1. Carbonated beverage (pop, soda, or something else...)

Fizzy drink, soft drink... we usually refer to brand names like Coke and Fanta.

2. Water fountain

Fountain

3. Television

TV, telly, sometimes 'the box'

4. Automobile

Car, motor... yeah, that's a good one. We tend to say 'Nice motor'.

5. Internet

Internet

6. Coffee

Coffee

7. Chair

Chair, also seat

8. Desk

Desk (What else would you call it?)

9. Refridgerator

Fridge, not many people would say refridgerator.

10. Toilet

Toilet, if we're being polite. Bogs... but we have some good expressions for the act itself.

Slash
Leak
Jimmy Riddle

The best I have heard has to be Johnny Cash = slash and Barry White = shite

Maybe your professor won't want those....

11. Radio

Radio, older folk might refer to the wireless.

12. Bed

Bed, maybe 'the sack'.

13. Fireplace

Hearth (sp?)

14. Fan/Air Conditioner

He he... we don't really use these much. It's just the same.

15. Basement

Basement

16. If you can think of any other words that you have heard for something that is different that what you use, please list them here...

quare = very
craic = good time
some = impressive

Don't know if that is used everywhere though. We tend to say 'That's some car!' if it's pretty impressive.

There are too many to list. I'll give you a link to Norn Iron speech...

Thanx all... and please remember, this is for class so keep it fairly clean please

Oh, damn...

LINK: I just realised how many of these I use.


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