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I made this (what will hopefully be) two part video in order to outline the differences between British-english and American-english.
Its all for fun!! Oh and correct me if I get any wrong or something :)


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LOL ( 1 week ago by xxnatz)
LOL
British owns ... ( 1 week ago by Trifledude)
British owns Americans.
i'm pretty sure ... ( 1 week ago by limislegend)
i'm pretty sure someone might've corrected you on this
but there 'traffic circles' are also called roundabouts in america, but from my area (boston) a roundabout is called a rotary
so it gets really confusing cause there's even different slang in different parts of the US, but you've pretty much covered the basics. :]
england; sweets, ... ( 1 week ago by rafasgirl94)
england; sweets, candy floss
america; candy, cotton candy
australia; lollies, fairy floss
but most of our vocab is like the british anyway cept we say chips for hot ones and the crunchy ones lol
Array ( 6 days ago by sunlow123)
Thank you :D
That really helped me!
I dont think so! ( 6 days ago by dhLord64)
I dont think so!
Cotton candy makes ... ( 6 days ago by dhLord64)
Cotton candy makes a lot of sense. Its a sweet that looks and feels like cotton and its a candy or a what you call a sweet.
Re roundabouts :(At ... ( 6 days ago by tincoffin)
Re roundabouts :(At a Funfair) Carousel in America = merry-go-round in England er whats a funfair in american .
cool lots of things ... ( 5 days ago by j456300)
cool lots of things i didnt know on dis vid
And there are some ... ( 5 days ago by dnedwrds)
And there are some in Las Vegas too! There are three on Carey Ave. and two in Summerlin
wow roundabouts ... ( 5 days ago by fantastix73)
wow roundabouts gotta suk
"we don't pet ... ( 5 days ago by Sccrchamp102)
"we don't pet things, we stroke them!"
ahhahha I laughed so hard ^_^
i love this video.. ... ( 5 days ago by skkankpants)
i love this video.. i love your accent too <3
I've got another ... ( 5 days ago by monieku)
I've got another one for you: (I'm American)
I asked someone for a ride in Ireland once and I was met with an interesting response.
Apparently your equivalent (asking someone to take you somewhere in their vehicle) would be a 'lift' whereas a 'ride' is more sexual in nature?
Is it the same in England as in Ireland?
god i was bored ... ( 5 days ago by hockey8886)
god i was bored after 10 secs....
oye you got nice ... ( 4 days ago by confusedimigrant)
oye you got nice polo neck shirt where did you get it from?
yes, if i say "i ... ( 4 days ago by mufc77)
yes, if i say "i would love to ride her", it means, i would like to sleep with her. not sure if england uses that term to express their desire but here and there a "ride" means sex. all the other terms mentioned in the video are the same, as is a lot of other slang. the person who looked at you funnily should have known what you meant seeing as you're american. but if an irish or english person said it it would be seen as sexual.
"Round-a-bouts" are ... ( 4 days ago by van1976)
"Round-a-bouts" are called "traffic circles", but more often are refered to as a "rotary", we have lots of "Rotary Clubs", here in the New England area anyway.(I don't know what they do, I think they are a Social club)--
Van
Boston, MA
I think cotton ... ( 4 days ago by MAguy30)
I think cotton candy is called that because it looks like unspun cotton. I thought jam and jelly were different things even in US english? Great vid!
A funfair in ... ( 3 days ago by jrzgirl56)
A funfair in America is called a carnival or a fair (as in county fair). We also say merry-go-round. I don't think there are too many people who say carousel here in America.
in the US ... ( 2 days ago by maciejadams)
in the US intersection has traffic lights and junction is f.ex. on a highway
In america half the ... ( 2 days ago by PreseaOlarte)
In america half the people don't know how to use roundabouts, but what you described in your video in america is called a roundabout in america.
and intersection is between 2/3/4 straight lanes, not circular lanes Unless you meant something else
and we say cotton candy because it looks like cotton lol
yea two more in the ... ( 2 days ago by Elyk1045)
yea two more in the lakes and i think theres more in summerlin now
yep im from england ... ( 2 days ago by awaywithdafairies)
yep im from england and we say lift, you'll get some strange looks if yhou say can i have a ride :P



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