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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Who all? You all.

So, one thing that they apparently do not have in England is a specifically pluralized form of`"you." 

They think that "you guys" is pretty funny, and "y'all" is even funnier.  And I use both.  (Which one I use depends on whether or not I`ve had anything to drink.)  So when I talk, they think it`s pretty funny.

But they don`t even say "who all" or "what all," either.

 Last night, we were hanging out at my flat and I asked Jo "Who all is coming?"
  She was confused.  "Who is Paul?"
"Huh?" 
"Who is Paul?"
"What? I don`t know."
"You said Paul is coming."
"What? No, no. I said `who all`is coming."
"Who all?"
"Yeah. Don`t you say that in England?"
"No."
"Or `what all`or anything like that?"
"No.  Is that like `y`all`? "
"Uh, yeah. I guess so."
"Y`all.  That`s funny."

But there are more differences.  Here are some words that are different in British Englsih (listed first) and American English:

Bathing costume = Swim suit
Car park = Parking lot
Fit = Hot (attractive)
Hot = Warm in temperature
Jumper = Sweater
Shattered = Exhausted
Knickers = Panties
Pants = Underwear
Trousers = Pants
Sweets = Candy
Trainers = Sneakers
Shag = Screw (The sexual term.  Not the construction one.  You wouldn`t want to say "I need to
                            shag in this broken table leg.")
Leisure = Leisure (But they say "leh-sure", not "lee-sure.")
Cinema = theater
? = The Man (I had to explain The Man.  They don`t think they have one, but of course they do. The
                          Man is everywhere.)


Can you all think of any other words that are different in one place than in another? Please comment.