A cry for help!

[hellzabeth]

Hey, majority of watchers!

You're American, right? /obvious

I'm doing a project at college (what, Pidge, are you actually working? Yes, yes I am) about the differences between British English and American English. I need some stereotypically American phrases and amusing miscommunications. (Unfortunately I can't use the usual "rubber vs rubber" that first came to mind.) Any random help would be appreciated.

Additionally, anyone Australian, similar to the above request?

/feels kind of stupid

/wishes she was at home instead of in this stupid class

orz

Edit: I'm not allowed to include anything naughty in my essay guys, the examiners are stuck up. :| So stuff like the difference between "wank" in American and "wank" in British are not applicable. <3 You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

Comments

[hellzabeth.livejournal.com]

We have pissed, which means drunk, or pissed off, which means he's going to cave your face in mate. XD Again, mental is only used by kids on the playground that have watched too much Eastenders or by chavs in East London and the North.

[gisho.livejournal.com]

Americans will use 'pissed off' too, but just plain 'pissed' is a synonym.

Huh, it seems to crop up in books a lot.