Formal words that the UK use but we don't

Fian

Allinall wrote: »

As far as I know, administration in the Uk is the equivalent of receivership here, and Chapter Eleven in the US

equivalent of examinership here, receivership is the same in both jurisdictions.

Examinership = business suspended and they try to work out a plan to recover.

Liquidation = business finished and they sell off asset to recover maximum available.

Receivership = an asset (which was pledged as security for a loan) is taken over by a creditor to try and extract the value of the debt from it.

rainbowdrop

arctictree wrote: »

Brits tend to use the work 'overseas' for someone who is gone travelling abroad. Its used here in the media but I've never heard it in conversation.

Irish people use the term 'out foreign' when they are describing a holiday abroad.
Never heard anyone in England use that term....

Hangdogroad

Zaph wrote: »

I can't remember what red heads were referred to when I was growing up, bit it definitely wasn't foxy. The only person I've ever heard using that term is my sister-in-law. Might be a regional thing though, I'm from Dublin and she's from Cork.

OK, I'm from Cork so it must be regional.

I see sheep

Stop instead of stay.

When I was going to north of England first:

HR boss: 'Where are you stopping when you get here?'
Me: 'Eh, I'll be stopping in London for a a while' (for a flight transfer)
HR boss: 'You're stopping in London??'

followed by 4-5 minutes of confusion

Hangdogroad

the beer revolu wrote: »

This has been a thing since the 1980s
Really.
Not common in Ireland, though.

An African American thing. First heard of it via Wacko Jacko album/song. It briefly became fashionable but didn't catch on here thankfully.

blindsider

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiberno-English

Arnold Layne

Pudding instead of dessert

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

British people tend to say ill or poorly, rather than sick.

witchgirl26

veryangryman wrote: »

Furlough being the latest one...

Aren't we kind of doing that with the E350 payments etc?

Secondment another one. I have been seconded to work in the UK in summers past. Never hear the word used in Ireland.

Furlough is quite a different thing to the payment here. The payment here on the wage subsidy scheme can be made even if people are still working. If it's for someone out of work, it's claimed by the individual. People are furloughed in the UK and are still paid by the employer (given 80% by the government) but are not allowed to work at all. Nothing. The company forgo the government payment if they recall a person to work. An individual can not apply for a furlough payment if out of work.

Secondment is used a lot here. I was seconded to a different department when I was working back in 2009 and wasn't the first time I'd heard the phrase used in Ireland. It just might not be used a huge amount but depends on where you work etc.

Geuze

veryangryman wrote: »

Furlough being the latest one...

Administration instead of liquidation. Loads more examples.

AFAIK, furlough is American.

In the UK, isn't Administration the same as what we call Examinership?

L1011

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Administration and Liquidation are two different legal concepts. Administration is just rarer in ireland.

Isn't Administration "Examinership" here?

witchgirl26

Geuze wrote: »

AFAIK, furlough is American.

Nope very much a European word that was mainly used in relation to army before hand. Used a lot in the UK during the 1st & 2nd world wars where soldiers were furloughed for a brief period and allowed to take care of personal business.

Nigel Fairservice

When I worked in the UK everyone in my office called lunch time dinner time.

topper75

Some of the language on this thread is disgraceful.

You wouldn't hear it out of some Black 'n Tan's bastard from the slums of Salford.:mad:

AlphabetCards

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

When I worked in the UK everyone in my office called lunch time dinner time.

I'm still not used to it.

Geuze

witchgirl26 wrote: »

Nope very much a European word that was mainly used in relation to army before hand. Used a lot in the UK during the 1st & 2nd world wars where soldiers were furloughed for a brief period and allowed to take care of personal business.

Thanks, that's news to me.

Quantum Erasure

Eire

Quantum Erasure

'British Isles'

AwaitYourReply

Up to 1970's in Cork many families used have their "dinner at lunchtime" as most mother's were not working outside the home. Tea-time was typically in the early evening and unlike the Americans, supper was before bedtime!

The term "semester" is one I do not recall being applied here in Ireland pre-90's although; I'm sure I recall Americans refer to it for as long as I can remember. I recall when most uni students in Ireland did not typically begin their new term lectures until October back in the day.

Footpath or path - used Ireland
Pavement - term for footpath in UK
Sidewalk - more commonly used in USA
Bridle path - or bridleway, which is primarily a horse riding path

If a commercial business/enterprise got into serious financial difficulty, we tended to say "it's gone bust" and is being wound-up.

If there was still some hope in things being resolved in some way, it might continue to operate "as a going concern" for a certain period.

Never heard of the term "Furlough" until the current Covid-19 emergency:

Formally a furlough means a granted leave of absence. In this instance it has been advised to employers who want to still employ staff currently unable to work. It is something that employees can ask for, but it's up to employers to grant it.

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1260699/martin-lewis-furlough-meaning-uk-pay-coronavirus

I've only heard of the below terms:

on a Sabbatical - taking a sabbatical = a career break
Garden Leave - (e.g) an employee has handed in their notice and the firm does not want the employee to work their notice on the premises' so the employer may grant the employee "Garden Leave".
Maternity Leave - female member of staff about to give birth is paid a certain amount while not in work for a defined period of time.
Compassionate Leave - in special circumstances usually granted at the discretion of the company in question
Paternity Leave - male member of staff assists after newborn baby arrives - has become more common in recent years.

I see sheep

I see sheep wrote: »

Stop instead of stay.

When I was going to north of England first:

HR boss: 'Where are you stopping when you get here?'
Me: 'Eh, I'll be stopping in London for a a while' (for a flight transfer)
HR boss: 'You're stopping in London??'

followed by 4-5 minutes of confusion

That is a regional thing I believe. Someone from the south of England would share your confusion. IIRC, it is more of a Scottish term.

Junkyard Tom

Irish people tend to say small as a descriptor while the British tend to say little.

blueser

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Eire

Which is on both Irish Stamps and the Irish passport. Therefore, presumably, it has the seal of approval from the authorities here. So it doesn’t really fit the criteria of the thread title.

mikemac2

Brennans Bread have posters on bus shelters in Ireland about the perfect sambo

Apparently the Brits think sambo is racist :eek: bizarre

The poor Brits, I pity them for their lack of sambos washed down by a rock shandy

riffmongous

blueser wrote: »

Which is on both Irish Stamps and the Irish passport. Therefore, presumably, it has the seal of approval from the authorities here. So it doesn’t really fit the criteria of the thread title.

When you are speaking Irish you say Éire (with a fada).. they definitely aren't speaking Irish when they use it so they should say Ireland

blackbox

the beer revolu wrote: »

It's a fcuking chipper.
Are you Protestant?

It's all about nationality, not religion. I was brought up Protestant in Ireland and it was always hot press and chipper.

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mikemac2

Wagwan

To answer the OP maybe it's just TV shows or maybe its real life too but there seems to be a lot of Jamican words used by the London yuff. Must be the cool thing fam

A lot of them couldn't point to Jamica on a map

AwaitYourReply wrote: »

Up to 1970's in Cork many families used have their "dinner at lunchtime" as most mother's were not working outside the home.

Thats not gone. Dinner at midday is still used, mostly by farmers

She is d.i.s.c.o

They use the word grand as it's meant in the dictionary and not to mean ok!

PhoenixParker

Irish people say I haven't where as the UK say I've not.
Also I wouldn't have vs I'd not have

Spanish Eyes

I was stood at the door,

I was sat on the floor.

And the floor means anywhere inside or outside aswell.

Jurgen Klopp

Zaph wrote: »

Spot the Protestant!

Those Protestants up to no good as usual

un5byh7sqpd2x0

the beer revolu wrote: »

Born and bred in Ireland to Irish parents and I'd always use the word cupboard and never use the word press.
Hot press is a magazine to me.
I have an airing cupboard.

So, you fcuks off.

Prod

Spanish Eyes

Carolina Spoiled Cruiser wrote: »

Prod

And probably puts the toaster in the press/cupboard also. lol.

SCOOP 64

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

When I worked in the UK everyone in my office called lunch time dinner time.

Really,always other round i found in Uk.

MenloPete

A bold child is an Irish thing.

Bold means brave to the Brits

kravmaga

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I was stood at the door,

I was sat on the floor.

And the floor means anywhere inside or outside aswell.

In Ireland we say I fell to the ground, UK they will say floor

To me I would say floor is inside the house or building, UK they call floor for outside and inside buildings??

kravmaga

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Eire

lol Was in a post office in London to buy a stamp to post something back to Dublin , circa 2002, is that for Southern Ireland love, I replied, Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland is a region not a country.

She had not a clue

Cee-Jay-Cee

the beer revolu wrote: »

Nope.
Both parents Catholic.
I don't have a religion.

Yes you do, your catholic too. Ask your parents.

Spanish Eyes

kravmaga wrote: »

In Ireland we say I fell to the ground, UK they will say floor

To me I would say floor is inside the house or building, UK they call floor for outside and inside buildings??

Yep, floor is outside or inside to them. It's just a difference in talk.

thunderdog

Using ‘pudding’ as a catch all word for desserts.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Previously unused English expressions often tend to creep over here if they're used prominently in tv or films. Pikey for instance, I never heard that used here till the film Snatch. Likewise ginger to describe a red haired person. It was always foxy over here when I was growing up. They even used the expression ginger in Bridget And Eamon even though no one ever used it here in the 80s.

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and gingers were redheads. Never heard the word foxy, ever...it actually sounds like something the English would use. It’s certainly not a common irish term.

Capt'n Midnight

kravmaga wrote: »

lol Was in a post office in London to buy a stamp to post something back to Dublin , circa 2002, is that for Southern Ireland love, I replied, Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland is a region not a country.

She had not a clue

Republic of Ireland is a soccer team.

Spanish Eyes

I find this fascinating. Thanks to all contributors.

Must be a link to the Vikings or whatever. The Normans had a great influence on our lingo.

Cee-Jay-Cee

arctictree wrote: »

Brits tend to use the work 'overseas' for someone who is gone travelling abroad. Its used here in the media but I've never heard it in conversation.

Yeah here it would be ‘away out foreign’

Spanish Eyes

UK Ex Pats abroad are not immigrants ever. Gets me every time.

GunnerBlue

MenloPete wrote: »

A bold child is an Irish thing.

Bold means brave to the Brits

Bold means brave to the dictionary

Marcusm

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Administration and Liquidation are two different legal concepts. Administration is just rarer in ireland.

Allinall wrote: »

As far as I know, administration in the Uk is the equivalent of receivership here, and Chapter Eleven in the US

Examinership is the Irish equivalent. The U.K. would generally refer to an administrative receivership.

Marcusm

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

When I worked in the UK everyone in my office called lunch time dinner time.

Northerners only!

Hangdogroad

MenloPete wrote: »

A bold child is an Irish thing.

Bold means brave to the Brits

I remember being confused when that used to appear in children's books to describe the hero, "bold Sir Robin" etc.

blinding

the beer revolu wrote: »

Nope.
Both parents Catholic.
I don't have a religion.

Thats nearly a Protestant !

Yoghurt87

‘High Tea’ was on the menu when I staying in the local maternity hospital two years ago, which still amuses me. It involved a choice between miscellaneous congealed slop and unidentifiable miscellaneous congealed slop.