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Have you replaced any British words with their American versions? (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, switching out the word 'boot' for 'trunk', or ditching the word 'rubbish' for 'garbage'.

This is something I've noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where 'sweets' became 'candy', 'holiday' became 'vacation' and 'courgette' became 'zucchini'.

That last one didn't happen but if you're still reading you've got my respect, or as the Americans might say '...mad props'.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Whisky and whiskey are two different things.

"Scotch" is American for whisky but not for whiskey.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Guess I'm even more ignorant to booze culture than I thought