Sometimes English words adapt differently to specific locales.
Here’s some fun examples encountered and their interpretation (as we would know it).
- heaps / lots
- reckon / think
- bits / parts (truck bits / truck parts)
- rubbish tip / garbage dump
- rubbish bin / trash can
- rubbish sack / garbage bag
- scrummy / scrumptous
- spot on / right on
- tippy truck / dump truck
- motor camp / RV park
- sunnies / sunglasses
- jumper / sweater
- panel beater / auto body repairman
- torch / flashlight
- flannel / wash cloth
- singlet / sleeveless/tank top
- UTE / SUV (sport utility vehicle)
- lorries / trucks
- mossies / mosquitoes
- surrounds / area/suburbs/neighborhood
- bucketing / raining heavily
- rellies / relatives
- pressies / presents
- change down / gear down
- shift / move
- tip / pour
- roundabout / traffic circle
- ablution block / public showers/washrooms
- blow wave / hair styling service
- news agent / newspaper shop/stand
- chat show / talk show
- milk bar / corner store
- lay-by / lay-away
- rug up / bundle up
- peckish / slightly hungry
- laundrette / laundromat
- sister / nurse
- blacktop/bitumen / pavement
- viros / donair
- let / rent
- petrol / gasoline
- LPG / propane
- Woolies / Woolworth’s
- ginger-nuts / gingersnaps
- biscuits / cookies
- ginger hair / redhead
- wholemeal / whole wheat
- crisps / potato chips
- crook / ill
- take away / take out (food)
- punnet / pint box (berries)
- courgette / zucchini
- capsicum / peppers
- swimming costume / bathing suit
- bathe / swim
- mob / crowd
- tower block / high-rise building
- flyover / overpass
- fellows / guys
- football pitch / soccer field
- sticky plaster / bandage
- ring (verb) / phone
- row / argue/argument
- washing-up liquid / dish soap
- washing powder / laundry soap
- motorway / highway
- loo / washroom