American English vs. British English

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  @WordsUnravelled · 6 months ago · pinned

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• JA

  @jasonlescalleet5611 · 6 months ago

  As a kid I thought that “entrees” were TV dinners, because you eat them “on trays” and I had only heard it spoken, not read it written down.

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• DA

  @danieleldon7195 · 5 months ago

  &quot;It&apos;s a moo point... it&apos;s the opinion of a cow... it&apos;s moo.&quot;<br>- Joey

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• EM

  @EmptyGlass99 · 5 months ago

  I am British in my 50s and &apos;Moot point&apos; to me means &quot;irrelevant or pointless&quot;. &nbsp;I have never heard it used any other way.

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• WE

  @welcometonebalia · 5 months ago

  &quot;Entree&quot; is the main course?! As a French, I&apos;ve just died from a heart attack (but I got better, thank you).

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• PA

  @PariahEarth · 6 months ago

  The funniest British/American misunderstanding I&apos;ve had was my British friend texted me &quot;fancy lunch?&quot; and I responded something like &quot;I would but I don&apos;t have any nice clothes to wear&quot; and we had a moment of confusion

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• RC

  @rc4688 · 6 months ago

  It&apos;s better to be pissed off than pissed on.

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• MR

  @MrGrahawk · 6 months ago (edited)

  I&apos;m confused because as a Brit I&apos;ve only ever known moot point to mean something that is no longer relevant to the discussion. And I&apos;m pushing retirement age.

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• CH

  @chrisjillings · 5 months ago

  Canadian here: I had a Director from the UK. I told him once that when he used quite with me, I didn&apos;t know if I was being complemented or told it wan&apos;t good enough. His one-word response: &quot;Quite.&quot;

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• RO

  @robscott9414 · 6 months ago (edited)

  I (Canadian) remember in the early 2000s when I was working in an international office staffed with native English speakers from North America, Europe, and South Africa. I’m working away in my shared office when a South African colleague came in, approached my office mate (also South African) and asked him “Do you have a stiffy?” (Cue the record scratching sound effect in my head). Turns out that in their dialect a “stiffy” meant a 3.5” disk, as opposed to the older 5.25” “floppy” disk. 😂

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• BA

  @bassett_green · 6 months ago

  When I first started dating my wife, I&apos;d get weirded out when she&apos;d ask &quot;you alright?&quot;. To a Brit, it&apos;s just another way of saying &quot;how&apos;s it going&quot; or &quot;what&apos;s up&quot;. But to my American ears, it implies that there is some reason to assume that I <b>wasn&apos;t</b> alright

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• GC

  @gcewing · 5 months ago

  &quot;I&apos;m going to take a shower.&quot;<br>&quot;Okay, but put it back when you&apos;re finished with it.&quot;

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