slang and HP was re Reckon

[Ali]

Bboy muses about UK/US language differences:-

 
 <<<using AS instead of SINCE (USA: Since it was getting late, we... 
UK: As it was getting late, we...)
 
 Using AS WELL instead of TOO (UK:I like chocolate as well. USA: I 
like chocolate too.)>>>

Both since and too could also be used in "Brit speak" without anyone 
thinking that the speaker was speaking strangely, although "as well" 
is definitely more common.
 
>>> garden instead of yard or lawn>>>

Here you confuse me. A garden is not the same as a lawn. I have a 
lawn in my garden. A lawn is the grass area. What do you mean by a 
lawn?

>>> marks instead of grades>>>

We use both marks and grades, but they mean different things. For 
example, an exam could be marked out of 100, but anyone who achieved 
more than 70% would get a grade "A". Our exams, O'Levels, GCSEs, 
A'Levels etc are all graded. Certainly in my generation (cough, 
splutters "30 somethings"), we were never told what marks we got in 
O'Levels etc only the grades. 

In what way are the words used in the US?

<<< pudding instead of desert, etc...>>>

That is a funny one, as I seem to remember most people 
calling "puddings", "desserts" when I was growing up. I do remember 
being told though that the "proper" word was "pudding". Certainly 
now "pudding" is the favourite.

 
>>> One last slang question, how promenent is the term 'Luv' in
 contemporary British language? Based on old movies and Telly shows,
 there was a time when everybody called everybody 'Luv'. "Hey luv, 
pass the salt.", "Luv, could you bring us another round of ales?", 
etc...>>>

I know that this question has already been covered, but I just wanted 
to throw my own use of it into the discussion. I grew up not liking 
the word. Apart from when it was clearly a collaquialism - which it 
often was in the part of London I come from, "Luv" seemed to me to be 
slightly patronizing. However, since I've had kids, I have caught 
myself using it quite alot, but only ever to kids.

Ali