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What a great

2008-06-17T12:30:44-05:00

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What a great and helpful article! I had been wondering what people meant by "jumper" forever-- the only thing I call a jumper is one of those skirts with suspenders that babies wear.

.... and cana

2008-06-17T12:45:33-05:00

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.... and canadians, "anything tagged "cottaging" is not safe for family use in the UK

Great article

2008-06-17T12:51:14-05:00

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Great article, very useful and helpful! I am not a native English speaker, and we learned British English, as did many other (Continental) European etsy sellers.

Wow! I was aw

2008-06-17T13:12:35-05:00

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Wow! I was aware of the alternate spellings, but not all of the other terms! It's always fascinating to learn the many different ways of naming things.

if you think

2008-06-17T13:16:39-05:00

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if you think of anymore different terms I would love a follow up article!!! :)

very useful!

2008-06-17T13:49:30-05:00

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very useful! Thank you for this article!

wow! very hel

2008-06-17T13:57:44-05:00

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wow! very helpful article! interesting stuff. and i'm glad i'm not the only one confused on how to spell 'gray'...er...'grey.' thanks!

Here in Singa

2008-06-17T14:09:34-05:00

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Here in Singapore, we call the eggplant "brinjal". :) Although we went to school learning British English here, a lot of the words used are actually American. In the list, only the last 4 British versions are commonly used. Then again, there is brinjal. :D

this was so h

2008-06-17T14:23:29-05:00

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this was so helpful! Thanks for the great info. now can you tell me what rug is in translation?

Thanks so muc

2008-06-17T14:30:17-05:00

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Thanks so much for the positive response, folks. Davaeva, we call them rugs in England too :)

wonderful art

2008-06-17T19:24:22-05:00

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wonderful article, very well written well done :)

tho u did mak

2008-06-17T19:24:47-05:00

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tho u did make me blush at f*nny pack !

Americans say

2008-06-17T19:58:29-05:00

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Americans say "pants" and mean jeans, trousers or slacks. Brits say "pants" and mean underpants, or slang for rubbish, something bad. Brits call long pants "trousers".

what is an Am

2008-06-17T20:16:46-05:00

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what is an American "jumper" called in the UK?

In Australia

2008-06-17T22:16:00-05:00

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In Australia we have a lot of word useage thats the same as UK, as talked about in the article though we also know a lot of Americanisms, but a few other things may help sweeties/candy = Lollies (A chocolate bar is called "chocolate bar", and not usually called a lollie or candy) A baby onsies (US for an all in one suit) are called a gro suit or a romper here. a jumper (sweater) that undoes completely down the front is called a cardigan. though usually applies to knitted/crochet items it can be made from any fabric. A "hoodie" can also be called a hooded jumper . sneakers/trainers are more commonly called runners or joggers here.

thats should

2008-06-17T22:18:07-05:00

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thats should be grow suit :] though gro suit is a brand name I think.

Interesting t

2008-06-18T02:52:01-05:00

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Interesting to hear the Australian versions too :) In the UK, pants does generally mean underpants, but in the north (where I grew up) it's used to mean trousers, same as in the US. Another slang term for trousers is kecks. Panties are known as knickers, panty hose are tights. Onesies are called baby-grows here. Like in Australia, a sweater with buttons is a cardigan or cardi. We could do a whole dictionary! :)

From what res

2008-06-18T03:13:33-05:00

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From what research I've done, it looks like the nearest English equivalent of a jumper is a pinafore.

Wonderful art

2008-06-18T04:54:56-05:00

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Wonderful article. Both humourous and informative at the same time. Love it! Every Etsian should read this.

Don't forget

2008-06-18T05:14:29-05:00

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Don't forget we Aussie's call flip-flops thongs! I love that one.

Oh wow, this

2008-06-19T00:28:10-05:00

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Oh wow, this is fascinating. And Mephala, re: eggplant = brinjal, it's an Indian word - maybe Hindi? That's what my parents call it :) I had no idea that tank tops had another name in the UK :) What an awesome article!!

I learned a c

2008-06-19T15:03:40-05:00

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I learned a couple of terms from my international buyers... like "bespoke" instead of "custom", and "mounted" instead of "matted". Thanks!

I am loving t

2008-06-19T15:27:59-05:00

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I am loving this article! As an "american girl now living in the UK", learning that the differences between the "englishes" extended way beyond "accents/pronunciation". Now I try to spell and "talk" in the Brit way. Yes, the dilemma begins when tagging/describing your items for both sides of the Atlantic :) Biggest hit for me is "jewellery vs jewelry". I could go on and on (aluminium vs aluminum)! And am not even mentioning the "cockney rhyming" idioms heard so often! 3 cheers (xxx) for this "i'm so loving it" article! Was "spot on"!

Thanks so muc

2008-06-19T15:46:35-05:00

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Thanks so much for this article scatterboxoriginals! Like crochetgal says, it's "Both humourous and informative at the same time." Absolutely :D There are so many words you could mention, like the obvious spelling differences such as colour/color and jewellery/jewelry. Kecks can also mean knickers, but that might just be Scottish? Also, am I right in thinking that a tap is a faucet(sp?) in America?

Thank you for

2008-06-19T17:24:43-05:00

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Thank you for the educational article! It's really cool that you took time out to write it to help out your fellow Etsians!

I thought a p

2008-06-19T19:28:05-05:00

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I thought a pinny was an apron? The full apron type? I watch alot of BBC (mostly comedies, Are You Being Served?, Waiting For God, Keeping Up Appearences) and I still get to where I have to look certain words up. Never MIND what Mrs. Slocumb calls her cat!

i'm from nort

2008-06-19T19:59:55-05:00

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i'm from northern ireland but now living in australia. i've found a few differences that confused me at first. uk - australian duvet - doona mange tout (the green pea in a pod) - snow pea corgette - zuchini pepper (like a red pepper) - capsicum a hoover - a vacuum cleaner lorry - truck and this one i really don't understand.. bed linen - manchester i find australia sort of half way between uk and america. i love it here!

Craftychris,

2008-06-19T20:00:49-05:00

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Craftychris, it can mean both: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinny Other things to add to the list Cell phone = mobile phone Truck = lorry Eraser = rubber (yes, another one to make you blush!) Diaper = nappy Trash = rubbish Pacifier = dummy Turtle neck = polo neck Galoshes = wellies I could go on and on!

I loved this

2008-06-19T23:28:24-05:00

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I loved this article. I am a New Zealander living in Japan. We Kiwis have our own brand of English too, probably more similar to Brit English. I've had to learn how to spell "American".

thx! great at

2008-06-20T00:35:51-05:00

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thx! great aticle! I'm a Dane in Italy...! understand? we are not mothertongue so our problems are bigger than yours! rofl to tag or not to tag, that's the question..... how to tag or how not to tag...

I found this

2008-06-20T10:23:04-05:00

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I found this wonderful website and thought that I would add it to such a wonderful article. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2284/ Thank you and blessings to all in the new found adventures in International selling.

Crazy! I neve

2008-06-21T00:22:54-05:00

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Crazy! I never even thought of that!

The thong com

2008-06-21T08:59:19-05:00

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The thong comment was kinda funny, I grew up in Texas (US) and that's what we called them, my children (Minnesotans) find that hilarious.

Great suggest

2008-06-22T04:08:54-05:00

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Great suggestions! I'm wondering how important it is to provide metric measurements? I'm in the U.S. and don't speak anywhere near fluent metric, but I've taken the time to look up the metric equivalents for many of my measurements. I'd love to know if Etsy shoppers find this useful. (Convos regarding this topic are welcome, as I may not find my way back here.) Thanks!

I love this a

2008-06-23T14:23:18-05:00

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I love this article! I'm so glad someone has addressed this issue. I'm an American, but have a lot of friends and family throughout Europe and Asia. It makes me happy to see people are opening their eyes to the differences and making changes!

"It doesn’t m

2008-06-24T05:16:15-05:00

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"It doesn’t mean you have to talk like Austin Powers through your whole listing (in fact, please don’t)" - very funny! The 'jewellery' one is quite a biggy I think seeing that it's such a big area on here.

a small one -

2008-06-24T13:01:39-05:00

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a small one - USA buttons = UK pin badges i tag with pinback, button, and badge just to be sure!

so helpful th

2008-12-11T19:12:08-05:00

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so helpful thanks.

Great tips! t

2008-12-26T12:42:58-05:00

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Great tips! thank you :)

so true ! the

2009-01-07T09:30:46-05:00

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so true ! the jewelry/jewellery combo really helped me find my uk customers. I had presumed that the etsy search "knew" the two are the same and incl the latter would be redundant but that is not the case (maybe with recent search updates it will be ?)