This is perfect. Thank you! 
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Yes indefinitely agree with you on this ā¦ In New Zealand and Australia we use more British English sayings and words then American. I also just learnt what a sham is. We just call them decorative pillows.
Lol What on earth is an eggplant, Iād wonder? Why donāt stores here sell fresh coriander?
Yes. To top this off in NZ we call them both eggplant and aubergine.
Other ones ā¦ (Bell) peppers and capsicum. Zucchini and courgette!! Yes
Your article is very funny and true. Iām moving to America soon so Iām sure itāll be an opener for me too!!
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England and America are two countries separated by a common language. I wear boots, my car doesnāt. My Mom (not Mum) wore an Easter bonnet but my cars never have!
My Lady partner Sally was born in Brighton, but by now has lived here longer than there. Still, she has some British pronunciations which make me crazy. Iām always saying to her: āIn America we have a similar word pronounced xxxx.ā
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I wear trunks when I go swimming - my car doesnāt! Ha!
Long may it continue. Iād hate it if we got to a point where the whole world was one bland homogenised culture.
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I guess this is beat to death butā¦a decorative pillow isnāt the same as a sham. A sham is an easily removable cover for a bed pillow. Most shams are bed pillow size but Iāve seen them in some other sizes like a large square. I have decorative pillows that donāt have removable covers.
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Haha K9! I didnāt want to keep beating it to death - so glad you did it for me - lol
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This thread reminded me of something from the 1st time I went to the USA (Iām British).
At a Utah motel I was waiting behind another guy at reception, he spoke with a strong Southern drawl.
āYou got ah bad hairā I heard him say.
The receptionist looked confused and asked him to repeat.
āYou got ah bad hairā
Dawned on both the receptionist and me at the same time he meant "have you got a bed here?"
So it seems even people from different regions in the USA have have trouble communicating!
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Oh yes. The accent differences are hilarious (though Iāve heard itās the same in the UK), and the slang and word usage gets confusing. Northern US says Pop, Southern says Coke, Middle says Soda. But then thereās variations with Soda Pop, Fizz, etc.
I live in Missouri, and you can generally tell where someone lives in our state by how they say Missouri: āmizz-oor-eeā, āmizz-er-ahā, 44: āforty-fourā, āfardy-farā, or wash: āwashā, āwarshā. No joke. Iāve gotten into arguments with friends over it.
I guess there are much smaller countries with even more difficulties where they donāt even have a supposed ācommon languageā in common.