So is it expensive or deadly, it can't be both.
You've never met a girl from Surrey...
ba-dum cha Thank you thank you here all week be sure to tip your waitress.
Some more words to get you acclimated. Car-related terms first, since these might be more important on a daily basis:
petrol - gas
bonnet - hood
boot - trunk
number plate - licence plate
indicator - turn signal
tarmac - asphalt
diversion - detour
dual carriageway - four-lane
slip road - ramp
wheelclamped - booted
Food-related:
biscuit - cookie
scone - biscuit
chips - fries, although often fatter (what you might call steak fries?)
crisps - chips
aubergine - eggplant
courgette - zucchini
green/yellow/red pepper - bell pepper
rocket - arugula
broad bean - fava bean
butter bean - lima bean
spring onion - scallion
swede or swede turnip - rutabaga
stewing steak - braising beef
bun or fairy cake - cupcake, although that terms is starting to be used over here
fillet steak - tenderloin or filet mignon*
mince - hamburger or ground meat
icing - frosting
icing sugar - powdered sugar
cornflour - cornstarch
plain flour - AP flour
self-raising flour - cake flour?
wholemeal - whole-wheat
porridge - cooked oatmeal (served salty in some parts, but may still be eaten with honey!)
plain chocolate - dark chocolate**
Yorkshire pudding - similar to a popover
candy floss - cotton candy
pastry case - pie shell
rasher - slice of bacon
dessert - sweet course
pudding or pud - sweet course (but also used for some savoury things like white and black pudding)
black pudding - a type of blood sausage
greaseproof paper - wax paper
*You may find steak over here disappointing as the general quality in the US is higher than some high-quality steak over hear because of our different standards for marbling; there's essentially no equivalent over here for USDA Prime. However, most of our cattle is fed on grass which should give better flavour than corn-fed beef.
**You'll generally find the quality of chocolate this side of the pond to be much higher than in the US, particularly if you buy stuff made on the Continent. And high-quality chocolate has become more affordable over here in recent years so you don't have to pay a premium price for decent stuff.
Lots more good stuff on
this page.
Einion
P.S. Further to cassar's point about fanny, be careful how you use the word bum in the UK - it can be vulgar or innocent depending on context!
