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Ken Zayn- here you go. Oh, and I’d rather coffee, not tea. Thanks.
abseil- to rappel
aubergine- eggplant
barrister-
bedsit- a rented single room and bathroom
buggy- can be a few things but I’ll say baby carriage
bespoke-
biscuit- cookie
bonnet- hat (old fashioned0
candy-floss- caravan
courgette- zucchini
estate-car- station wagon
ex-directory- phonebook
fly-over- when a place is a short flying distance away
fortnight- 2 weeks
full-stop
greengrocer- a grocer who sells vegetables
hob hoover
handbrake
ice-lolly- a popsicle
icing-sugar- icing
jumper- a pullover sweater
kitchen-roll
lodger- someone who lodges?
lollipop-man
lorry- truck
motorway- higway
nappy- diaper
number-plate- license plate
overdraught- when u spend more than u have in the bank (isn’t it with an f?)
petrol- gas
plaster- what you plast with
plimsoles- sounds familiar but i don’t know
postcode- area-code
rubber- do u mean rubbers? if yes then rainboots
rubbish- garbage
rucksack- backpack?
sellotape- do u mean cellotape?
serviette- a napkin, towel, tissue
spanner- i think it’s a tool of some sort
sweets- candy
trainers- sneakers
marrow- like the thing thats in bones?
verruca- Charlie and the chocolate factory 🙂 like, a wart?
whinge-
windscreen- windshield
bumper- the thing on your car
zed- the letter “z”
Okay, some of these I completely made up if you can’t tell.