What is sidewalk in British English?

Also, a US sidewalk is a British pavement, and curb is spelled kerb (curb in UK English is a verb i.e. to “curb your enthusiasm”).

Is British English sidewalk or pavement?

A sidewalk (North American English), pavement (British English), footpath in Australia, India, New Zealand and Ireland, or footway, is a path along the side of a street, highway, terminals.

Why do Brits call the sidewalk pavement?

T: Pavement refers to the paved area of the road that's designed exclusively for pedestrians. It's taken from the Latin pavimentum, which means “trodden down floor.” Trodden on because it's for pedestrians.

What is pavement called in American English?

In the sense of a type of footpath, British pavement is US sidewalk.

Why do Brits say floor instead of ground?

“Floor” was an archaic word for “ground” centuries ago. And according to the Oxford English Dictionary, “floor” has been used in the game of cricket to refer to the ground (but this must be an uncommon usage, since it doesn't currently appear in any standard British dictionaries).

Cars slipping, sliding and crashing in heavy snow in Gloucestershire

What do the British call a driveway?

A driveway (also called drive in UK English) is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and is owned and maintained by an individual or group.

What do British people call roundabouts?

They are officially known as "ring junctions". The first magic roundabout was constructed in 1972 in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, designed by Frank Blackmore, inventor of the mini-roundabout.

What American phrases confuse Brits?

Americans often use idioms that can easily confuse foreigners. Phrases like "spill the beans," "piece of cake," "cold turkey," and "table an item" actually have nothing to do with food. Similarly, expressions like "cat's out of the bag" and "for the birds" have nothing to do with animals when Americans say them.

What do Brits call the first floor?

In British English the floor at street level is called the ground floor, whereas in American English this is the first floor.

What is backyard called in the UK?

In British English, these areas would usually be described as a garden, similarly subdivided into a front garden and a back garden. The term yard is reserved for a hard surfaced area usually enclosed or at least with limited access.

Do British say pavement?

In the UK, a pavement is the hard raised level surface at the side of a road that people can walk on: I set it down on the pavement by the door of the shop. American speakers call this a sidewalk. In the US, pavement means the hard surface of a road: Cars were skidding on the pavement.

What do British call highways?

Motorway

In Britain, a multi-lane controlled-access road is known as a motorway, a word that never caught on in the United States.

Do British people walk on the left side of the sidewalk?

The answer is we don't. The British have little sense of pavement etiquette, preferring a slalom approach to pedestrian progress. When two strangers approach each other, it often results in the performance of a little gavotte as they double-guess in which direction the other will turn.

What do British call bras?

A brassiere is the same as a bra.

What do British call shoes?

Shoes is English for shoes. There are a few differences compared to American English. Like sports shoes for running, walking and general exercise are often called Trainers in the UK while in the USA they are called Sneakers. When I was a kid the 70's early 80's the canvas type similar to converse were called Plimsolls.

What do Brits call shorts?

Terminological differences

The British English term, short trousers, is used, only for shorts that are a short version of ordinary trousers (i.e., pants or slacks in American English).

What do the British call car parts?

What do Americans call coriander?

Coriander + Cilantro = Ciliander The British know this Mediterranean herb as coriander, but the Americans know it as cilantro, together we get ciliander. Cilantro is also the term used by the Spanish. While generally both terms refer to the same food product, there is a difference.

What is toilet paper called in England?

Bog roll. Taken from the 16th-century Scottish/Irish word meaning 'soft and moist,' bog means restroom or lavatory. Bog roll, naturally, is an idiom for toilet paper.

What do Brits call the trunk of a car?

In British English, the boot of a car is the covered space, usually at the back, where you put things such as luggage or shopping. Is the boot open? In American English, this part of a car is called the trunk.

What do British people call a parking lot?

What can you tell me about these two terms? A: Yes, “car park” is the usual term in the UK for what is referred to as a “parking lot” in the US, though “car park” is not unknown to Americans, nor “parking lot” to the British.