english to english

a quick guide to what you will hear in the uk:

cheers=thanks or goodbye
lift=elevator
g=ground floor, cause hitting 1 doesn’t get you all the way down
bangers=sausage
mash=mashed potatoes
check=bill, they still know to get money before you leave the restaraunt, regardless
boot=trunk
petrol=gas
whigwham=manual card carbon copy machine
motorway=freeway/highway
dual carriageway=two lane road (same direction) with high speeds
telephonist=receptionist
mobile=cellphone (capital I sound)
solicitor=lawyer
minstrel=waiter
pint=oh c’mon, it’s a pint. more beer, less problems

…and many, many more. if i wrote them all down you’d just miss out on discovering this “foreign” language for yourself.

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