Differences between British and American English
Vocabulary
The most noticeable difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different.
Vocabulary
The most noticeable difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different.
Americans go on vacation, while Brits go on holidays.
New Yorkers live in apartments; Londoners live in flats.
Fortunately, most Americans and Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence or most of them know the difference.
Britich vs American vocabulary
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flat | apartment |
lawyer | attorney |
luggage | baggage |
milliard | billion |
taxi | cab |
company | corporation |
city/town centre | downtown |
chemist’s | drugstore |
lift | elevator |
autumn | fall |
petrol | gas |
motorway | highway |
cross-roads | intersection |
post | |
cinema | movies |
trousers | pants |
railway | railroad |
shop-assistant | salesman, clerk |
time-table | schedule |
underground | subway |
booking office | ticket office |
lorry | truck |
