Just for fun, American words for thing you love and hate

[CherryCherries]

Mine are, I love "stroller" as opposed to our "pushchair" and "take out the trash" as opposed to our "take the rubbish out."

I don't like "pants" as "trousers" or "pantyhose" as opposed to "tights." Or "fanny" for "bottom".

What are yours?

Also what does seppo mean?

Zucchini is Italian except it’s spelled incorrectly as it sounds similar when spoken. It should be Zucchine.

I hate most American terms but I could allow lawyer instead of solicitor.

Any time I hear Americans referring to a ladies knickers as panties makes me want to scratch my eyes out.

I like mall. Obviously I never use it, but it's just so concise and immediately understandable - shops, cinemas, restaurants, teenagers hanging out. I find "shopping centre" can cover a whole lot of places that couldn't in their wildest dreams be described as a mall.

Sweater / sweatshirt / sweatpants I've always been a bit bleurgh about because of the sweat reference. I guess it's because they were originally sports gear? So I'm a bit at all the "I'm in my sweats" but I guess as a catch all for comfy, casual clothing it is quite good. The British jumper is pretty crap, I dunno what word is about.

I like nightstand.
Kibble is good, for cat/dog biscuits.

I like/say panties instead of knickers. Knickers sound gross to me for some reason.

Also what doesseppomean?

I would imagine short for septic tank = Yank. A rather xenophobic expression, on a par with Jap or Chinky for example.

Nothing. I hate all American words when we have perfectly good words to use. I really hate bathroom for a room that doesn't have a bath. And apartment, takeout, cookie, candy, recess, season instead of series. I could go on and on.

Hate the omission of 'of'.
"I had a couple beers"
"Use a couple juicy apples in this recipe"

I'm amused by the 5 syllable refrigerator instead of fridge and really impressed how mirror is pronounced, so many Rs! I have jaw ache thinking about it.

Also annoyed at the UK demise of the word 'series' when talking about programmes. It's all 'season' now ☹️

Hate parking lot - prefer car park.
Hate period (punctuation) - prefer full stop.

Like pacifier instead of dummy.

The way they use brand names for things a lot.

"Pass me a Kleenex; I put on my Levi's" (there are loads of examples but my mind has gone blank). Over here I've only ever known this to be the case for hoover and tannoy.

Not sure if I like it or dislike it! I think i quite like it

In Stephen King's latest novel, one of characters swatted a minge. Turns out minges is American for midges.

Love the word condo. It's sounds really fun and comfortable.
Does it mean a semi detached in the UK?

@Biancadelrioisback

Zucchini! Cilantro!

Love these

I’m Canadian. I had to look up what a zucchini is in the UK as I had forgotten what it was. I love the word courgette.

@Phoebesgift

Love the word condo. It's sounds really fun and comfortable. Does it mean a semi detached in the UK?

I had to look this up recently because it was in my textbook. Apparently a condo is a flat that you own, as opposed to a flat you rent which is an apartment.

Counter tops rather than worktops.

I know it’s the same word being used, but I don’t like the US pronunciation of buoy (and the fact it isn’t followed through in the word buoyant).

I lived abroad for years and thus had to adopt/become au fait with American English.

My son calls me Mommy. He has ASD, so I can’t change it. I just get on with it. Don’t like it though

I love y'all and freeway. I also prefer American spelling. Words look more aesthetically pleasing to me without the extra u.

Can't stand panties - sounds simultaneously sexualised and infantilised. Horrible combination.

My internal monologue is in an American accent 🤣

Also like the sound of Xerox, attorney, and elevator

@Phoebesgift

Love the word condo. It's sounds really fun and comfortable. Does it mean a semi detached in the UK?

No, I think it's more like an apartment - a space in a building that a company manages, often with shared areas like gyms. Unlike an apartment though, you'd rent a condo instead of buying. I think so anyway.

I've listened to so many thousands of hours of American gamers on youtube in the past year thanks to the DCs.
Their pronounciation of route to rhyme with out rather than root is making me want to scratch my eardrums out as it sounds like they're refering to a DIY tool for gouging out a cut.

Lever sounding like leather rather than a leaf is also particularly annoying as in Minecraft you could be refering to lever or leather and it's awkward to work out context.

Hostile sounding like a place to stay.

I don't notice the inoffensive phrases.

I like the resurrection of "suss" (suspicious) from Among Us.

I hate: Panties (creepy as hell)

Really confused by US pronunciation of “route” in films/tv I’ve seen.

I love faucet and fall. I'm pretty sure they are both old English words that we switched out but I wish we hadn't.