Jeopardy

AE vs. BE Jeopardy

World EnglishesNounsAdjectives/AdverbsSayings VerbsCarsThe letter "i"HomeCleaningLet's Eat!WaitingNot quite rightEmphasisJRomanceSoap in the mouthAttractionAOut of WorkRelaxEnd itSI promiseAttractionWhere are the facilities?NZGotta have it!Great!CalculationsSAFinal Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500Jeopardy Rules of PlaySelect the category and the amount.You will be shown a sentence with a word or clause highlighted in red. Decide if this is an American or British usage. And think of a synonym from the opposite side of the ocean (if it's BE, decide what the AE word/clause is).If you know both answers, you may say: "What is British (American) English for ?" Fill in the blank with the AE/BE word. If you only know part of the answer, you should still respond in a question form. ("What is BE?" or "What is a ?")$100 Nouns - CarsPut your luggage in the boot.

$200 Nouns The letter "i"His specialty is teaching English to international students.$300 Nouns HomeLet's have the party at your apartment!

$400 Nouns Cleaning Put that banana peel in the dustbin!

$200 Nouns The letter "i"What is American English for speciality ?

Also note the spelling & pronunciation differences in:Aluminum (AE) & Aluminium (BE)

$100 Verbs Waiting If you want assistance, you'll have to queue up !

$100 Sayings Not quite rightLook out for that one. He's off his trolley today!

$100 Adjectives/Adverbs Emphasis Well that programme was jolly good I'd say!$100 World Englishes - JI wanna be bad like yaz.

$200 Verbs Romance I'm going over to chat her up.

$200 Adjectives/Adverbs Soap in the mouthDon't you get sassy with me!

$200 Sayings Attraction My-oh-my, you look finer than frog hair split four ways!

$200 World Englishes A You got a new job! That's bonzer mate!

$300 Verbs Out of workThe boss is going to lay off half of the workers.$300 Adjectives/Adverbs Relax You choose the film and the restaurant. I'm easy! $300 Sayings End itWell, that rain puts paid to our cricket game.

$300 World Englishes S I bide in Kilburn.

$400 Verbs I promiseI always deliver on my promises.

$400 Adjectives/Adverbs Attraction She is one fit bird! I think I'll go chat her up.

$400 Sayings Where are the facilities?I'm going to spend a penny.

Cartoon from:http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml$400 World Englishes NZ

I'll enjoy walking on the beach wearing my Jandals.$500 Verbs Gotta have it!I fancy some lager right about now!

$500 Adjectives/Adverbs Great!That meal was the bees knees of gourmet cuisine!$500 Sayings - CalculationsShe's smiling at you and waving. You do the math!

$500 World Englishes SA

It's swak that I failed the test!Final Jeopardy

Which of the following language families does English belong to?:a) Germanicb) West Germanicc) Anglo-Saxond) Indo-European

$300 Adjectives/Adverbs Relax What is British English for easy- going or it's all the same to me?

Americans might also show that they're easy-going by saying "whatever" or "I couldn't care less" in informal situations.

$400 Adjectives/Adverbs - AttractionWhat is British English for a good-looking female? A fit bloke (BE) is a good-looking male.

$500 Adjectives/Adverbs Great!What is British English for something that is fabulous?There are numerous synonyms and slang words that can be substituted. A few others include: ace (BE), brill (BE), awesome (AE),sweet (AE),

$100 Sayings Not quite right

What is British English for crazy or mad?Other synonyms: off his rocker, gone ape/bananas/postal, just a few fries short of a happy meal (AE)$200 Sayings Attraction What is (Southern) American English for a good looking (fit) person?Typically, American Southern Dialects are a bit more descriptive than northern ones.

$300 Sayings End itWhat's British English for making something end prematurely?If you want to tell someone else to quit, you might say: knock it off or put a lid on it (AE). To finish a list you could say and Bob's your uncle (BE) or that's all she wrote (AE from Murder She Wrote TV series.)

$400 Sayings Where are the facilities?What is British English for going to the bathroom?To be very formal, a woman might say, "I'm going to powder my nose" (AE).

$500 Sayings - CalculationsWhat is American English for figure it out yourself or isn't it obvious?

$100 World Englishes - JWhat is Jamaican English slang for a person who is cool?

Other Jamaican slang: bag juice = cheap fruit punchfresh = still raw; not readyblood clot = curse word

$200 World Englishes A What is Australian English for I'm happy for you, friend?

Other Aussie slang: bag of fruit = man's suitfair dinkum = trustworthyI got the wog = I'm sick

$300 World Englishes S What is Scottish English for live?

Other Scottish slang: fit like min = how are you?Hogmanay = New Years Evehavering = talking nonsensebonnie lass = beautiful girl

$400 World Englishes NZ

What is New Zealander for Japanese sandals (flip-flops or thongs)?Other New Zealander slang: hard case = funny personegg = fool or dorkscarfie = university student

$500 World Englishes SA

What's South African English for harsh?Other Afrikanerisms:mmchakawally = cigaretteschoty goty = beautiful boet/bro/bra/bru = male friend(similar to saying dude AE)Final Jeopardy Answer

What is all of the above?The reason why English shares many traits with other languages is that is belongs to a larger family of languages that has diverged over centuries. Beginning with the Indo-European family of languages, of which there were over 444 (http://www.ethnologue.com/subgroups/germanic), it belongs also to the Germanic and then later the West Germanic subsets of Indo-European languages. The term Anglo-Saxons is also commonly used to refer to the group of Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) who migrated to Britain in the 5th Century, thus bringing their Germanic or Anglo-Saxon language to the north.