Words Brits use that Americans don't?

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  1. Candy Gal

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    I have seen them. lol
     
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    If you told someone in America you had some spotted dick for them they would assume you had a venereal disease.
     
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    It is very nice with custard.

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  4. Learned a new one tonight. Up the Duff. Means in the family way as my mother would say
     
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    Yep or bun in the oven.
     
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    Barny. We have them.
     
  7. Bicaptain My Captain

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    We use that phrase, too.
     
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    For a row?
    Do you have door step toast?
     
  9. Bicaptain My Captain

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    For a row? Is that an argument?
    Door step toast? No, just plain or French.
     
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    Yes an argument.
    French toast is eggy toast. Lol
     
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    Most Americans like their French toast sweet. I prefer it savory.

    What is a door step toast? That one has me.
     
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  12. I believe the Brits say TaTa when they are saying goodbye.
     
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    I prefer it savoury, in Bugaria they put cherry preserve on French toast - I broke a tooth on the stone!

    Doorstep toast
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  14. Candy Gal

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    Sometimes this is true.
     
  15. Bicaptain My Captain

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    Door stop toast looks a lot like what we call cinnamon toast.
     
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    Just butter for ours. Very Thick cut bread! We have doorstep sandwiches too.
     
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    After a chat in the chat up top.

    We have - Bown Bread - dead
    Pushing up the daisies
    Gone to the knackers Yard
     
  18. Candy Gal

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    Some insults we use.
    Dickhead
    Twat
     
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    Bills = Notes
     
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    The bill = The police
     

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