telling you that if you fail to pay the full fare "it's ten quid down the tube", a nice allusion to the British use of the word "tube" for "underground railway", i.e. "You'll be fined 10 pounds". I guess Americans (as you said) use the word "penny" only in the sense of "a coin worth one cent", but not as a unit of US currency. In the UK, "penny" can be used either way, but with different plurals: "pennies" means "two or more one-penny coins", while "pence" is the plural of the unit of currency.

[@cjeffygo]

I gotta tell a funny story here. My husband is a native Spanish speaker and a high school Spanish teacher who was educated in English from about 5th grade. His first exposure to English wasn't at an American school (We live in the US), but at a British school, so there are some British idiomatic expressions that his brains is stuck on. So keep that in mind as you read the rest of this. So one day, he comes home a litte upset and when I asked him why, he said that his students were laughing at him and wouldn't tell him why. We've had this conversation before, and it always boils down to "what were you talking about at the time they started laughing?" He said he was going over the names of animals in English and what the Spanish word for each is, using large flash cards with pictures of each animal. OK, that seemed innocuous enough, so I asked, "Ok what exactly did you say?" Well, he held up a picture of a cow and said "see the happy cow, this is a vaca", then a picture of a horse and said "this is a pretty pony, this is a caballo", then held up a picture of a MALE CHICKEN and said "look at this big beautiful cock"...i stopped him right there and said I couldn't be positive because I wasn't there, but I'm reasonably sure that's what they were laughing at. That is an example of why I married him...

[@sallylauper8222]

That's not a funny story. That's a LOVE story!

[@ToyaF82]

I suppose that's why you married him 😂🤣😅

[@cjeffygo]

Yep, that's a perfect example of why I fucking love that guy....

[@Rationalific]

To be honest, the story seems sketchy...not that you made it up, but if I were on a jury, it would not sway me and I would be seriously questioning you...because although some roosters are big and beautiful, I have never in my life (including in school, particularly when learning a language) heard the phrase "big beautiful rooster". And particularly when you are learning animal names, you don't add adjectives before them. I wouldn't say, "This is a huge pink house...casa." I'd say, "House...casa". So yeah, it reads more as a joke than an actual occurrence. Just my dos centavos.

[@camillas2530]

That is hilarious! I bet those students didn't stop laughing for weeks...

[@FANTHEORYTV]

Your second pronunciation of "faucet" is correct American English. It's more like "FAW-SIT".

[@ryans413]

FAN THEORY in Canada's I've herd both Faucet and Tap but I think we say Tap more like example I'd say oh these are some nice Taps you put in.

[@GUYJO1969]

It really just depends which part of the US you are in. We have so many dialects. New York City vs Townsend TN, now that’s a confusing conversation. Lol

[@taylormaranda2620]

FAN THEORY so true

[@mac6720]

FAN THEORY everyone I know just says sink

[@Dubbsteppa21]

M A C but the sink is the thing the water goes into when you open the tap or faucet

[@Lydomina]

#10 - We use realtor and real estate agent interchangebly. #7 We use cilantro because we border Mexico, cilantro is actually Spanish. #5 In America you can say "turn on your blinkers", but you can also say "use your turning signals", both are used. #4 Oddly enough I've heard it referred to both chutes and snakes, I wonder if there were multiple versions here. #3 We really only use the word faucet when referring to a home tap, and we still call water from it "tap water". At resturaunts you'd order beer from the tap, not beer from the faucet.

[@sandracox4341]

Yeah, we use both tap and faucet interchangeably.

[@lordjub-jub5254]

The chutes/snakes thing refers more to symbolism and packaging. It's a Indian game originally I believe(or Hindu or something like that) and its symbolic of spirituality. Using ladders to climb to higher states of self but the snakes being you lower. I'm not well versed in Hindu or whatever it is so I don't know terminology but I believe it was transferred over as a board game during the occupation of India. But to most Americans the spiritual concepts don't really click with us and chutes make more literal sense to us than snakes and it also probably had to do with wanting to remove snakes from the packaging for... Reasons. Kid friendly stuff and whatever.

[@johnp139]

Cilantro and coriander are two different things.

[@christiansonnenberg6306]

as a native German speaker it is so interesting to see the differences of AE and BE and how they influenced my language. You can clearly see that older words, like "Coriander" and "Aubergine" influenced or were influenced by BE while the more modern word "Blinker" influenced (or was influenced by) AE. I realize this video is already four years old but I'm curious: Don't Brits watch content produced in America? Eggplant, faucet and bangs are not that uncommon IMO

[@bgibson72]

Blinkers vs Indicators. Doesn’t matter what we call it, most of us Americans don’t know how to use them! Good stuff, man!

[@paganphil100]

Bryan Gibson : Same here in the UK :-)

[@bgibson72]

Philip Fletcher ah, human nature...what can you do? :-)

[@dalestephan6777]

Bryan Gibson ..used to be only the the folks driving expensive cars didnt use em..know its darn near everyone ..esp in commiefornia

[@keithmahoney4390]

And of course you drive on the wrong side of the road lol 󾓪👍

[@keithmahoney4390]

You don't know you're born your petrol is so cheap have the price of the UK 👍 Oops I mean gas lol

[@rebeccaswift7588]

The reason we Americans say Bangs (Britts say fringe) came from the term of cutting a horses tail straight across which is called the bang tail cut...

[@tinysaunt1]

The noun bangs, meaning “hair cut straight across the forehead,” may derive from the idea of the word bang meaning “abruptly,” as in a bangtail horse whose tail is trimmed straight across. The verb curtail, meaning to “cut off,” was first used to mean “dock a horse’s tail,” and then later applied more generally to mean “shorten” or “diminish.”

[@catcraft5527]

Neigh...

[@videosrus99]

That's Brits, old boy, not Britts. :-)

[@MOFH89]

Sounds awkward. Thought it would be s slang term but no..

[@KnappKnits]

@@tinysaunt1 That's very interesting, thank you. It just sounds so brutal!

[@jackkoffin1]

We say "tap" in US as well, as in "tap water". Most Americans would comfortably use tap and faucet interchangeably.

[@MandibleJaws]

I don't think I've heard anyone regularly say tap. I've heard spigot though.

[@jackkoffin1]

MandibleJaws -"Tap" may not be our first choice word for a faucet generally, but if I say to someone, "shut off the tap" I'm pretty sure they'd understand what I meant without much thought. It's not unheard of by any means.

[@MandibleJaws]

@@jackkoffin1 I would too because I'm not an idiot. I'm just saying it's not common.

[@AJ-vj3es]

I’ve never heard anybody in my life call a faucet a spigot. Who tf came up with that.

[@MandibleJaws]

Must be an East Coast thing.

[@brentwalker8596]

In California you see ads for "estate sales" frequently. This is an event where everything except the house is for sale. Cilantro is the Spanish word also used in American English and is specifically for the green leafy portion of the plant before it flowers. Coriander is the spice made from the same plant's ground seeds.

[@JessieBanana]

Tap is used in America too. Though we tend to use it to refer to a beverage. Like "tap water," or "what beers do you have on tap?" Faucet is used more to refer to the actual mechanism. It would be best to ask to use someone's sink.

[@janeflurry]

also: spigot, especially if it's outside where it might also be called a hose bib

[@brucethedruid]

Out West people would look at you funny. I would think you are asking to wash dishes or something.

[@christopherkortum5535]

Tap and faucet actually have the same origin too, and that origin is the alcohol tap you mention. Since they original water taps/faucets were nearly identical to their keg counterparts, the words spred. Faucet is just a spelling derivation of the French word for a keg tap.

[@fsudave87]

I use a "faucet" to give me "tap water", but I never call it a "tap". If it's outdoors, like for a garden hose, I'd call it a "spigot". I've lived in Florida, USA, my whole life.😊

[@davidgmillsatty1900]

@@fsudave87 Finally someone who has got it right.

[@alexc836]

Americans also say “real estate agent” a lot, not just “realtor.” We don’t all say “sneakers” either, it depends on the region. Some of us say “tennis shoes” instead. Fun fact about “faucet:” That is technically the term for the entire apparatus (taps and spigot together). The “tap” refers specifically to the handle part that you turn to get water flowing. We still say “tap,” but just for that part specifically. In the UK, you say “tap” to refer to the entire unit.

[@seethe42]

That one is kinda odd, we still refer to the water that comes out of the faucet as "tap water".

[@feliciagaffney1998]

Yes. I always use the term tennis shoes instead of sneakers. I've thought that was another southern vs northern thing.

[@TheRealZarp]

Yeah, I've always says tennis shoes and real estate agent

[@laurenk5379]

Yeah, you wouldn't say "I'm going to go get some faucet water."

[@HunterPhenomMakoy]

I believe realtor is a specific type of real estate agent.

[@mariapenlington3443]

I live in Australia and here we have mixture of American and British English we have sneakers, station wagons, real estate agents, egg plants, coriander, indicators, taps and faucets, bangs and fringes 😂

[@robert-zg8or]

The phases are something I had to learn when I started meeting more auzzies. Lol

[@marthaneale2434]

Also in Australia we use Real Estate Agents, sneakers, trainers and runners, blinkers as well as indicators, snakes and ladders, and we rarely use Sophomore. So we have a mix of both British and American words. It also depends on which State of Australia you live in - for example we use several different words for the item of clothing you wear swimming (swimmers, bathers, togs, speedos, and for men - budgie smugglers).

[@susana7968]

​@@marthaneale2434 budgie smuggler! 😂😂😂

[@glaucosouza1971]

Kinda same here in Brazil with portuguese. We have 3 even 4 words for the same object. Huge countries are more diverse in their language. Love it!!

[@goldenretriever6261]

Same in Canada

[@annhitchcock3093]

I’m impressed with both of your pronunciations of the word ‘faucet’ with an American accent. You have two separate American accents going on there, but you are great at the imitations.

[@MG-ot2yr]

As an American, I was confused myself on the difference between cilantro and coriander years ago not realizing its the same plant, we call the fresh leaves cilantro and the dried crushed seeds coriander. But travel to the UK fairly frequently and familiar with British terms like boot for trunk, bonnet for car hood, crisps are potato chips, chips are french fries, nappy is diaper, etc.

[@NYD666]

So when are you moving there

[@maeylamoy8148]

I thought the same when he was saying the cilantro thing. Coriander seeds.

[@juliecook6057]

I absolutely laughed about the " sneakers " and he thought it was the " Snickers " chocolate bar !! 🤣🤣🤣

[@juliecook6057]

As an Aussie we just mix it up at any given moment depending on environment , feeling and destination To confuse EVERYONE, we will use of course a bit of British , then throw in the odd Yank saying or words, and then top it off with our " own " special words and sayings !! Eg: British- I am so bloody famished and parched , and I fear that if you do not get me something to consume... American -then ima goin' to slap yo bitch ass down fool ... Aussie - yeah nah no worries mate , she'll be right I'll grab some tucka but swing by servo first for some durries, bottle-o for a slab of stubbies cause I'm dry as a dead dingoes donger , on the way to Bazza , Thommo and Jacko's I'll grab some Maccas !! 😂😂👍🐨🇦🇺🦘

[@lolablack1111]

​@@juliecook6057 Right!! 😂

[@marsbeads]

I'm from California and I use turn signal to indicate turning. I have heard the term blinkers, but I think blinkers may be a regional thing in the U.S. For bangs: "It is probably related to bang-tail, a term still used for the practice of cutting horses' tails straight across."

[@susa5846]

In Germany we call it Blinker too. And bangs are called "Pony" like our little horses. Nice explanation for bangs, thank you!

[@tracym6297]

I'm in California, too, and we say turn signal. We joke that someone's car didn't come with them. Lol

[@jennifermccrary1570]

Agreed. My grandmother from Missouri used blinker, but she is the only person I have ever heard use it.

[@marsbeads]

@@jennifermccrary1570 maybe it’s a generational thing, not sure.

[@marsbeads]

@@tracym6297 I hear ya. Such an easy thing to do and yet… 😁

[@stemc3ll]

Aubergine is French, Cilantro is Spanish - Just borrowed words based on proximity

[@petyrkowalski9887]

No it isnt. Cilantro is coriander in English

[@garyd5095]

@@petyrkowalski9887 you made it this far down the comments and the cilantro topic is like 80 % of the comments. Please read all the other comments which explain this

[@LigerSnowfiya]

haha this was fun to watch For the blinkers, we do say "their blinkers are on" when they have their hazard lights on. When someone changes lanes, we say "they don't have their turn signal on!" For bangs... hmm, when going to the hair cuttery, we say "I want long bangs" or "short bangs" or "side bangs". I don't think I've ever heard someone compliment someone's bangs. When we like someone's hair do, we say "I like your hair" pretty much lol Faucet, sink water, tap water, it's all the same thing really. "turn the faucet off". "I'm getting some sink water". "I want some tap water" (to drink). "Is tap water fine?"

[@meiowalot7570]

Sometimes we have regional differences. I’m in the midwestern US and I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone use the term “blinkers” but rather “turn signals”.

[@NibblesTheNibbler]

I live in the Midwest, and I hear "blinker" more often than "turn signal."

[@doublehelix2609]

In the northeast and middle states we might say “ turn your left blinker on.” One thing in America that differs by region is soda. It is called pop in some regions (I think Hawaii), tonic in New England, soda in New Jersey, and soda pop elsewhere. What do the Brits call it?

[@NibblesTheNibbler]

@Double Helix : People mostly say "pop" where I live in the Midwest.

[@elladeon]

@Double Helix and where I'm from (Oklahoma), we say Coke for the generic term for carbonated beverage. If someone says they want a Coke, we'll ask what kind.

[@bryanconant6969]

@@doublehelix2609 older generations call it tonic here in New England, most of us just call it soda.

[@FANTHEORYTV]

Cilantro and Coriander technically are from the same plant, however... they are not actually the same thing. While it has use in Mediterranean countries, in the United States, it comes from a Spanish word as it is used it most Mexican cooking from our southern neighbors. The other thing is, they do not taste the same or are used in the same cooking. I understand the confusion, as generally, a plant has only one name, but in this case, cilantro and coriander are two distinct and separate things (one's an herb and one's a spice) but they both come from the same Cilantro plant. Sorry to correct, but I wanted it to be known why it is this way in the U.S. Not sure if the original name of the plant was one or the either, but you are partially correct on this one.

[@johnnyD1971]

As a Chef/Cook we use Coriander seed in mediterranean, Indian and Jamaican cooking. and use Cilantro Leaves (aka Chinese Parsley) in Mexican and Asian cooking...

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

Herb and spice are the same thing but yeah, it makes sense that it's a different part of the plant

[@davejones5747]

Americans, like Spanish speakers, call the leaves cilantro and the seeds coriander. Brits don't use the word cilantro at all. They call the leaves coriander and the seeds "coriander seeds".

[@AlexanderLong]

In Canada, at least southern Ontario, Cilantro means the green part (leaves and stem), or Coriander as the seeds(grounded or not)

[@michaelscott7166]

Americans use the Spanish word for the plant Cilantro where as the British use Coriander which is derived from French/Latin. No difference really.

[@keelyaald]

Sophomore actually means "learned fool" because you have only a little education..which is why it's the 2nd year of high school or college. Enough knowledge to start to feel comfortable..too little to really be wise.

[@JSav07]

Keely Aldinger Thanks!

[@TheVinnieAD]

I have always heard it was from the Greek words "sofos" meaning "wise" and "moron".

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

What always throws me is when British people describe an anxious person as “nervy,” because in America we would always call that “nervous.” In American English “nervy” means almost exactly the opposite, someone who’s either bold or impudent, i.e., has “got a lot of nerve.”

[@newsreal4994]

Your enthusiasm on discovering these ordinary American words brought a smile to my face.

[@kathleenking47]

They call trucks Lorries🤔 Tic tac toe is naughts & crosses Sophomore means wise fool..

[@jocamadad]

As an American I can say that I never once in my life referred to my everyday walk around shoes as sneakers. I've always taken the two words tennis and shoes and combine them into one word and call them tennishoes.

[@jtidema]

They are sneakers in the NY / NJ area.

[@Navyuncle]

I agree with Landon H. As an American citizen for 69 years I've always called them tennis shoes, regardless if they are high top, low cut, skate shoes, leather or canvas. I might add, I'm in the middle of the country, the great Midwest.

[@DigitalDevil77]

It's no different than soda. Some places call it pop. Same thing, different areas of the country.

[@marianvest6741]

The term sneakers for what I call tennisshoes ..was made popular back in the 50ies ... the shoes have changed names many times now down through the years ..they have been called boat shoes ...and on the grander style now is a much heavier shoe ..like Nike and such ... well what about the British calling boots ...Wellies ...does that made sense ... at tall ..

[@ednicholson7839]

Sneakers seems a bit older word but maybe that’s because I don’t live on the East Coast anymore

[@CalOkes]

Realtor is a copyright word that real estate agents have to pay to say they're a Realtor. The actual term would be real estate agent

[@davidshepherd397]

Cal Okes chutes are like slides in a playground.

[@bnic9471]

Yeah, it's always a little weird to read "John is a Realtor©."

[@cj-vb8zf]

It's free real estate

[@joeturner1597]

Is that the opposite of fake estate agent?

[@CalOkes]

@@joeturner1597 no it's just part of a association.

[@crismcdonough2804]

While all Realtors are real estate agents, not all real estate agents are Realtors...that is belonging to the National Association of Realtors. It's a professional organization.

[@ThunderPants13]

--A realtor is also known as a real estate agent. --Sneakers are also called tennis shoes or kicks (or if you believe Chandler from "Friends", they can be called slorps). --Blinkers are more formally called turn signals. --Faucet is pronounced "fosset". --Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th or in college, first, second, third, or fourth year).

[@tommypauker2600]

In German everyone says "Blinker", the legal word is "Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger" = "driving direction indicator"

[@mose918]

TommyPauker why does german have so much....

[@Tedinator01]

TommyPauker I absolutely LOVE how German can seemingly take entire phrases and condense them into a single word. Is this done as a challenge to see how much one person can say in a single breath?

[@shaskins15]

@@tommypauker2600 this is my new favorite word lol

[@laismarcelino945]

I lived in Chicago for a while and heard everyone saying gym shoes instead of sneakers

[@madisonbarron4996]

we use faucet, but we call the water, tap water

[@liammclennan4881]

ycllowsunshines is trash well that just makes no sense at all😂

[@rahb1]

"we use faucet, but we call the water, tap water" That would be because it comes out a TAP.

[@sallyshoaf9505]

it's also called the tap in america

[@saveamerica5265]

I say faucet but call it tap water. I never considered why until now😂😂

[@aquilhall262]

we totally do!

[@sethlangston181]

Realtors can also be called real estate agents.

[@clemdane]

But not vice versa.

[@TheSteeltec]

Thats what we call em in aussie, or we call "the fucken real estate people"

[@urusoimi]

however, Americans prefer the most common term. Crooks.

[@lex4992]

I call them real estate agents.

[@CaptainXanax]

Realtor is actually an industry term for a member of the Association of Realtors. You can be a licensed real estate agent and not be a Realtor, but I think you have to be a real estate agent to become a Realtor. Now it's just common verbiage like a Xerox for a paper duplicate.

[@timprussell]

Station wagons were literally a long wagon to take rail passengers from the station to a hotel so it has space for many passengers and luggage. Later coach builders created motorized versions on extended auto chassis or truck chassis. When factory built station wagons came along the name stuck.

[@TheNinjaDC]

Actually, "Sneakers" go by three different names in the US. -East coast & South Florida (Particularly New England & New York): Sneakers -South, Midwest, Central, and West Coast: Tennis shoes -Chicago & Cincinnati: Gym Shoes

[@lizb4234]

TheNinjaDC Yup. I'm Wisconsin born and raised. We ALWAYS say tennis shoes.

[@noway1668]

As someone born and raised in Florida, I haven't heard anyone say "sneakers" in over 15 years, and even then it was very rare, we say tennis shoes. Always have.

[@coleman7356]

No Way i was wondering the samething its been forever since someone said sneakers

[@TheSnyderWeb]

I'm in Cincinnati and So. Much. Yes.

[@rob5894]

It's always gym shoe in Chicago.

[@tms372]

A friend from England that moved to Canada, one time told me he'd come over in the morning and knock me up. LOL.

[@pokechamp003]

knock up 1. rude slang To impregnate someone. ok lol lol

[@Mike12522]

Maxx - Lucky for you he didn't say: " I'll come over and give you a bang (on the door ). " lol

[@mrbrown2186]

in Britain we use that phrase for both meanings (getting someone pregnant or waking someone up), but like many British phrases that have more than one meaning, you can tell which meaning is intended by the context it is given in.

[@chrisscott8368]

Kinky 😂

[@dodgedabullet670]

Well hopefully you're receiving child support payments.

[@wizardmix]

"Blinker" is more or less a regional term, I find mostly young kids say it. In my experience, more people in the US say "turn signal" or simply "signal."

[@8ofwands300]

I use the term "blinkers" in Connecticut.

[@chellesama8256]

Minnesota with the blinkers.

[@wizardmix]

@@8ofwands300 Really? 😜I didn't think anyone in Connecticut knew what a blinker was

[@lancerevell5979]

Turn signals here in Florida.

[@8ofwands300]

@@wizardmix " Turn your damn blinkers on" is an oft- repeated phrase within cars up north. 😉😉

[@addie_is_me]

A Station Wagon doesn’t have a bigger boot, or indeed a boot. lol it is just a longer car, so there is a lot more room in the back of the car itself. We also call sneakers, “Tennis,” that might be Southern. Up in the Northeast it mixes us up, so don’t feel bad. I like, “Fresher.” I’m going to start using it.

[@sr-lw6bi]

I'm in the US and I don't use the word blinker. We say turn signal instead. Chute is like a slide. On the US version of the board game there were no snakes they were slides. Sophomore goes for both high school and university 2nd year but it can also mean a bands second album. It gets used in that context too. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. I like to watch British comedies and comedians and videos like these help me understand some of the jokes better.❤😂

[@kaiudall2583]

I almost exclusively use the word blinker. There's a funny joke about a dad sending his daughter to the auto store to buy blinker fluid 😂

[@wbtothey]

I’m from the east coast and we use turn signal Blinker is for your hazard light

[@sr-lw6bi]

@@wbtothey yeah same with the Hazzard lights, those are blinkers here too in the Midwest.

[@daybreakwarrior]

I use the word signal light.

[@aliceinstitches471]

I say 'turn signal' and 'hazard lights'. I live in the Pacific Northwest, but grew up on both US coasts, Texas, and Germany. No idea why 'bangs' are used. However, 'fringe' has so many uses in the State. 'Eggplant' - maybe because it's a plant shaped like an egg????

[@TheDanAge]

Coriander and cilantro are not the same... we call the leaves cilantro and the seeds coriander.

[@recless8667]

But they're the same plant, hence the issue. We just use the Spanish word for coriander leaves because those are pretty much the only recipes we use the leaves in.

[@harrypole]

Coriander leaves.

[@MrCarribdis]

The difference is seeds vs leaf. Spice vs herb. Coriander seeds. Cilantro leaves.

[@unavitadellamusica]

MrCarribdis I'm in the UK, and I say Coriander leaves, if I mean Cilantro, and when I mean the seeds, well that's Coriander seeds, obviously.

[@pinakimitra]

To the rest of the world it is coriander plant, coriander leaves, coriander seeds and coriander powder.......😃

[@Rustybear59]

In America beer comes from a tap and water comes from a faucet.

[@erniethemswarrior242]

Perfect

[@catchersmitt0]

In America, some people drink tap water at home, but others buy bottled water for home use.

[@zzvonschnerque8291]

And in GB, water comes from a tap and draught beer comes from a pump. The better beer pumps are hand operated, not pressurised by CO2. We prefer our beer to be more beer and less gas ( and the temperature cool, not frozen! Or warm!). Which is not to criticise American beers. I believe that the USA produces some really excellent artisan beers.

[@AnAtomintheUniverse]

@@zzvonschnerque8291 >we prefer Speak for yourself. Cask Ales were on the verge of dying out. Even CAMRA could barely get anyone drinking them. It's only with the recent interest in craft beers did they make a slight comeback. 99% of beer in the UK is CO2.

[@zzvonschnerque8291]

@@AnAtomintheUniverse I know and quite agree. Very sad. In Orkney we now have 2 breweries (and 3 gin distilleries!), although very sadly their draught beers are pressurised. The bottled beers are good, though.

[@cjspeck4152]

I was surprised that you didn't bring up any words we both use but have completely unrelated meanings like Jam, jelly, biscuit, rubber, pissed, And we might use faucet, but will just as often say tap (and the water is always tap water even if the device it comes out of is a faucet)

[@sosasosa5021]

High school Freshman(1st year) Sophomore(2nd year) Junior(3rd year) Senior (4th year)

[@jacobmajda4122]

Same with university.

[@jerrettgonzales1050]

Are you sure it is not freshman, sophomore, dropout? .... in the US

[@Ynysmydwr]

In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (Scotland is different), what is known as "secondary education" generally covers students in the age range 11 to 18 (it therefore includes the US high school years). This is how the terminology lines up: E/W/NI age US Year 7 ....... 11-12 ........ 6th grade Year 8 ....... 12-13 ........ 7th grade Year 9 ....... 13-14 ........ 8th grade Year 10 ..... 14-15 ........ 9th grade ("freshman") Year 11 ..... 15-16 ....... 10th grade ("sophomore") Year 12 ..... 16-17 ....... 11th grade ("junior") Year 13 ..... 17-18 ....... 12th grade Years 12 and 13 are still sometimes called Sixth Form (Lower and Upper): this is a hangover from an older system of naming the secondary school years.

[@lrose1310]

Jerrett Gonzales the percent of kids who graduate high school in the us is around 83%. So no, drop out would not be as likely considering those odds. Nice try.

[@bingo99aa]

The old British ones are: Nursery 3-5 years old Primary 5-9 Junior 9-12 3rd form 13 4th form 14 5th form 15 6th form 16-18 some primary and junior ranges did vary

[@ca2082]

Blinkers is used commonly but people also use turn signal, I've used it at times. "Did the driver use his right turn signal to switch lanes?", and I googled bangs and this explanation showed up quickly, from the source Spellzone: In America, though, the term bangs refers to a shorter section of hair which is cut straight across the forehead - what is called a fringe in Britain. The word bangs first started being used in 1878 and is thought to have stemmed from the adverbial use of bang to mean 'abruptly' - the hair is cut bang off.

[@lamb9393]

I and other people I know say turn signal as well and I’m born and bred in Brooklyn NY!

[@CoasterJunkyTV]

The funny thing for me is, Blinker is German 😅 But in german 2 are "Blinker", too. Not Blinkers.

[@smorgasbroad1132]

Also call "directionals" but not by many.

[@maxhoffmann6821]

Same in Swedish: blinkers.

[@atlast-we-are-here]

For the cilantro/coriander one, we still call the seeds coriander seeds (at least in cooking) but cilantro is derived from the Spanish word because of its prevalence in Mexican food.

[@dellie5614]

Cilantro is usually added as a fresh herb in our salsa or pick de gallo, or fresh fish tacos. Usually eaten with Mexican food

[@michaelsapp4271]

Coriander's the seed, cilantro the leaf. Two totally different flavors as well.

[@danawilliams5987]

Coriander/cilantro is much more confusing to me because in America we also have coriander seed and ground coriander.

[@billsturm9225]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught that mistake and I will add that "cilantro" isnt an "American" word, we adopted it from the latin nations that use this leaf as a seasoning

[@CiceroSapiens]

@@danawilliams5987 on that note, grinding coriander any way but by hand destroys it’s medicinal properties on the thyroid (from the heat). I never buy ground coriander, and likewise, never buy ground cardamom (destroys the flavor).

[@BrandiWL]

Cilantro is the fresh leaf and stem. Coriander is the powdered spice I think they say it's made of the seeds ground up.

[@Wintuscotty]

English is spoken very differently depending on region of the US you are in. Accents vary wildly.

[@aegg9915]

Wintuscotty i doubt they can drastically change within 30 miles like scouse and manc

[@katstechadventures8097]

King Mandarin not so sure about that. Where I live in Ohio we call the strip of grass between the sidewalk and road a devil strip but most other places have no word for it and if they do it’s tree lawn 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kellyhood7139]

I'm from the south the king of messing up English! Lol I can promise you that yes language and pronunciation especially can vary from town to town in the south! LMAO

[@aegg9915]

Kelly Hood nah mate definitely changes more up here I’m from Liverpool

[@laurameyer6728]

KTrad91 Between the sidewalk and the road is the parkway. Don't get me started on why! Or why we park the car in the driveway...

[@wildernesssurvival9303]

In Britain it's the flat Earth theory In America it's the apartment Earth theory

[@stapley8762]

Huh? Flat means something completely different. It’s context. Get a clue.

[@willtipton100]

Lmfaoooooooooo this made my day

[@willtipton100]

@@stapley8762 thats the humor my guy.

[@swtbabee1]

😂😂😂 took me a half of a second, good one

[@GTAManRCR]

HAHHHHHHHHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAA

[@RebeccaDavis-nw2ec]

I’m really glad that you defined what a blinker was (I call it a signal), because a lot of Americans don’t know how to use them 😂😂

[@ChadtheHammer]

I always called it a turn signal. Like "you idiot! Next time learn to drive and use your turn signals!!"

[@KLU421]

You are not wrong! 😂

[@CiceroSapiens]

Ive heard blinkers and indicator lights, but we call them “turn signals” in the US usually.

[@rudradebchaudhuri8887]

Blinkers are small pieces of leather attached to a horse's bridle besides the eyes of a horse to prevent a horse looking to the sides and to force the animal to look straight ahead. If you describe someone as 'having blinkers on', you mean that they have a very restricted point of view and are not open to the opinions of others.

[@rais1953]

The main problem with blinkers/turning signals etc in the US is their wrong design. Compare them with the distinctive amber coloured signal lights used in every other country in the world.

[@kristenwilkinson4355]

In America, cilantro is the herb from the leaves of the plant, and coriander is the seed of the plant. They're used differently in cooking!

[@steveOCalley]

I find your American accent impeccable in saying “faucet.” A Midlands American accent with Indiana nasality. A perfect 10.

[@mariwilson803]

😂😂

[@genebigs1749]

In New York we say " FAW-sit."

[@justin2308]

“Indiana nasality.” I legit didn’t realize until now that I was saying it like that. That’s amazing. 😂

[@randallcurwen8041]

Never heard an American say “tap” for a “faucet,” but we all say “tap water” for the stuff that comes out of that faucet, especially when we want to differentiate it from bottled water. We do use “tap” for things like the opening into a beer barrel or the thing we, uh, tap maple from a tree with. Tap is also a synonym for bar (Joe’s Tap).

[@steveOCalley]

@@randallcurwen8041 although “Joe’s Beer Faucet” might provide British tourists with a more apt labeling of the vapid swillholes the American “pubs” tend to be.

[@JoshKablack]

Being "a little bit disappointed" is the usual response to a station wagon.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

He left out the number 1 most confusing american word. 'Spunk'. There was an American water company who said 'Our water has spunk!' in the UK and it has quite another meaning there.

[@onehouse4022]

@@Jordan-Ramses Spunk does have two meanings in Americanese. One refers to having a vigorous independence or defiance. The other is icky sticky goo you may see in porn.

[@MzLivLafLuv]

Lol. I haven't seen station wagons since the 70's

[@Jordan-Ramses]

@@MzLivLafLuv - Europeans are always a little behind America, they are still reacting to things we did 40 years ago

[@onehouse4022]

@@MzLivLafLuv Dodge has made the only real station wagon in recent times. It's called the Dodge Magnum.

[@kimsmith1746]

Cilantro is the leaf. Coriander is the ground seed.

[@Henrik46]

Hmm. Kind of like you have two different words for bell peppers, "peppers" for the vegetable, and "paprika" for the spice?

[@dianetravels]

Yes! Same plant different flavors. They are not interchangeable.

[@kimsmith1746]

@@Henrik46 No...I wondered about it and looked it up. From a culinary standpoint, one is the leaf, the other is the seed. Isn't paprika the dried fruit ground up into a spice?

[@kimsmith1746]

@@Henrik46 sorry, let me further clarify too, paprika isn't just a pepper either. It is a specific pepper, not a bell pepper. ..just spent 10 weeks in Hungary this past summer, they are the paprika country.

[@Henrik46]

Well, the bell pepper is called "paprika" in all the Scandinavian languages, German and Hungarian, if I'm to believe Wikipedia. I don't know Hungarian, but it says "capsicum" in the classification box, just like the rest. 😉 I still think it's a valid comparison, even though the plant parts are different with cilantro/coriander, and the same with bell pepper/paprika.

[@helenwhitlock4503]

Junior is the third year of high school or college and Senior is the fourth. If you go to an American hairdresser they may ask you how you want your bangs. You can turn on your right blinker in your station wagon if you want to turn right.

[@IJustBelieveInMe]

“Blinkers” is an American slang term with the true term being “turn signal”. Your vid was fun to watch!

[@Page-Hendryx]

Yeah I've never heard "blinkers" before in my life.

[@chandarrichards7289]

Some people call'em "directionals" 😁

[@IJustBelieveInMe]

Chandar Richards, haha I’m going to start using that. “Turn on your directionals, dear!”

[@IJustBelieveInMe]

iwhdbid josksjbx , Americans use “flashers”, too.

[@Iris120490]

In Austrian German they’re called „Blinker“ too. Very interesting ...

[@sallylauper8222]

Dude, when you're talking about how to pronounce "faucet" and you put on an American accent and go "No, it can't be that." It IS that!

[@genebigs1749]

In New York, it's FAW-sit.

[@thelemoncoffee]

Damn it! Ya beat me to it!

[@DavidKeys]

I have heard it both the ways you pronounced, but I think the most common would be this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJynYZ6oYtl1n7M

[@thefearofthorns1755]

I am from Pennsylvania and I agree with sally you actually did use it correctly, pronunciation, accent and everything. Cheers!

[@khogs]

Sally Lauper it’s not that, at least where i live

[@wannabefolkie]

I call blinkers “turn signals” sometimes. More intuitive, I suppose.

[@camb7225]

I usually hear it that way too.

[@australian1018]

I hear all three in Australia.

[@Hobbes9208]

I think blinker is mainly a New England thing

[@josephdella-peruta375]

Or directionals.

[@fsruiz64]

I use both interchangeably

[@hellaSwankkyToo]

i really appreciate how respectful this was. + still funny! i tapped on the video curious + fully expecting him to be taking the piss out of the u.s. like most non-u.s. americans do. LOL i don’t usually mind except that the jokes or shade is usually tired or overdone-we just hear the same insults over + over. anyway, great video! heard a couple new ones i hadn’t thought about. u.s. English, much like the country itself, is largely a compendium of several other languages-stolen, co-opted, butchered, etc., which explains its complexity as well as the many spelling + grammatical contradictions. thanks, to the creator, for a great video + sharing your perspective! 🖤✊🏾

[@emsky333]

I'm afraid that there are a lot of people in the UK who do not know what an indicator is, or what its purpose is...

[@LeeDee5]

100% correct!

[@meliskaable]

Oh! It's an international problem! Makes me feel better. I think...

[@CoachLouise]

Uh huh. Here in my city I think they must have been banned from use at some point in time because so few drivers use them now. LOL. I get giddy when I see one.

[@mrburns366]

Definitely a global epidemic! Lol

[@kattyjg1164]

It's the same here in the US mate

[@percy832]

Aubergine sounds like a French word not English.

[@aliaguerin1266]

It is.

[@lilykiss1145]

Of what I know (I'm no historian), those french words for food started to be use when the Kings of England came from a French family , the Plantagenet (Richard LionHeart was one of the member of this family). That why they say "pork" (from french "porc") or "beef" ("boeuf").

[@doggo1098]

Hey, faucet is a French word.

[@lilykiss1145]

@dogman : Really ? I'm french and to me that's a brand of "robinets" (faucets ^^), it also similar when prononce to "fossette" ("dimple")... Is it an old french word ?

[@charlesstanford3904]

Yep most names for the cooked food are French origin while the animal that the food comes from is of English/Germanic origin such as Pig/Pork or Cow/Beef and Lamb ,sheep/mutton cause way back when the English throne were ruled by the Norman French for centuries and the Serfs/Servents and poor people spoke English and Were English while the aristocracy and Royalty spoke French

[@MissJojo7682]

Blinkers in the US are also called turn signal or turning signal, and are used interchangeably.

[@MWSin1]

The term "estate" in the US usually refers to the property of the recently deceased, awaiting distribution to heirs. If you said "estate agent" people unfamiliar with the British usage would probably think it was a lawyer who had drafted a will.

[@vincegay986]

“Estate” gets used differently too. What the English call a housing estate or council estate, Americans call a housing project. What Americans call business parks, the English call office estates. When Americans use “estate” in reference to land, it’s to refer to large properties with mansions on them. In the US, conditions or houses or hotels can be posh; people can’t be. “Scheme” carries negative connotations in the US, where “program” or “plan” are more likely to be used.

[@ednicholson7839]

@@vincegay986 Agreed with everything you say except the posh bit. I think Americans are using that word a bit more to describe people, accents and other personal qualities, but you’re right that we never used to before. It’s like how Americans never used to say spot on but now a lot of us do.

[@barbaralemere5183]

Yeah, it can be a little tricky. Wait till you have to explain that you drive on the Parkway and Park in the Driveway.

[@estherpeterson7164]

Barbara LeMere 😂😂😂😂

[@tarantulavenom]

Or cargo goes on a ship and transporting something by car is called shipment

[@louf7178]

Barbara LeMere Fire protection.

[@barbaralemere5183]

Insurance

[@geovannibatrez-estrada24]

And why we bake cookies and cook bacon

[@pajamaman2989]

I'm not sure if anyone's said this yet, but your American pronunciation of faucet is actually spot on. Especially when you used it in a sentence, it sounded just like an American speaking.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Cheers Nick!

[@sidpook]

yes it was correct the first time he said it

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

I agree. His pronunciation was right on. Sounded like James Franco high lol

[@zanzan1284]

I thought he sounded just like Pauly Shore in Encino Man, in terms of both tone and mannerism.

[@austinjones265]

Also maybe it's just a more local thing but while I know what a faucet is. It's rare to casually refer to the faucet directly. Unless I'm trying to specifically diagnose a plumbing problem I generally say sink to refer to the faucet. ie. I'll get a glass of water from the sink.

[@146mds1stSgt]

In the US and cooking professionals world wide cilantro and coriander are two different things. Coriander is the seed of the cilantro plant and is found either whole or ground fine. Cilantro is the green plant and is used in many recipes such as salsa.

[@goforgold7082]

I am Afrikaans speaking with English my 2nd language. So an English friend confided in me about his tragic life. I told him that I had a lot of animosity for him. Two weeks later he called and asked why I hated him. It then came out that I used " animosity" in stead of " empathy". We had a good laugh

[@Chris-lf4sr]

Don't feel bad. When taking Russian lessons I accidentally said "I never work on the street" instead of "I don't work outside"

[@ericmarin6454]

🤣 funny story!!!

[@steveb1739]

Moenie kommer, dis alles reg. Van 'n Afrikaner in die Noord van Engeland 😊

[@goforgold7082]

@@steveb1739 o gaats jy is n bietjie ver van die huis af. Hoop jy verlang nie te veel nie en dat iemand vir jou biltong en droëwors per pos aanstuur 🤣

[@georgiewatson8688]

Ah bless, reminds me of my mum, she was always getting her words muddled up. She once pointed at a dying plant at work and commented how emancipated it was (she meant emaciated). Made her boss laugh, she was known for using the wrong words and she was English so you're all good love 😊

[@brendabest8519]

Blinkers are also called turn signals here in the states. I have a friend in England who visited me. I took him grocery shopping. He kept asking for mince. I had no idea, and we had a time figuring out he wanted ground beef. 😂

[@VanillaMacaron551]

But if you're making "mince pies" for Christmas, they are filled with fruit "mince", no meat.

[@CiceroSapiens]

@@VanillaMacaron551 i don’t think this is always true. I went to a medieval feast and someone had prepared a minced meat dish with meat, and said it was a period recipe?

[@m00seimu5]

​@@CiceroSapiens thats a mince meat pie. It's what's common in Australia.

[@mikegrawvunder6346]

They are called blinkers because they blink on and off. Right blinker, and left blinker.

[@1MadTrucker]

Mince Meat, as in... I'm gonna make "Mince Meat" outta you! The term for beating up a person.

[@victoriasmith9527]

Have a sneakers. *you're not you when you're hungry*

[@thelemoncoffee]

I needed that in my life

[@karinmazaki8512]

I say gym shoes

[@damienleigh9943]

Someone make this into a youtube short pls.

[@dingleberry5356]

I say tennishoes.

[@pugiemcrufus6050]

Victoria Smith AAAHHHHHHH 👏🤣

[@mkshffr4936]

As a big fan of station wagons let me provide a bit of background. The early station wagons were used to transport people and baggage to and from the train station. That is then a wagon for the station. They were also called depot hacks.

[@gwir6306]

In America we do call it the Faucet but we also use the phrase “tap water” to refer to water that comes from the Faucet.

[@MEIJIN44]

Most of us call it a sink. Skipping faucet entirely. Often I can't spell it at all.

[@themaven2017]

and we generally only use "tap" for beer - in a bar you ask for a "beer on tap"

[@GunUDwnAt2nd]

A sink is the entire apparatus. The faucet is the part from which the water comes.

[@themaven2017]

And it is "faw-sit" / "fah-sit" - the way you said it probably isn't pronounced :)

[@MEIJIN44]

@@GunUDwnAt2nd yes I know that but most don't reference the faucet alone calling it all the sink. You know what I mean right?😇

[@Kyango]

If you research "Realtor", you'll find that it was actually a term invented and copyrighted by a specific real estate agency. It eventually became a common term, similar to what happened with "Xerox" or "Kleenex". We use "Real Estate Agent" just as commonly though.

[@blackmichael75]

That's how all American words and concepts originate. They are invented by companies for advertising purposes, as brand names. "George Washington" was originally the logo for a brand of breakfast cereal, while "Abraham Lincoln's" was a chain of fast food restaurants. The entire state of New Jersey started out as a copyrighted pizza topping, and is still owned by Nabisco.

[@GlumpusMumpus]

@@blackmichael75 lol

[@heymikeyh9577]

Indeed, only real estate agents certified by that particular organization are allowed to call themselves as such: all realtors are real estate agents but not all real estate agents are realtors.

[@Critique808]

Realtor is the legal title for a real estate agent. Something like Dr. for a dentist.

[@brookiebakerie]

​@@Critique808Not quite. To call yourself a Realtor you must be a member of the Board of Realtors. I'm not positive about every state, but in Utah you have to be a member of the national, state, and local organizations.

[@thomasholden500]

When people in the US travelled by train, an oversized cab was hailed to transport the passengers and their bags to the train station. Hence, "station wagon"

[@richelleh.6848]

I've never heard this, but that makes a lot of sense!

[@donbags5542]

Good explanation if true. Makes sense.

[@LadyXMir]

OooOoo Thank you for the info! You learn something new every day!

[@LizardOfAus]

I always thought the American term was 'Ranch Wagon', being a 4 door vehicle with a cargo area, going up to the roof line, (Think van, but 4 door or classic British estate car). In Australia, where 'ranches' are called 'stations' the same vehicle is called a station wagon.

[@donbags5542]

@@LizardOfAus I've never heard of a ranch wagon before...American here who grew up in the 70's.

[@misterdoe]

Realtor is a trademarked term for people who have received certification as a real estate *broker,* not just a sales person. Your "estate agent" is a "real estate agent" in the US. Realtors often have agents working for them.

[@jameslejeune8823]

I'm from the U.S. and I've heard people use the word 'tap' to refer to a faucet. Now, faucet is probably used more, but if you say "tap," I think most people will understand what that is.

[@ryanmaxwell8804]

True. Others will simplify it though and simple ask you to turn on or off the sink

[@TheKmcannon]

Exactly. We call the water that comes from the faucet tap water and so I think everyone knows the word tap and would understand, but we don't use it all that much. (That having been said I think a lot more language is coming from the UK to the US these days and I find myself using terms like tap a lot more than I used to).