British and American English: Difference between revisions
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imported>Chris Day |
imported>Ro Thorpe |
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!British | !British | ||
!American | !American | ||
|autumn | |||
|autumn/fall | |||
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|car-park | |car-park | ||
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|curtains | |curtains | ||
|drapes | |drapes | ||
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|film | |||
|movie <ref>‘movie’ is nowadays normal in BrE when talking Hollywood</ref> | |||
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|flat | |||
|apartment<ref>increasingly heard in British English</ref> | |||
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|pavement | |pavement | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 19 March 2008
This article examines the differences between British and American English in the areas of vocabulary, spelling and phonology.
Vocabulary
Lexical differences are:
| British | American | autumn | autumn/fall |
|---|---|---|---|
| car-park | parking-lot | ||
| chips | (French) fries [1] | ||
| crisps | chips | ||
| curtains | drapes | ||
| film | movie [2] | ||
| flat | apartment[3] | ||
| pavement | sidewalk | ||
| road | pavement | ||
| trousers | pants | ||
| pants | underwear |