Does 'CUTE' in the USA and UK mean different THINGS?
I don't know about the UK, but in the US cute can mean more than good-looking. The more traditional meaning would be a tiny little kitten is cute, but often people use cute to call people good looking in a way that they find the person really attractive, but are too shy and bashful to say outright. Or something does something really dorky. It depends on how you use it.
Why does the word biscuit mean different things in the UK and US?
Because different countries create their own different languages, using their words for what they want.The English people use the English languageThe American people use the American-English language, a verson of English that began to be changed many years ago.Q: Why does the word biscuit mean different things in the UK and US?Noah Webster is credited with the changes when he produced the American Spelling Book in 1786.The Origin of the American Language version of EnglishIt is therefore important to know which language is being used. The language of the English or American people.
Things Americans and British people say different.?
What are words or common phrases that Americans and Brittish people say differently? Try to make these commonly used words or sayings. I need a pretty long list (: thanks
What words mean different things in Australia and England?
The most common difference in usage is the word football. Football means soccer in England and Australian (Rules) Football. Strangely the English believe they have a mortgage on the word but it is Australia that has the best claim. The word pension means retirement in England whilst it means safety net in Australia. Temperatures are different too. Warm in Australia is hot in England and cold in Australia means cool in England. Beer in England refers to a tasting warm brew whilst in Australia in means a bitter brew drunk at a temperature so low that the taste is irrelevant.
Why does the word 'fanny' mean something different in the US and UK? How did that happen?
No one has a patent for the language, and it is very common for words to change meaning depending who is using them and they do not need to travel so far, it happens even in closer neighbourhoods of the same city.The word came probably from French. From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”). A female given name, feminine form of Francis, and the pet form is: Fannie, Fanny, Fran, Francie, Frannie, FrannyIn Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, is vulgar and describe the female genitalia.In Canada and the US is informal the buttocks.The word fanny is originally a British naval term for a Mess kettle or cooking pot. This British naval slang sense derives from Fanny Adams. Tins of mutton introduced as rations were not liked by the sailors and were taken by them to contain the butchered remains of Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with.
Do Americans and British mean different things when they use the term 'middle class'? Is American middle class someone who earns a reasonable amount regardless of occupation, while British middle class is a university educated, affluent professional?
Here in Britain, being middle class generally means someone who's grown up with a certain level of privilege, with an educated family whose financial resources were probably secure, that encouraged education, political engagement and going to university for their children. They generally move in affluent circles, mostly socialising with other people from similar backgrounds. This mindset stems from Britain’s endemic class system which has existed for centuries. Being ‘middle class’ often is perceived as an aspiration, it’s the class that many feel they want to join, particularly since the demise of the British manufacturing industry with its proud working class. Often now it is confused because Britain has in some ways moved on from the restrictions of ‘class’ - people who aren’t university educated and who become plumbers and electricians and the like often have far higher incomes and better quality of life at a young age, whereas similarly aged middle class people who have gone to university and have become teachers or junior doctors etc. have far less disposable income. However, if one is accused of being middle class in Britain, this is seen as embarrassing: people in the middle class often don’t like to admit the privilege that they have because of a very British sense of modesty: they don’t want to embarrass themselves or others because of their background. Overall though, being middle class in Britain means having security, of money, of an education and the knowing that your background won’t hold you back.Being middle class in the U.S. is more of a label placed on one’s lifestyle, rather than one’s family and background, as it is in Britain. It is applied to people who, regardless of their background, have ‘made it’. These are people who have worked hard in their field (whatever that is - there aren’t specific ‘middle class’ jobs like there are in Britain) and have become successful. From this, they have a stable income and a good quality of life for their families. One’s background is of far less concern to Americans and their prospective employers, for example, than in Britain, where one's class, (which is indicated in their accent, where they come from, what their parents do etc.) can either hold you back or make you prosper.