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
21
Nov
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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 English | American English |
trousers | pants |
flat | apartment |
bonnet (the front of the car) | hood |
boot (the back of the car) | trunk |
lorry | truck |
university | college |
holiday | vacation |
jumper | sweater |
crisps | chips |
chips | French fries |
trainers | sneakers |
fizzy drink | soda |
postbox | mailbox |
biscuit | cookie |
chemist | drugstore |
shop | store |
football | soccer |
petrol | gas, gasoline |
car park | parking lot |
jumper | sweater |
fringe | bangs |
mobile phone | cell phone |
Next time we will look at some other differences!