Americanisms and British translations

Americanisms - British English
VOCABULARY
a la mode - with (vanilla) ice cream
done - finished (a task is done; a person has finished doing it)
grocery store - grocers, shop
Jello (brand name) - jelly
Jelly - jam
Outhouse - outbuilding / outside toilet
restroom - toilet
guys - boys and girls
pants - trousers
underpants - pants
eraser - rubber
rubber - Durex

Pronunciation
Americans say rout when the British say route, rhyming with root.
Americans say erb where the British say herb.
Americans say yawl - you all / all of you

About the Author

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

I and my family have lived in the UK, Spain, the USA and Singapore. I am a travel writer and photographer and teacher of English A level and English as a foreign language.

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American pronuncaition

American Pronunciation
As for pronunciation
French route is pronounced as rout in the USA which sound like rounding up rioters to the British, a distraction.


 The British say route to rhyme with root.

As for erb? urban? No that's US speak for herb.

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Hard Boiled Eggs Flavoured With Soy Sauce

I saw the eggs, with dark brown shells, and was a bit dubious, and curious. Try anything once.

I peeled off the shell. At first bite I was smitten. Delicious.

If you find hard boiled eggs dull, try these.

Certainly a novelty if you are not from Asia.

I went onto the internet to find a recipe. Some of the recipes require large numbers of ingredients which are hard to find. Then I happened on a soy sauce recipe. Surely, everybody has eggs and soy sauce in their kitchen, or can easily get these two basic ingredients on their next trip to the supermarket. I do.

I'll add photos later.

As far as I can make out, you hard boil the eggs first. Then marinade them in a strongly flavoured liquid. The inside and shell should come out a different colour.

In mine the shell was dark brown. The egg white was a creamy brown, pale coffee colour.

I ate mine in Singapore. Other places to try them include Thailand and Taiwan.

Useful Websites
You tube video on had boiled eggs with soy sauce.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqSmgXM8E1I

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.