Trousers vs Pants: The Quick Guide to English vs "American" words

Yes it is the same language.. kind of. 

After living in England for the past 8 months I have realized just how many words and phrases are completely different. Here is my quick and dirty list of the most commonly used English words and their "American" counterpart: 

School/Sports words:
Rubber (eraser)
Rucksack (backpack)
revision (studying)
prep (homework)
college (associates degree program)
6th form (junior/senior yr in highschool)
diary (calendar or planner)
football (soccer)
Uni (college or university)
A-levels (advanced level courses taken by students last two years of highschool)
GCSE (two year looping courses taken by lower highschool students)
Year 1 (kindergarten)
public school (private school)
state school (public school)

Clothing: 
jumper (sweatshirt)
boots (cleats)
trainers (tennis shoes)
trousers (pants)
knickers or pants (underwear)
braces (suspenders)
bum bag (fanny pack)
pullover (sweater)
wellies (rainboots)

Food: 
biscuit (cookie)
lolly (popsicle)
pudding (generic word for dessert)
tea (dinner)
dinner (lunch)
cuppa (cup of tea)
banger (sausage)
chips (french fries)
crisps (chips)
coriander (cilantro)
courgette (zucchini)
flapjack (granola bar)
tuck (snacks)
bevvy (alcoholic drink)
jacket potato (baked potato)

Cars/Driving: 
bonnet (hood of car)
boot (trunk)
caravan (camping trailer)
dual carriageway (highway)
drink driving (drunk driving)
lorry (semitruck)
trolley (shopping cart)
car park (parking lot)
zebra crossing (crosswalk)
multi-story (car park)
wing (fender)

Everyday terms:
nick (to steal)
creche (nursery or daycare)
hob (cooktop)
bespoke (custom made)
lift (elevator)
do (party)
queue (a line)
lugs (ears)
mate (friend)
till (cash register)
quid (1 buck or dollar)
bits and bobs (odds and ends)
chap (guy)
 torch (flashlight)
plaster (band-aid)

Common Phrases: 
She's fit (hot)
Fancy someone (like someone)
keen (intent on something)
banter (joking around)
brilliant (awesome)
You alright? (common greeting)
arse (butt)
bloke (man)
buggered (messed up)
well done (good job)
unlucky (bummer)
chuffed (pleased about something)
cheers (thank you)
it's gone off (it's rotten)


Around the house: 
toilet or loo (bathroom)
flat (apartment)
let (rent)
garden (yard)
rubbish bin (trash can)
wardrobe (closet)
hoover (vacuum)
cooker (stove)
drawing pins (pushpins or tacks)

Super Omega-3 Garden Patch Muffins

I don't like to waste anything and I love to modify recipes to make them more nutritionally dense. That is how the Super Omega-3 Garden Patch muffin came to be. It is a great way to use up the produce that needs to be eaten in your fridge. Be warned these could also be called "Colon Cleanser" muffins!

Dry Ingredients:

1 c unbleached flour

1/2 c whole wheat flour

3/4 c flaxseed meal

3/4 c wheat or oat bran flakes (crushed up)

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

(mix together well)

1/2 c shredded coconut (sweetened or not)

1/2 c chopped dates

1 c nuts or seeds chopped (sunflower seeds are good!) 

(mix these into dry mix and set the bowl aside)

Wet/fresh Ingredients:

2 medium carrots peeled and then grated

1 med apple cored and grated

1 zucchini grated

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 c milk

1/2 c golden raisins 

2 TBS stevia

1/4 c brown sugar

(mix these all together well until sugar is dissolved then add into the dry ingredients. Stir until dry is incorporated into the wet) 

*Spray muffin pan with non-stick spray (I use silicone so no liner needed) 

*Cook in preheated 350 deg oven for about 30 min until tester or toothpick come out dry

Enjoy!