More Americanisms - British English

English - American

coach - (inter-city) bus, usually single-decker

Economy class - coach class

first floor - second floor

fortnight - two weeks

ground floor - first floor

jelly - Jello (brand name)

tissues/paper hankies - Kleenex

twice - two times

with ice cream - a la mode

American - British English

a la mode - (French for in the fashion) with ice cream 

bus (as in Greyhound bus) - (long-distance) coach

coach class - economy class

coach - railway carriage

first floor - ground floor

Jello (brand name) - jelly

Kleenex - tissues/paper hankies

second floor - third floor

two weeks - fortnight (short for fourteen nights)

two times - twice

Useful Websites

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2022/10/americanisms.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English

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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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Make A Cake With A Russian Flag - and colours for Austria, Hungary, Romania, Ireland

Russian Flag.

The Russian flag is a tricolour of white, blue and red horizontal stripes. So if you are a nostalgic Russian expat or have Russian ancestors or are studying or teaching Russian or looking for seasonal cake, this one is easy. 

The white is white frosting. Or white cheesecake. Or white cream.

The red can be red food dye in the cake mixture or frosting, or jam or strawberries or raspberries, redcurrants or cherries or glace cherries. Or jelly or American Jello which is the American brand of jelly which is used to describe jelly. Or powdered beet. (Beetroot.)

Slice the cake or icing. Or pipe roseettes. Spread it with a knife or palette knife.

The blue could be blueberries. Or food dye. Or red cabbage makes purple - add baking soda to turn it blue.

You could also make this cake to go with a reunion of friends who travelled to Russia. Or to promote a trip to Russia. Or to go with a slide show about your holiday or business trip.

Savoury? Try cream cheese and tomatoes.

Greece
Use blue and white. cut up into stripes or strips, saving a blue square for the back ground fo the plus sign cross in the corner.

Add Orange for Ireland
Powdered carrot. Now you can make an Irish flag.

All are great for national days, sing alongs, celebrations.

Useful Websites
You will find lots of youtube videos on making cakes with colours all the way through.

https://food52.com/blog/16265-how-to-make-all-natural-food-dyes-from-ingredients-in-your-kitchen

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer. See previous posts about cakes and flag colours. Please share links to your favourite posts.

Ten American and British phrases

American - British English
at this moment in time - now
burglarized - burgled
got - have
gotten - had
Jello - jelly
jelly - jam
make a left - turn left
a quarter after - a quarter past
momentarily - shortly, soon, in a moment
raised - brought up

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

American and British English - auto to yard

American - British

auto /automobile - car
bus (as in Greyhound bus, single decker long distance) - coach
candy - sweets / confectionary
closet - cupboard
consignment - second hand sale or return store, where donor and shop share profits
comforter - duvet (bedding)
diaper - nappy
drug store - chemist
eraser - rubber
fall - autumn
hack - tip
hood - bonnet (car)
hooker - prostitute / street walker
hose - stockings / tights
Jello (brand name) -  jelly
jelly - jam
line - queue
pavement - tarmac / roadway
pickup / pickup truck - HGV, trailer ?
program - programme (theatre)
program - program (computer)
purse - bag (lady's handbag)
rubber - condom / Durex
Run - ladder (in stockings / tights)
Kleenex/tissues - paper hankies (Kleenex is a brand name so I have given it a capital letter)
sidewalk - pavement
subway - underground / London tube
store - shop
story - storey (level of building)
story - story (tale in book)
thrift store (cheap shop) - charity shop
truck - lorry
trunk - boot (car)
tuxedo - man's formal jacket with no tails, named after place where tails were cut off - dinner jacket
wallet / coin purse - purse
yard - garden

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