British English vs. American English. Is There a Difference? Give us your thoughts.
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I overlooked a fairly modern day term in which the British and Americans differ.
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British English vs. American English. Is There a Difference? Give us your thoughts.
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Good stuff Jack. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this information.
British English vs. American English. Is There a Difference? Give us your thoughts.
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Thanks for contributing Mona!!
British English vs. American English. Is There a Difference? Give us your thoughts.
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American English vs. British English. What are the differences? This discussion came about as a result of an AC chat box discussion about which Welsh version of the word milk (lleath South or llefrith North) you prefer to use. I am not sure that we had much agreement either way. At the end of the day, it can be concluded that while there are some differences in the varying dialects of Welsh (mainly North vs. South), they can understand each other. When I brought up the question of whether or not American English was that much different than British English, Swansea Jack quickly pointed out a number of words used in American English that are different that the word used in Britain (e.g. AE Truck, BE Lorry).
After digging a little deeper into the topic, I have identified the following differences.
Words Used:
British English American English
anti-clockwise counter-clockwise
articulated lorry trailer truck
block of flats apartment building
boot (car) trunk
chips fries, French fries
crisps potato chips
flyover overpass
gearbox (car) transmission
lorry truck, semi, tractor
mad crazy, insane
naughts and crosses tic-tack-toe
pavement sidewalk
petrol gas, gasoline
pub bar
rubber eraser
spanner wrench
underground (train) subway
vest undershirt
waistcoat vest
wallet wallet, billfold
wellington boots rubber boots, rain boots
whisky whiskey, scotch
windscreen windshield
zip zipper
Word Spellings:
British English American English
Licence License
Enrolment Enrollment
Fufil Fufill
Cheque Check
Racquet Racket
American English drops e from suffix and British English keeps the e
British English American English
Ageing Aging
Arguement Argument
Sentence Structure
There are some differences in sentence structure as well. However, I am not all that well versed in the difference. I need some help here.
Nevertheless, share what you know about the differences between British and American English. Do you prefer one over the other? Is one version better than the other. Please comment on the differences that you know exist.
updated by @brett-hull: 11/11/15 10:38:08PM
