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Jello is actually a brand name for gelatin, the fruit flavored wobbly stuff. No, we don't put it on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Jelly is made with fruit juice and is not the same thing as Jello. It's what you call jam. Here jam is made with crushed or pureed fruit, and preserves are made with large pieces or sometimes, depending on the fruit, the whole fruit. It's usually jelly or maybe sometimes jam, that we put on the sandwiches. Great video. Loved it!

We pronounce "druther" to rhyme with "brother," and it's commonly used in the phrase "if I had my druthers," meaning "if I could choose."

In America, we call the leaves cilantro, and the seeds coriander. I have a bottle of each in my spice rack, but I tend to use fresh cilantro as a garnish when I cook Mexican food.

A 'pigskin' is a term that describes an American football. It refers to the leather used to make football in the old days. The term is still used today.

Jello > Fruit Flavored Gelatin Jelly > Clear and Smooth (No Fruit Chunks) Jam Jam > Jelly with Fruit Chunks Preserves > Puréed Fruit Jarred or Canned All Of Thee Above > Nom 😋 Nom 😋 Nom 😋

Broil is specifically heat from the top only.

FLORIDA MAN HERE! One thing popped out at me immediately upon hearing it: Lewis Carol was British, and lived in the 1800s. In his novel "Alice Through the Looking Glass" there is a scene in which Humpty Dumpty is explaining the meaning of the words in the poem "Jabberwocky," and he explains that the word "brillig" means 4 o'clock, when people begin BROILING things for dinner, so if British people don't know that word, it must have been so unused that it became lost to the ages, because a British person absolutely used it back in the day. Also, the word "druthers" is pronounced with a SHORT "u," as in "under."

Lewis.....can I say how much I ADORE you for standing up for us here in the USA when it comes to herb and football!!

We have a broil setting on almost all ovens and toaster ovens in the United States, it turns on the top heating element only.

If you want to be a plumber or electrician in the states, you will go to "Trade school."

Talk Turkey - The phrase originates from the idea of discussing something as important as the division of a turkey after it has been hunted and killed, which is a serious and practical matter. It implies cutting through any niceties or small talk to get to the heart of the matter.

We're talking about jelly not Jello when we're talking about PBJ. Jam, jelly, preserves, and marmalade are all fruit spreads, but they differ in their ingredients and textures. Jam is made from crushed fruit, resulting in a thick and smooth spread. Jelly is made from fruit juice, giving it a clear and firm consistency. Preserves contain chunks of fruit, giving them a thicker texture compared to jam. Marmalade is a type of preserve made specifically from citrus fruits, often oranges, and includes the fruit peel, which gives it a distinct flavor and texture. As for why marmalade is often made with oranges, it's because the bitter flavor of orange peel complements the sweetness of the fruit and sugar, creating a unique and popular flavor profile. While orange is the most common variety of marmalade, it can also be made with other citrus fruits like lemons, limes, or grapefruits. What’s the difference between jam jelly preserves and marmalade, and why does marmalade only come in orange?

2:25 the saying is specifically "If I had my druthers", as in "If I had it my way". It is supposed to have come from a shortening of "I'd rather". Our narrator also pronounced it incorrectly. "druthers" rhymes with "mothers".

Jell-O is a brand name for a gelatin fruit dessert. Jelly is a breakfast spread made from the juices of fruit. Jam is a breakfast spread made of a whole fruit that have been smashed or crushed

In America, trousers would be like dress pants or slacks. We do say university here, too. Example: Louisiana State University. Here we have nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Jr. High, High School, College or University and Grad School. Jell-o is not as sweet as Jelly or Jam. Jell-o is something that is made from flavored gelatin that has no actual fruit in it. It is often eaten when a person is sick. Zed is not often used. We just say Z. Coriander is a spice or herb here. Cilantro is usually bought fresh in the produce department of the grocery store. We do play soccer here, but it is a different game here from football. A sidewalk is next to the road. The pavement is a blacktop or tar road. A backhoe is an attachment for a tractor. Going Dutch means paying your own bill (used mostly when on a date). A lot of the words in this video are rarely used anymore in America.

"Jelly" is like Jam which can be either "Jelly or "preserves" (Jelly is the more "clear'" jam with no fruit fibers (Preserves). JELLO is a chilled flavored GELATAN, sold as a powder and mixed in hot water and chilled in molds.

“Out the Wazoo” is kind of a polite way to say “out the @$$” So it does me to have a large number of something, but the other is also true lol

In the U.S. Coriander is the name we use for the seeds of the plant while the leaves we use Cilantro which is the Spanish name for the plant's leaves.

L3wg is the happiest his attitude is infectious

I found the convo surrounding the “phases of jam” hilarious, likening it to the “phases of the moon!” You guys are wild!

Footballs used to be made out of pigs skins but still today people say lets go throw the pig skin around meaning to go play catch with the football

Backhoe is literally a hoe on the back of a bulldozer. We have a garden tool called a hoe which is used to move earth when dragged towards you on the ground. It's a flat perpendicular blade on a stick. The motion of the arm on the backhoe functions in a similar manner, but it has a toothed bucket instead of a flat blade. This makes it easier to scoop the dirt and place it elsewhere.

I laugh every time he says "MAC-Donalds" instead of "McDonalds".

Yeah, the jumper thing threw me for a loop too. A jumper here is like a farmer's or a train conductor's Bib overalls with the over the shoulder straps and the button fasteners, but made for girls. Instead of long pants (trousers) the bottom half of the jumper is an at-or-above the knee skirt. Typically, they're made of either corduroy or jean material. Their jumper is a sweater, their sweater is a sweatshirt, and their sweatshirt is something else. The bonnet & the trunk are different too. Although, a trunk here can also mean like a steamer trunk. A large rectangular box-like luggage with handles at either end. It's typically meant for storage or travel for long durations. Fallen out of favor now. Their telly is our t.v. I think the terms for cellular phones are different too. We say cell or cell phone. Sometimes we calk it a mobile, but mostly it's a cell. Bobbies are police or Cops. Our investigators are called Detectives. Up the wazoo sometimes means in abundance, but we use it in slang for up the rear end/or out the wazoo more often. We drive on a parkway, but park in the driveway. Jonesing is still used quite frequently and is typically associated with a craving for a drug or if used simply as ,"I'm jonesing;" the person is starting to withdrawal from a drug & is needing another dose to stave off withdrawal. It can be used with any food or other ingestibles. Pig skin was used in the making of the original ball in American football. Now they're made from leather or rubber. Also, pissed can mean the past tense of the verb 'piss' as in urinated. He pissed himself when the cops banged on his door. When someone IS pissed, then it means very angry. Talk Turkey is not used that often any more. It is used more in baby boomer generation

Americans never say peanut butter and jello. For peanut butter and jelly, the jelly can be either jam or jelly.

A university is actually a group of colleges. So, you can have a college of medicine at a university that also has a college of engineering and a college of law, for example. We call jam jelly not jello. Jello is a wobbly dessert. Up the wazoo is referring to the anatomical colon and connotes something that is out of sorts.. Wazoo is basically the ass. Out the wazoo does somehow mean a large amount...perhaps like diarhea. Originally, American footballs were made from pig skins. Pavement in America is the actual roadway. A man may be a digger. A bsckhoe is a machine. Going dutch is usually when a man asks a a woman to dinner, or vice versa, but its not a date and theinviter does not want to be obligated to pay for the invited.

Floridian here. 1. Broil... when you want to cook just the top of something in your oven. Baking cooks all around but broiling would place the heat over the top directly. A lot of casseroles call for this but only for a short period of time. You don't want to burn your food. 2. Druther... I've never encountered this word. Not even in literature. 3. Pants. Yes... we don't normally say trousers. And when I hear it I can't help but think of underwear. 4. College. We say both university and college. Just depends on the name of the institution. But it's something interchangeable too. Such as I can say, "I went to college at Wake Forest University." If University in the title they tend to be bigger places. There are also "Junior College" where it's not State owned and don't always offer Master Degrees. There are also Vocational Schools which have a singular focus on something.... normally I see these for Nursing. But since you mentioned all the youth schools... in my area in order you'd be going to Daycare or Nursery School.. then to Kindergarten.. then to Elementary School.. then Middle School... then High School. ( You could also attend a Magnet School or a Technical School to attend specialized courses. I must note that in some areas all of these youth schools are in a single school or split into just a Primary School and a Secondary School. ) If you want to further your education you could attend a Community College or a Junior College to cover some of the required courses before heading to a Vocational School or go straight to a University. 5. Pissed. Yeah here in the US this means someone is boiling mad or very angry. 6. Jello. No one normally eats Peanut Butter and Jello sandwiches. XD Peanut Butter and Jelly is what he's thinking. Jello is gelatin and eaten as a dessert and not a spread. 7. Up the Wazoo. I think most people think it's just up and out your bum. It is not very common of a phrase though. 8. Z. It's just how we're taught to pronounce it and it's probably to help young kids pronounce words better. We're often telling kids to "sound it out" to figure out how to pronounce words. So a child would say Zee-bra...instead of Zed-bra. 9. Talk Turkey. Older folks use this phrase. Us younger folk have no idea why. 10. Cilantro. Did he just say Coriander and Cilantro are the same herb? Well in the run down... yes? But also no. Cilantro is just the leafy green stuff and the stem while Coriander is what we call the seeds. When you're making Mexican food you don't normally add Coriander while instead you add Cilantro. I personally use coriander when pan searing fish. 11. Soccer. Pig-skin by the way is the term for the ball used in American Football. I think it's because it probably used to be made of pig skin... but IDK. I'm not really into sports. 12. Sidewalk. Here pavement means everything that's been paved. Be that the road or the walking path. So if you fell down: did you fall in the grass or the pavement? It's the same thing. But if it's the pavement on the side of the road it's been made for pedestrians so it's a sidewalk. 13. Jonesing. Hah! That's slang. Typically used to talk about narcotics, tobacco, or alcohol. Not normally said about food unless narcotics are already involved. But to get someone to laugh it might be said anyway. 14. Backhoe. I've heard the word before and I thought of tools... but to be honest. I don't work construction and would just call that a CAT construction truck. /shrug or a large digger. Or just excavator. 15. Going Dutch. I'm laughing at this one. Well yes it can mean how one pays a food bill when eating out... but I want to say I've heard it be used to describe someone "going commando".... but at least it's not a "Dutch Oven." That's the first thing that comes into my mind. In case you don't know what that phrase means... it's when two people are sharing their bed blankets when one of them passes gas. Bonus points if they suddenly cover the victim's head under the covers when they let the trumpet sound.

1.) We call “the wabbley thing” jello. We call PB&J peanut butter and jelly. We have jam also. It just depends on it if it has seeds or pips in it. 2.) Cilantro is the leaf coriander is the seed of cilantro. 3.) pig skin is a term for the ball they use in football. 4.) university and college are used interchangeably. 5.) the problem with calling it a backhoe a digger is that there are way more things in the US that dig so it would be confusing. Also you can detach the backhoe attachment and add other things to it.

In the U.S., the terms "college" and "university" are often used interchangeably, but they differ in program offerings and degree types12345. "University" refers to larger institutions offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, while "college" refers to community colleges, technical schools, and liberal arts colleges1. A college may stand alone or make up one part of a university, and there may be several colleges on a single university campus2. Both colleges and universities grant undergraduate degrees, but universities must meet additional requirements to earn their name4.

Your face when he said pig skin was priceless! It's an old term for the ball used in American football. The the letter Z thing, he was just commenting on how we say it different then you do.

Pants is the general term for clothing on the bottom. Specific terms would be Jeans, Trousers (Dress Pants), Sweats, Tights, Underwear are the type of pants. The same goes for Top is the top clothing. Then The types of top clothing are Shirt (T-Shirt, Dress Shirt), Sweat (Fleece), sweater (knit or yarn), Jacket, Coat etc...

Jello is a brand name of gelatin. Peanut butter and jelly is what we call it. Jam and jelly is pretty much the same thing but it kinda made differently. Jam still has seeds and skins of the fruit and jelly doesn't have seeds or the skins of the fruit. When we say playing with the old pig skin means football because originally the football was made from actual "pig skin". Us farmers say backhoes because there are so many different things you can add on to your tractor. It's just being specific when we say backhoe. Hope this helps! Love your show! 💚

Up the Wazoo can mean up the butt or out the wazoo can mean out the butt, but like he said “out the wazoo” can mean a large amount of something. It’s like saying someone having so much money (other object or thing, etc. ) it’s coming out of one’s butt. It is an older slang type phrase

Cilantro and coriander are the same thing. We call the fresh herb Cilantro due to the Mexican influence but we call the seed corriander.

One of the significant differences between colleges and universities is the types of programs offered. Generally, colleges focus on undergraduate programs only, while universities provide a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and Ph. D. programs in American the last letter of the alphabet is z zee.

We have colleges and Universities. Colleges are basically smaller Universities, but not part of a University like at Oxford or Cambridge. Jell-O is a brand name for the wobbly stuff. Jam is like jam to you, but jelly is very close to jam. Much closer to jam than Jell-O, but it is smoother and with less texture or fruit chunks in it than jam. You should order a jar of Smuckers Jam and a jar of Smuckers Jelly to see the difference. “Up the wazoo” is used less often than it used to be. Just means up the bum, but not literally. “Pigskin” is the slang term for the oblong ball we use in American Football. The cover of it used to be made out of pig skins. Going “Dutch” is about dating. Usually the guy pays, but if you agree to go Dutch then you both pay for half.

ok look, here in the USA for us jam and jelly are almost the same, but jam has all the fruit bits and seeds, like from berries, still in it, where our jelly is the same but with all the bits and seeds strained out. Jello is a totally different thing, where jam and jelly get spread on toast or biscuits (like scones), but Jello is a stand alone dessert , usually, and eaten with a spoon. And Jell-O is also a Brand name for Gelatin dessert. and the name Jell-O is so well known and wide spread that we use it when referring to any type of gelatinous type dessert! Now, about College and University, for us they are the exact same thing, they have the same meaning, they are synonyms! even to the degree that in some places, even in the same city, you can find for example; New York city college and University of New York city, and even tho the names mean the same thing, they are two different institutions and are not associated with each other! in american football "the pig skin" is a slang term for the ball, the foot ball itself, as the leather it is made from is or was from pig skin, not sure if it still is or not, but it has hung on as a slang term for the ball.

The way we use university in the US is an educational organization that houses many colleges. So, you'll have a college of business, college of architecture, etc. within a university.

You say full stop for the punctuation at the end of the sentence and we call it a period. When I lived there when I was in grammar school I had no idea what they were talking about. 😆

I am an American, born and bred here and I can say I have never heard anyone use the word druther. This video is the first time I've ever heard it lol. What we call jelly is what you call jam and what we call Jello which is gelatin is what you call jelly so no we don't eat peanut butter and gelatin ( Jello) sandwiches we eat peanut butter and jelly aka jam sandwiches. We call universities colleges and what you call a college we call a trade school. That's where you learn a trade such as a mechanic or plumber etc. Traditional footballs were made from pigskin but now they're made from cow hide. That's where the term " Lets go toss the old pigskin" comes from. I love watching your videos

Schools in the US. Pre-school: 3-5 Elementary: 5-11 or 12, depends on state. Middle School or Junior High: 11-14 or 12-15 High School: 15-18 Vocational school: teaches trades or skills not requiring a degree. Junior College/College: generally allows for undergraduate such as; associate or bachelor degree. University: all degrees can be achieved.

We have an intermediate college that we call "community college". You can get an associates degree (2 year) from a community college but you cannot get a bachelor's degree (4 year) from a community college. Community colleges also have trade skills, cooking , day care, Construction, welding, Automotive, etc.

For schools, kindergarten through 5th is elementary school. 6th-8th grade is junior high (some say middle school). 9th-12th grade is high school. The term ‘college’ is used for community college and universities. Community colleges offer 2yr degrees (associates degrees) and certificate programs. Other schools like for mechanics, cosmetology, and the like are called vocational schools teach you specifically what you need to know for vocation. These don’t have credits you earn like colleges do, and you earn a certificate of completion.

Here's my favorite one and it caused a bit of confusion when I used the word in the UK. "Nicked." For example, you're a baseball player and the pitcher throws one high and tight, if the ball even "nicks" you, or grazes you, you get a free pass to first base. I had my iPhone and I meant to call some solicitor prick in London at like 2 am because he had a deadline and I had zero confidence he was on task. I accidentally called a dude right below on the call history, hung up immediately, and called the right guy. He called me back thinking maybe there was an emergency. I said, "Sorry, man, I nicked your phone." He responded, "No, I am calling you on my phone." Neither one of us knew what the hell the other was talking about and I learned lated that "nicked" meant I stole something.

I've only ever used the term 'going Dutch' when I was dating. This would clear up any confusion about whether one person, typically the person who asked for the date, was paying for both meals or not.

20:31 It's funny I had a friend that came here from Holland and when we asked if she wanted to go Dutch for a meal she didn't understand when we explained it to her that it's everybody pays for their own, she said that it was funny because in Holland they call that American style.

In the US, our school "schedule" is: 4-5 is kindergarten; 6-11 is elementary school; 12-13 is middle school; 14-18 is high school. After graduating from high school one option is to go to a 2 year college (often referred to as a community college). Students can take only a few specific classes in their chosen field and earn certification. Students can also choose a path that will require not only classes for their field, but also general studies such as English/literature, maths, history, sciences, technology, etc. These students graduate with an Associates Degree. Colleges can also be used as a stepping stone towards University in that a student can take 2 years of general studies classes, stay close to home, and pay lower tuition than going straight to University. Lastly, we have Universities where you can go from high school straight through to a Doctorate degree. Please know that all ages are approximate and not all locations will use the same terminology, but this is typical.

I really enjoy your channel! "Druthers is pronounced "druhh-therrrz" ... as in: "If I had my druthers, one of L3wg's Patrons would gift him an all-expenses vacation to the U.S!" "If I had my druthers, those darn kids'd stay off my lawn!" "If I had my druthers, I'd get free ginger ale with every purchase! Even if I was just buying toothpaste!" But I've never met anyone who uses it unironically. It's usually a way to imply that whoever is being talked about or impersonated is old or old fashioned. Like, Clark Kent's parents would have used "druthers" in their everyday conversation. Wazoo (pronounced as wah-ZOO) IS a euphemism for "@ss" ... so when something is out or up "the ol' wazoo," it's basically: "He's got inheritance money out the @ss!" He's got inheritance money out the ol' wazoo. "Blow it out your ol' wazoo!" Blow it out your @ss. Basically, "out the @ss/the old wazoo" just means "he's got a lot of" whatever, or that he's talking a lot of sh!t, and should "blow it out his" ... ol' wazoo. Though, no one I know or have met uses "wazoo" unless they're being ironic or joking. They just say someone's got money out the @ss or they should blow whatever nonsense they're saying out their @ss. But then ... I'm from Brooklyn, and we generally don't shy away from swearing. Ever. EVER. I'd heard nuns at my Catholic schools say worse than "@ss" when they weren't even angry 😆 Also, "jello" = the wobbly stuff that's eaten after evening meals or because it's hot or whatever--and it's also the brand-name of a company that sells jello. Technically, other brands are "gelatin." I think the holding company that first patented "Jello" still owns that name. Kind of like "Band-Aid" brand bandages (plasters). It's a brand name but like the name Jello, it's just what any version of the product is called in the US, no matter the brand. "Jelly" is closer to jam or preserves. I honestly don't know the difference between those three, other than price (jelly is generally less expensive than jam, which is less expensive than preserves, for whatever that differentiation means). Jello is basically a dessert (pudding, in the UK?) and not a sandwich topping. I hope. "Jelly" is for sandwiches or topping some desserts like cake or in donuts. "Jello" is on-par, kind of, with ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, sherbert, or chocolate or vanilla "pudding" (custard-like substance). Funnily enough, the brand "Jello" also sells "pudding," as in the American custard-like stuff, that comes in chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch, banana. "Jones"ing isn't commonly used anymore but people either remember when it was or grok it from the context. "I'm JONESING for pizza right now--can we get pizza?" And I guess I'll stop it there, haha, before this is ten pages. Oh, but I also don't know what the difference is in the U.S. between a college and a university. We DO have two year colleges for associates degrees and other certifications. Four years colleges and higher for baccalaureates, masters, and doctorates. I will say, that state-run universities are always universities. County or other districts colleges are "community" colleges. Privately run places like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, etc., are ALWAYS universities, though many lesser known private, four year institutions are "colleges." Schools for very specific things, like being a certified mechanic or welder or plumber ... those used to be called "trade" schools (in a derogatory way). And still are, sometimes. I ... actually understand the UK system for categorizing schools better than I do the US and I've attended a community college, a private college, and a state university. It's weird. and you're AWESOME!

Trousers in the U.S. are a particular style of pants. They usually have slash pockets in the front & slightly wider leg (definitely not skinny). Made of a dressier, drapey fabric. (Although you can have trouser style in denim too, but it's not that common).They might also have an extended tab waistband that goes past the center front & probably welt pockets in the back. I'm a fashion designer, so maybe that was too detailed, but that would be a trouser in America. A pant can also have "trouser pockets" meaning front slash pockets.

14:13. What he is talkin bout is the actual "american football" itself. Back when football was first coming about the ball was made from dried out pig skin, so the ball itself got the nickname of pigskin. Which is still in use til this day

Jello is a gelatin eaten as a dessert. Jelly is similar to jam but is made of grapes. It is made from the juice of the grape. So, Peanut Butter & Jelly refers to Concord Grape jelly. Jam and Preserves are more similar. Jam is made of mushed up fruit, where Preserves have chunkier fruit. Coriander is the same as cilantro. It is an herb. Cilantro is the leafy part of the herb. Coriander is referred to as the seed. Chefs cook with both the leaf and grate the seeds.

Universities and Colleges are the same thing in the US. Jello here is the brand name of a fruit flavored gelatin product. It can be plain of even have small pieces of fruit in it. Jelly is a fruit flavored product made with fruit juice and pectin. Jam is the same a jelly, except it has small coarse pieces of fruit in it, sort of like an emulsion fruit that has been cooked down in sugar to preserver it. We also have preserves, which will have much larger chunks of the fruit. PB&J is peanut butter and jelly.

American footballs were originally made out of pig skin, sometimes it is still referred to as a pig skin

Sidewalks are not called pavement because they are not paved. Sidewalks are most commonly made with concrete or cement in a wooden form (or frame). Roads and other places where cars drive are paved using tar, gravel, etc and can be referred to as pavement.

Usually "college" refers to 2 years universities. Most 4 years colleges are referred as "universities. You CAN go straight to a university directly out of high school, but college is usually cheaper and gives the students 2 years to think about what university they want to transfer to when they have finished college. When they do transfer to a university, they go directly into the 3rd year of university. BUT, most of the people transferring to university are looking for "white collar" jobs such as lawyers, doctors, etc.... For "blue collar" jobs such as cooks, welders, taylor's etc ...there are programs that are only 2 years that don't need to transfer.

We do have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Jelly is similar to jam… jam is make of whole crushed fruit, jelly is made of just the fruit juice with pectin to give it the slightly wobbly consistency. Jello is a brand name of gelatin fruit flavored dessert, much more firm than jam. You probably call Jello jelly.

This is my understanding of the difference between jam and jelly in the US: Jam is made with the whole fruit while jelly is made with fruit juice. Texturally they are different too. Jelly is smooth, firm and jiggly while jam is chunkier and looser. You can spread both on toast or use in a PB&J sandwich

Broil is actually a setting on our ovens, it uses only the heat element’s at the top of the oven. Often steaks are cooked using the broil setting. Also, it’s often used to finish a dish if you just need to brown the top of the item or melt cheese.

Just a note, you can use fruit juice, sparkling juice or soda in jello which changes the texture. You can add cool whip, cream cheese and change the outcome.

Jam has small chunks of fruit. Jelly is smoother. Jello is a brand name for a flavored dry gelatin mixed with water and refrigerated. Perchesed dry and mixed at home. It gets more solid when cold.

Both Universities and Colleges are post-secondary school (secondary school being High School). Universities typically are large schools and colleges are usually medium schools, with smaller schools being trade schools and institutes. We have 2 years schools as well called Community Colleges. They don't focus as much on well-rounded education, typically getting straight to the point of your field of study, offering typically only Associate's degrees and certifications. Where as colleges you'll see 2 year (Associate's) and 4-year (Bachelor's) degrees. Universities will usually have Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate's degrees. Trade schools and institutes will teach trade skill and technology jobs. Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrician, Welder, Mechanic, Engineering (etc.) Now what trips you guys up over the pond there is that we only use University as a part of the school name, a proper noun. No one here says, "I'm going to University". It's always "I'm going to college." So we have Universities and Colleges, but we call all of post-secondary education college.

To broil food means to cook it with heat from above. American ovens, both gas an electric, have a burner (or heating element) at the bottom and one at the top. Setting the oven to "broil" turns in the top heating element. The other element is used for regular baking.

Broil is cooking in the oven with the heat coming from the top rather than from underneath, usually at a higher temp than standard baking.

"Herb" is a word that would have been very commonly used by the French, and was widely used by the British aristocracy during the French rule of Britain. That's why we eat beef (old French - Boef) not cow and venison (old French - Venesoun) not deer.

Usually the reason we use the term "going dutch" is because in the social context if you ask someone to join you for dinner at a restaurant, unless you specifically state that everyone has to pay for themselves, it's assumed the person inviting you is also paying for you. Personally, I always assume I have to pay for myself even when invited out by someone, but there are some people out there that if you don't tell them it's a "dutch dinner" they think you're buying.

“jonesing” often implies a physical dependence or addiction. The word “jones” was originally slang for heroin in the early 1960s. The term “Mr. Jones” was used as a code name for heroin by beatniks in the 1950s, and the term eventually evolved to refer to heroin addicts themselves. Although the slang has evolved to mean craving. I still associate it with Detox & withdrawal symptoms.

Colleges and universities primarily differ in program offerings and degree types. "University" refers to larger institutions offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. "College" refers to community colleges, technical schools, and liberal arts colleges.

Universities here in the US are normally a combination of several different colleges that use and share financing, facilities and students. The Universities you mentioned have facilities all over the states they are named after. Some of those facilities were purpose built, and some started as individual collages that were absorbed by their university systems. There are, and have always been stand alone Colleges, but they tend to be smaller and are often specialized. The University is an umbrella organizing structure governing that manages the facilities and finances, and the individual colleges that are a part of the University are semi-autonomous organizations.

Jell-O is different from Jelly/Jam. Jell-O is a gelatin desert. Jelly/jam is a spread like preserves

Ok. In America, a jam or preserve is a jellied spread with pieces of the fruit within. Very popular on bread with peanut butter. A jelly is like a jam but without the fruit and is often eaten with peanut butter on bread. Jell-O is altogether different. It is a gelatin made from a powder concentrate and mixed with water. Once refrigerated, it will have the consistency of a hardened gelatin and is usually eaten as a salad or dessert. Some people also add pieces of fruit or vegetables to Jell-O before refrigeration.

In the U.S. Colleges started off as basically a trade school. We also have community colleges that are funded by the local towns that make up a county. University's are usually run and funded on a state level, or are Privately run institutions. Colleges usually only offer about 2 years of schooling toward a degree program that people then transfer to a higher learning university. It's a way to save a bit on money, as most of the really important degree classes don't start until your 3rd year.

"Broil" - so common it's a heat setting on our ovens. Let's say you make a casserole and you cook it for 25 minutes at 350F, LOL. You remove it to add cheese on top, then you set it back in the oven under the broiler. The broiler is high heat at the top of the oven only and it generally is used to melt cheese, toast the top of something, etc. "Druther" - try saying "I'd rather" and you'll see where druther comes from! "College" - do you see a trend here? Americans tend to gravitate towards words with the fewest syllables! BTW, we have both College and University and they essentially mean the same. Simplifying...colleges are generally smaller, as is the curriculum. I went to Columbia University but, in conversation I say I went to college. "Pissed" - drunk or mad. "Jello-O" is a brand of flavered gelatin. We tend to use brand names to identify, like someone saying "coke" for any soft drink. Jelly and Jam are essentially the same thing but Jam generally contains fruit solids, while jelly doesn't. Otherwise, the exact same thing and no relation to Jello. "Wazoo" is your bum. When we say "out the wazoo", we mean so much it's coming out your arse! BTW, listen to yourself. "Zee" and "Zed" may mean the same thing but they are not the same word! "Talk Turkey" writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/talk-turkey#:~:text=Origin%20of%20Talking%20Turkey "Cilantro" is mexican and we use it for the fresh, green part. We call the seeds coriander. Footballs were made out of inflated pig bladders a long time ago. They are now made out of cowhide but the name stuck. My Chiefs just won back-to-back Super Bowls so behave! FYI, the KS side of the KC Metro area, where I live, is the American capital of Soccer! When I say pavement, I mean the road. Prior to "jonesing", Americans used to say "keeping up with the Joneses", essentially meaning buying, or wishing you could buy in order to "keep up" with the rich folks. Probably a derivation of this saying.

He is mispronouncing druther. It rhymes with brother. Its somewhat old fashioned. But people say for example -- if I had my druthers I would prefer to have pie instead of cake. Or if I had my druthers I would watch the game instead of the movie etc.

Once I learned to broil meat, it changed my dinner game. My oven (electric) goes to 550F (288C) but only if the top coil is on broil. Put a steak or veggies on a cooking sheet, put under the broiler for 5 minutes a side - done. And if you use foil under the meat, there's no clean up. I absolutely adore my broiler. A University is the larger, over-arching entity; while a college is a part of a university (like getting a Bachelor's degree from the Liberal Arts College of XYZ University). It's 4 years (usually). Just harder to say, "Hey! I recognize you from the liberal arts college at XYZ University!" when you could just say XYZ Uni. Think Uni=BIG and college= a part of a Uni. After 4 years for a Bachelor's, you can choose to go into the workforce, or get a Master's Degree, which can be at a University, Law School, Medical School, or Seminary (my choice). Jelly doesn't have bits and pieces in it, like jam does. We say "peanut butter & jelly." In my area, grape is the jelly of choice, but strawberry isn't awful. "Jello" is a name brand, like Coke. "Jello" is an even more solid, but still jiggly, substance. You could slice Jello into cubes, if you want (or make into Jello Shots, but that's an entirely different video). Cilantro is the leaf of the plant. Coriander is a hard spice that needs a mortar & pestle to crack open a little. It's the same plant, just different parts. Many people think cilantro tastes like soap, so there's a real debate in the US whether it should be standard on Mexican-inspired dishes or not. Or people who don't like it will ask to leave it off at a Tex-Mex restaurant. And, they don't taste anything like each other.

No. In America a peanut butter sandwich is made with a jam OR a jelly. Both are sold in a small jar. Using a strawberry product for example, a strawberry jam is thicker and contains mashed strawberry seeds as well; however, a strawberry jelly does not contain the seeds and is more clear in appearance and kind of wobbly. It is not to be confused with Jello though. Jello is the very wobbly transparent product that comes in many different colors and flavors and has nothing to do with sandwiches. Jello is actually a brand name, but is also the commonly used name for the gelatin based product itself. Some people who like the green lime flavored Jello may add sliced bananas to it. Some people who make purple grape flavored Jello may add apple slices to it. Jello comes in so many flavors and colors. I never liked Jello and haven't eaten it in over 50 years, but way back then the product itself was a white crystal like powder that would get mixed with boiling hot water. After stirring well it goes into a refrigerator so it can set. As it cools it begins to set and become very wobbly. Sometime during the cooling process that is when the fruit gets added.

So college is a general term for continuing education out of high school (which is ages 15-18). Most view college (often called a Community College) as 2-year programs (Generally an Associate's degree) and University as 4-year programs (this is a very simplified explanation). Universities also have dorms where students can reside, Colleges you travel from home for each class and return home at the end of the day (or class).

Jello is a after dinner dessert jelly is what you put on your sandwich on your PB&j

Broil= is a setting on our ovens.. It's an extremely high heat that you only turn to to finish off a dish.. or melt cheese (before mucrowaves). We used it before microwaves and we even had a separate little door and compartment of ovens to broil something. Literally..you stand next to it and watch it through the window

1. Broil- it's like grilling it's not like boiling at all. It's cooking over open flame 2. Druthers- it's pronounced with a u sounding like umbrella not an u like the sound in book it's usually used as if I had mt drurhers and it means if I could do it this way I waould... its usually followed with advice 3 pants we don't use much mostly it's jeans or slacks or shorts or sweats. (Sweats are track suits) pants is sort of an overall for tge category. We don't use trousers unless we mean a perid movie clothing. 4. University vs college Gallego is a single school like medicine ir law a university has lots of colleges all in 1 place so like Harvard is a university because you could go there for lots of different things. We have community colleges which are like 2 year schools to get all the basics out of the way before you go to university but some people don't go to that bc they can do it at the university. You might go to the community College to save money as it's loads cheaper 5 pissed to us it's mad we pair it with off I'm pissed off We don't use taking the piss nor pissed drunk. If they are pissed dru k it's waisted or blitzed or snickered 7 jam vs jelly vs jello Jam / preserves have seeds Jelly is jam without seads Jello is a wobbly desert we don't put it on a sandwich. We say peanut butter and jelly not jello. We don't say peanut butter and jam jam is jelly in that context. But they are different. 8 up the wazoo or out the wazoo. Means up the ass or out rhe ass it's like shit load it means a lot or too much. Wazoo specifically is your ass. 9 z is not zed we say zee punctuation only 10 talk turkey means shoot the shit ot shoot the breeze or small talk 11 herb we pronounce erb if we pronounce herb it's the name of a guy 12 pig skin is a football (American football (soccer is from 2 words smashed together to Shorten it but I can't remember what those 2 words were) 13 side walk is tge side of tge road pavement is anything paved like driveways blacktop or a parking lot. 14. Jonesinh is craving it comes from keeping up with the Jones meaning wanting what others have. 15. Back hoe is just the scoop digger truck 16 going Dutch means splitting the bill In the USA if you go on a date it's usually not a going Dutch thing. Usually 1 party treats thevother meaning picks up the bill

Our Jello is what you call Jelly. Jello is the common brand name for Gelatin. For us, Jelly is a fruit spread that is made with fruit juice. Jam is primarily made with the pulp of fruits. And then you have conserves and preserves-lol. In the US we take our spreads very seriously😊

Oddly, if you use the leaves, it is often, but not always, called Cilantro (from Spanish), but the seeds are still Coriander Seeds...

Druther, he's pronouncing it wrong, Druh-der. Generally for us Community Colleges offers Associate Degrees(2 year), Colleges offer undergraduate degrees (4 year), whereas Universities offer both undergraduates and graduate degrees. Technical schools are places you go if you're training to be a electrician, mechanic, plumber etc. There is some bleed over because some College now offer graduate degrees. Jello is not Jam or Jelly. Jello is a desert made with gelatin and flavoring. Jelly and Jam are made from fruit, the difference in the two is the amount of fruit left in. Jelly has all the fruit bits strained out, whereas Jam has some fruit bits left in and preserves has whole fruit let in. Coriander and cilantro are from the same plant, one is the seed or entire plant (coriander) usually sold dried and one is just the leaf (Cilantro) sold fresh.

A university is a larger institution, sometimes with multiple campuses, where a student can get undergraduate and graduate degrees. A college is a smaller institution which offers a certification, a two year (associate’s) degree, or an undergraduate (bachelor’s) degree. “Pigskin” is a slang term for a football (American).

What we call jelly is very similar to jam (which we also have) and is used in the same way, such as for peanut butter and jelly/jam sandwiches. (In America jam has more actual fruit in the jar then jelly). Jell-O is a brand name for a type of gelatin dessert. One would never eat Jell-O on a sandwich with peanut butter. Jell-O is such a popular brand that it has become synonymous with desert gelatin, in the same way that the brand Kleenex has become synonymous for paper facial tissues.

Jello (gelatin) is made with gelatin a thickening agent which has a quick set time. Commonly a dessert or snack. Jelly, jam and preserves rely on pectin naturally occurring in fruit. Jelly is made from the strained fruits juices and pectin needs to be added. Jam is made with smashed fruit and preserves use the whole fruit both with the fruits natural pectin and rarely needs more added. All four have different textures.

Traditionally in the US "University" is a collection of colleges under one administration. College is higher education but means something more specific. College of Education, Engineering, Dentistry, Mathematics etc. Colloquially "college" just means higher education. It could mean anything from medical school to computer repair.

We often use college and university interchangeably. But the dictionary says a college is usually smaller and focused on a more particular subject. To make it more confusing, some universities have colleges within them. Also, when you go to school for something like automotive etc. we say Technical school

The way I understand it, "College" is a term for a 2 year education beyond High School (ages 14-18). In the US, this would be a place that only offers a 2 year degree or an "associates' degree vs a university that offers 4 year degrees ("bachelor" degrees). Universities also offer post-graduate (post-bachelor) degrees ((6 year degrees (Masters) and Doctorates (8 year degrees)). In the US there are also "Technical schools" (after high school) that offer certificates for specific occupations such as auto mechanics or utility technicians (etc.).

This guy is the Feli of Scotland! Here's the higher education made easy: all universities are colleges, not all colleges are universities. The distinction comes down to what degrees you can earn at them. A 2 year college(community/junior college) you can earn an associates degree. A 4 year college you can earn your batchelor and/or masters degree. At a university you can earn those degrees and/or a doctorate degree. As someone in the construction industry a backhoe has an excavator end(narrow bucket on a boom) and a loader end (wide bucket usually wider than the machine itself). Backhoes always have a set of out riggers where the excavators(unless it's and wheeled instead of a tracked) front-end loaders do not.

Our ovens have a setting on the temperature knobs for "broil" it just turns the top heating element on full blast. I use it often.

Jello is just a brand name. But as for the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If I understand correctly jam has bits of fruit in it while the jelly only has the fruit flavor in it. E.g when I use strawberry jam it has bits of strawberries in it, when I use strawberry jelly it only has the strawberry flavor or juice but not the bits of fruit

We have jelly, which is a thicker jellied spread, jam which is less thick and usually has fruit in it. Then we have preserves that are mostly fruit that is spreadable.

Druther is pronounced like "another" minus the A

Colleges are small schools and universities are huge schools.

- I have never heard the term "druther" before. - College and university is interchangeable, but we also have community colleges which are only 2 years that you can transfer to a 4 year college/university. - "Up/out the wazoo" is up/out the butt (backside) literally, but it means excessive amounts. "He is insured up the wazoo" or "The price is going to be up the wazoo" could also be said "He is insured up the butt" or "The price is going to be up the butt". It would mean "He is excessively insured" or "The price is going to be excessive". - US uses coriander but it is the ground seeds of cilantro. And yes, cilantro is the Spanish word for coriander. - Pigskin is the slang for football. The original footballs were made using a pig's bladder. Now they are made of cowhide. - I guess I shouldn't go to London saying "I am jonesing for some fish and chips"?

Educational system in US: nursery (very old term for infant or toddler schooling, effectively daycare), Pre-school/ Pre-K, Kindergarten (4-5yr old), Primary (1st-8th grade or 6-13 yr olds) Middle school is part of Primary and is the last 2-3 yrs of Primary, High School (9-12th grade or 14-18 yr olds), then College. A college has primarily one course of studies, e.i. liberal arts, nursing, music, social work, etc. They are either 2 or 4 years of studies and result in either an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree. Universities are made up of multiple colleges and usually result in either a bachelors degree, masters or PhD. For example Yale University has schools/colleges of Law, Medicine, Veterinary, Theology. Education is free from Pre-K through 12th grade

In America we have: Preschool (before age 5), elementary school (age 5 to 10/Kindergarten to 5th grade), middle school (age 11 to 13/ 6th grade to 8th), high school (age 14 to 18/9th grade to 12th), and then college (usually 18 and over). I got my GED when I was 16, which means I got the equivalent of a high school degree without going through all of high school. I started college while still 16.

Jelly is made using fruit juice. - Jam is made using whole fruits that have been smashed or crushed. (This is what we put on Peanut Butter Sandwiches, but we call it Peanut Butter and Jelly) - Jello is a brand of dessert made from a mixture of gelatin, sugar, and fruit flavoring, dissolved in hot water and chilled until firm.

Jell-o is fruity gelatin. It comes in a powder and you mix it up for a fun treat. Jelly is basically jam with all of the little pieces of fruit removed. You have a peanut butter and JELLY sandwich... which is most often jam, to be perfectly honest.

In the U.S.A. both "jelly" and "jam" refer to preserved fruit spreads. Jam is made with crushed fruit, and jelly is made with just the juice so there are no chunks of fruit or seeds present. Gelatin is the transparent rubbery substance used for desserts that comes from animal collagen. Americans refer to it as "Jell-O" but that is incorrect. Jell-O is the name of the most famous gelatin maker in the U.S. Other gelatin brands exist, like Royal. It's like when Americans call hook and loop fastener material "Velcro". Velcro is not the product. It is a brand name. So rest assured, when someone is making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, they are putting fruit spread on their sandwich, not rubbery dessert stuff.