Winston Churchill said that England and America were 'two nations divided by a common language'. Today we look at some basic differences in vocabulary between British and American English.
| American | British |
|---|---|
| Subway | Underground |
| Gasoline | Petrol |
| Apartment | Flat |
| Candy | Sweets |
| Fall | Autumn |
| Faucet | Tap |
| First Floor | Ground Floor |
| Freeway | Motorway |
| Pants | Trousers |
| Chips | Crisps |
| Garbage/Trash | Rubbish |
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something's missing in "verus" , "S"?? it should be "versus" ,, sorry if i'm wrong ^^"
Versus
You are right. It was a typo! Thanks. Chris.
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i've just felt myself that My english is very mixed lol
Irregular verb
hi
have a look in your Irregular verb list then tell me which one is correct !!!!
bet / bet / bet Or bet / bite / bitten ?
sew / sewed / sewn-sewed Or sew / sewed / sewen-sewed ?
participle Or partciple ?
thanks..
bet / bet / bet (to
bet / bet / bet (to gamble)
bite / bit / bitten (for example: to bite an apple)
sew / sewed / sewed -sewen (sewen is used in British English)
The word is 'participle'.
Thanks,
Chris
wonderful vocabs
Thanks but I always like speaking in britsh accent.
I love this Language. Anas Legend
Good
Thank you this is a good lesson . But in some readings ,I notice a mixture of the two English. What do you think???
its so usufull way to learn
its so usufull way to learn the word difference between American and british English, i like to know both of them, but specialy i have more interst to pronaonce like American native people it is my own interst.
could you tel me how to develop American acent.If you have an idea please teach me more.
thank you
THANKS
Thank you for the lesson, very useful, but I think it is not enough words
American vs British English
hey, it's a very little difference. Only few words.
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