3 Separated By a Common Language Part I

Normally the U.K. and the East Coast (Atlanta) are 5 hours difference
 and the U.K. and Pacific time (San Francisco) are 8 hours difference.

The U.S.'s "spring forward" for daylight savings this past weekend made me think of some of the common differences that exist between the U.S. and U.K.- 

we don't adjust our clocks to "British Summer Time" until March 25.

Here in the U.K., Mother's Day, or "Mothering Sunday"

depending on how old you are,

is this Sunday, March 18.

The U.S. celebrates this Hallmark holiday on May 13.

Anyway.

This is the reason for my blog title:

English As a Second Language.

Let's face it, we Americans have little grounds in claiming we speak "English."

Let's just call my native tongue "American."

Here are some examples,

 with the British English on the left and American English version or definition on the right:

lay in................ sleep in

whinging.............. whining

could do/can do.............. good plan

spot on............ precisely right

take the piss........ tease or make fun of, often sardonically

to be pissed....... quite drunk
shattered........... exhausted physically, often from a long day or activity

knackered.......... tired to the point of overall exhaustion, feeling like death

(per my English friend: knackered comes from "knacker's yard", where horses were taken when near death)

Food:

courgettes.....zucchini

aubergine...... eggplant

coriander......cilantro

full fat milk....... whole milk

semi-skimmed...... 1 % milk
take away............... take out

dinner......... lunch

tea...........the hot beverage/ an afternoon mid-meal of sandwiches, cakes, and the hot beverage/ and dinner

pudding...... dessert/ also Yorkshire pudding, a bread-pastry thing often served savory

And the real hackles-raiser for me, as a Georgia girl:

all Americans are called "yanks".

There will be more of these posts in the future, 

mostly because I want to remember this stuff,

but you're welcome to look over my shoulder!

Any topics or categories you're particularly interested in?