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WHEN I was young, I was JUST beginning TO realize Asia IS a continent of real kinds of religions. BEFORE, I needed it to belong to no one. SO, I HAD an epiphany. NOW, I AM really sure THAT IT IS religions, OF THEIR REALISMS, also IT IS just to EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS what I WOULD HOPE FOR IS KNOWLEDGE.
The New Industrial Dictionary - Sixteenth Revised Edition.
The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment (and of course, complaints and insults). This article is a follow
Entertainingly, I knew 85% of these - from growing up in New England and watching american films, but my husband, who watched the same films and is in the theater - but in the southern US, knew only about 1/3.*
SO, if your setting is New York, New Jersey, or New England (or Hollywood), these words can easily crop up, and if your characters are visiting southerners, or midwestern, they are less likely to understand them (unless they are Jewish or had a lot of exposure).
Note, these are also very easy to partially pick up from context in most cases, so your character could be using the word, and not really be able to define it exactly (or be using it slightly off).
* Both of us are Northern European in ancestry - WHITE white bread.
A Writer’s Guide To Shit Americans Don’t Say
This list is not exhaustive. But hopefully helpful.
Swear Words -Bloody/bleeding: Unless your character is an Anglophile, no American I’ve ever known has said this unironically. If the situation is calling for it, use fucking or goddamn instead. -Wanker: Same thing. Depends on the time period or region your character is in, but maybe use dickhead or douchebag instead. School-Related Terms/Words -University: “When we were at University” isn’t a sentence the average American would use. We say college. Or Undergrad. “I went to college at The University of Oregon.” -Term: Sometimes? But really rarely. “End of term” should probably be “End of semester” or “trimester.” A “term paper” should be a “paper for my final” or something similar. Speaking of... -Exams: yeah nobody says this. We say finals. “I have finals that day.” “My final for English is an essay.” Also when it’s not the end of the semester, it’s called a test. “I have a test in History today.” -Maths: It’s math. Not maths. Typing “maths” into my American tumblr is getting it underlined in red. DANGER the next section is DUMB. WE KNOW. Our school system is confusing as all fuck. But here we go. When you are 5 (generally) you start Elementary School. It is usually Kindergarten-6th Grade. Anything before that is called Pre-School. Depending on your school system, after Elementary you will either attend Junior High or Middle School. Middle School tends to be 6th-8th grade. Junior High is 7th-8th or 7th-9th. High School is 9th-12th grade. Then you go to college or community college or you’re just done. There’s no 6th form. Lower or Upper. -9th Grade: Freshman year. -10th Grade: Sophomore year. -11th Grade: Junior year (and usually when you take the ACTs or SATs which are college entrance tests, but you can take these in 12th grade as well). -12th Grade: Senior year. Freshman through Senior year is also used for college. No one is ever a 1st year etc. If you’re in college for more than four years, you tend to be called a Super Senior. (Did I mention it’s dumb??) Then: College, Masters, PhD or Doctorate, Post-Doc. “I’m getting my Masters in English from Yale.” ”I’m in a PhD program at Loyola.” ”I’m doing my Post-Doc at the U of M.” Clothing -Trousers: it’s pants. -Underpants: Now, some people say this. Usually grandparents. If you’re writing high school fic they’re saying underwear, y’all. Or panties, maybe. -Bustier: lolololol NOPE. Unless your character is fancy as shit and super into lingerie, they’re calling that a bra. Or a corset if it is one. -Spectacles: not after 1960, really. We say glasses. -Jumper: Never. We say sweatshirt or sweater. Or long-sleeved shirt. Random things: We say wallet, purse (not handbag unless you’re fancy or in the 1950s, again), bag (not satchel). Meals We have: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner. We do not have: Tea, Supper (unless again your character is from the 50s or super wealthy and pretentious). Food -Crumpets: lols. We don’t really have an equivalent. English Muffins, maybe. -Biscuits: when a Brit wants to say this, it’s usually a cookie. Biscuits tend to be for dogs only. -Pudding: Dessert. Pudding here is a very specific type of dessert. So if you’re like me and read the English Harry Potter, it was hella confusing. “Why are they eating pudding every night?? Don’t they ever get cake? Or pie?” -Sponge: Cake. Nobody says sponge here. Unless they’ve gotten super into Bake-Off (which is called The Great British Baking Show over here). “I’m making a cake for Melissa’s birthday! It’s red velvet with cream cheese frosting.” -Streaky bacon: it’s just bacon. That’s our only bacon here. I know. It’s sad. More to come later.
I knew we don't have an official language, but the bill is new to me. It doesn't shock me that it was just introduced in 2017, with this dum
America is being lazy for not emphasizing that our culture is inspired and built by immigrants, most of them having English as a SECOND language. This bill is one of the biggest tragedies I have seen in my country in the past five years. I enjoy linguistics. I took two years of Japanese and am about to take Spanish. I am constantly fascinated by those who speak a different tounge than me. Languages are beautiful things. We learn through language. Make sure this never comes to pass. America is built on differences. There is a reason America is a melting pot.
how do americans call all chips fries. like how do you know if it’s gonna be the chunky ones or the skinny ones? they’re technically very similar but the taste is somehow so different like .. how ..
British vs. American English This is of particular interest to me because I've been doing some proofreading for someone in the UK. There have been several times I've had to Google something to see if it's slang there.
