Eruowoodian English

Eruowoodian English (ErE; en-EW) is a set of verieties of the English language native to Eruowood. Eruowoodian English contains major elements of both British and American English.

Differences between Eruowoodian English and other variants of language

 * A mixture of UK and US spellings are used, sometimes inconsistently (for example, “humour” instead of “humor”, but “color” instead of “colour”).

Terms

 * Bonneter - A hoodie.
 * Carriage - Multiple meanings.
 * A common term by Eruowoodian coaster enthusiasts for coaster cars.
 * Handball - A term that entered common usage upon the country's independence in the 1960s for American Football.
 * Henny - A slang term for a woman's genitals, often considered really vulgar, and was the reason why Chuck E. Cheese's character "Helen Henny" is simply known as "Helen" in the country.
 * Ladder - Of course used for something you climb, but also used as a feminine term for "lad".
 * Les - Shorthand for lesbian or the given name Leslie.
 * Megadepot - A supermarket (e.g. Walmart, Target).
 * Pedcross - A crosswalk.
 * Sapien - A slang term for a gay person that originated from use by closeted gays in the 1980s as a pun on the term "homo sapien".
 * Serie - Singular for series (as in, television series).
 * Tank - A shopping cart.
 * Verboten - A term meaning forbidden, originated in the English-speaking German communities in Eruowood as an English word rather than German.