Some Differences Between British English and American English イギリス英語とアメリカ英語のいくつかの違い インクル子ども英会話浜松市

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There are a few differences between British English and American English. Some of these differences are vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Let's look at some differences in vocabulary first!

In the left column are the words a person from a British English speaking country would say and in the right column are the words someone from an American English speaking country would probably use instead.

British EnglishAmerican English
trouserspants
flatapartment
bonnet (the front of the car)hood
boot (the back of the car)trunk
lorrytruck
universitycollege
holidayvacation
jumpersweater
crispschips
chipsFrench fries
trainerssneakers
fizzy drinksoda
postboxmailbox
biscuitcookie
chemistdrugstore
shopstore
footballsoccer
petrolgas, gasoline
car parkparking lot
jumpersweater
fringebangs
mobile phonecell phone

Next time we will look at some other differences!