Some Differences between American & British English

SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH

Everybody who learns English should be aware of some differences between American and British English.This language which can make so many people express their ideas around the planet varies a lot , depending where it is used.Fortunately or unfortunately ,nowadays , with the great help of Google Transator Tool many learners solve their problems quite fast. However , some translations are not good enough and they can also be inaccurate for the context the words are being used.Thus the best way to make good use of the English language is to be aware of the differences which exist in its use and situations as well.

There are lots of different words,of course ! In this list you can see only some of them .

I suppose you have already seen other ones so make your own list just in case you need them in the U.S.A or in the U.k.

AMERICAN                               BRITISH

Can (of beans/coke)              Tin (of beans/coke)

Cookie                                      Biscuits

Elevator                                    Lift

Eraser                                       Rubber

Flashlight                                 Torch

Gas,gasoline                             Petrol

Schedule                                   Timetable

Sidewalk                                   Pavement,footpath

Sink                                           Washbasin

Stove                                         Cooker

Truck                                         Lorry,Van

Boiler                                         Grill

First floor                                   Ground

Sick                                             Ill

Elevator                                      Lift

Crazy                                           Mad

Highway                                      Main road

Thread                                         Cotton

Checkers (game)                        Draught

Diaper                                          Nappy

Mailman                                       Postman

Potato chips                                Potato crisps

Well, we cannot always trust our memories so we´d better keep our lists up-dated.

In addition to that we can also listen to the song : An Englishman in NewYork composed by Sting to have an idea how people feel when they go abroad.

Let´s keep calm and sing along then .Enjoy !

 Click here to watch the video and sing along.