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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2014, 06:16 PM Sep 2014

English vs. American

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English vs. American (Original Post) KamaAina Sep 2014 OP

I got one d_r Sep 2014 #1

DUzy! KamaAina Sep 2014 #2

Better sakabatou Sep 2014 #3

An Aussie friend of mine once said to me hifiguy Sep 2014 #7

I always think of curtains as short and drapes as long. Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #4

according to my grandmother annabanana Sep 2014 #5

Johnny Carson voice: "I did not know that." Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #10

Just taught my 92 yr old mom... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #6

Ha ha! That's awesome. Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #9

Two peoples separated by a common language, hifiguy Sep 2014 #8

Torches and lifts, bonnets and loos. trof Sep 2014 #11

d_r

(6,907 posts)

1. I got one

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 06:50 PM

Sep 2014

beer

water

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. DUzy!

Reply to d_r (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 06:58 PM

Sep 2014

sakabatou

(42,134 posts)

3. Better

Reply to d_r (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 07:16 PM

Sep 2014

beer

water

WTF is thie shit?

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

7. An Aussie friend of mine once said to me

Reply to d_r (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:47 PM

Sep 2014

that "American be-ah is like makin' love in er canoe. It's fuckin' close to wottah!"

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

4. I always think of curtains as short and drapes as long.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 12:00 PM

Sep 2014

Am I wrong?

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

5. according to my grandmother

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:07 PM

Sep 2014

curtains were the the sheer panels, draperies were the fabric ones that framed them (ps.. was declasse to use the word "drapes&quot

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

10. Johnny Carson voice: "I did not know that."

Reply to annabanana (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 07:22 PM

Sep 2014

3catwoman3

(23,943 posts)

6. Just taught my 92 yr old mom...

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:44 PM

Sep 2014

...what "does the carpet match the drapes?" phrase means. She got a good chuckle out of it.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

9. Ha ha! That's awesome.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 07:21 PM

Sep 2014

Speaking of carpets, I wasn't a Joan Rivers fan, but she had a great line (at least it was attributed to her): "That dress has seen more red carpets than an Irish lesbian."

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

8. Two peoples separated by a common language,

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:48 PM

Sep 2014

as Mr. Churchill put it.

trof

(54,256 posts)

11. Torches and lifts, bonnets and loos.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 07:38 PM

Sep 2014

Our closest friends are a couple of Brits.
We speak nearside and offside wings.
Bonnets and boots.
Not to be confused with 'Boots', the chemist.

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