- 1. THE DIFFERENCES IN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH
2. One particular contribution towards formalizing these
differences came from Noah Webster, who wrote the first American
dictionary (published 1828) with the intention of showing that
people in the United States spoke a different dialect from Britain.
3. Differences between the two include pronunciation grammar
vocabulary Spelling idioms formatting of dates and numbers 4.
Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect
tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of
British English. In spoken American English it is very common to
use the simple past tense as an alternative in situations where the
present perfect would usually have been used in British English. 5.
BRITISH ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH Have you finished your work? Did
you finish your work? Ive already seen that film. I already saw
that film. Ive just had lunch. I just had lunch. 6. BRITISH ENGLISH
AMERICAN ENGLISH Jenny feels ill. She's eaten too much. Jenny feels
ill. She ate too much. I can't find my keys. Have you seen them
anywhere? I can't find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? A: Is
Samantha here? B: No, she's just left. A: Is Samantha here? B: No,
she just left. 7. A: Can I borrow your book? B: No, I haven't read
it yet A: Can I borrow your book? B: No, I didn't read it yet. A:
Are they going to the show tonight? B: No. They've already seen it.
A: Are they going to the show tonight? B: No. They already saw it.
8. AMERICAN ENGLISH BRITISH ENGLISH He has gotten much better at
playing tennis He has got much better at playing tennis. 9. In AmE
have and forms with do/does/did are the usual way to show
possession, etc, in positive statements, negatives and questions.
Have got is not used in questions but is used in positive
statements, especially to emphasize that somebody has one thing
rather than the other. Does your brother have brown hair?. No, he
has got blond hair. Have you got is the usual verb in BrE to show
possession,etc, in positve statements in the present tense, in
negative statements and in the questions. 10. They have got a
wonderful house. (BrE) They have a wonderful house.(AmE) Have you
got a meeting today? Do you have a meeting today? I have got no
objection. I have no objection.(formal) We dont have a television
11. In British English collective nouns, (i.e. nouns referring to
particular groups of people or things), (e.g. staff , government,
class, team) can be followed by a singular or plural verb depending
on whether the group is thought of as one idea, or as many
individuals: My team is winning. The other team are all sitting
down. In American English collective nouns are always followed by a
singular verb, so an American would usually say: Which team is
losing? whereas in British English both plural and singular forms
of the verb are possible, according to whether the emphasis is,
respectively, on the body as a whole or on the individual members
as in: Which team is/are losing? 12. British English words that end
in -re often end in -er in American English: 13. British English
words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English: 14.
Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or
-ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American
English: 15. Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always
spelled -yze in American English: 16. British English words that
are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with
an e in American English: 17. Some nouns that end with -ence in
British English are spelled -ense in American English: 18. Some
nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or
-oguein American English: 19. Biscuits Cookies 20. Autumn Fall 21.
Lift Elevator 22. Lorry Truck 23. #Handbag Purse 24. #Taxi Cab 25.
Trousers Pants 26. Underground Subway 27. Petrol Gas 28. Sweets
Candies 29. Queue Line 30. Chips #French Fries 31. Film #Movie 32.
Pharmacy Drugstore 33. Petrol Station Gas Station 34. Curtains
Drapes 35. Director Manager 36. Dustbin Garbage Can 37. Garden Yard
38. Goose pimples Goose bumps 39. Headmaster Principal 40. Holiday
Vacation 41. Iced Lolly popsicle 42. jumper #sweater 43. football
soccer 44. Lavatory The John Toilet #W.C Loo Visiting the little
boys/girls John #Bathroom Restroom Washroom 45. motorway #Highway
46. Letter box mailbox 47. Postman Mailman 48. Blocks/ flats
Apartments 49. #receptionist Desk clerk 50. Sofa Couch #Sofa 51.
#tap faucet 52. torch #flashlight 53. Sitting room #Living room 54.
Lady bird Lady bug 55. rubber # eraser 56. Sleeping Policeman Speed
bump 57. Take-away Take out 58. Nutter #Crazy Person 59. #Jelly
Jell-O 60. Basin #Sink 61. #Car park Parking lot 62. Cinema Movie
Theater 63. Cooker #Stove 64. Candy floss Cotton candy 65. Chairman
President 66. BRITISH ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH trousers pants
nightdress nightgown tracksuit Sweats/sweatsuit/sweatpants Jumper
sweater Pinafore Jumper(a dress without sleeve worn over a shirt)
spectacles glasses Pants Underwear/underpants/boxers 67. BRITISH
AMERICAN indicator blinker Handbrake Emergency brake Number plate
License plate tyre tire bonnet hood windscreen windshield lorries
trucks Tram( an elctric vehicle) Trolley( an electric vehicle) 68.
BRITISH AMERICAN lorries trucks coach Bus Overtake/pull out pass
Underground subway Wing mirror Side mirror Gear stick Gear shift
Cycle path Bicycle route 69. BRITISH AMERICAN Tv aerial Tv antena
flat apartment Block of flats Apartment buildings pavement Sidewalk
fence Picket fence Dustbin/ bin Garbage can/ wastebasket elevator
Lift tap Faucet pram Baby carriage cooker stove 70. BRITISH Laundry
basket row tin mince biscuit rubber torch chips handbag AMERICAN
hamper argument can Chopped beef cookie eraser flashlight fries
purse 71. BRITISH University Public school Toilet /lavotary/Gents/
Ladies/ WC/ Loo coach Hat stand Notice board trolley cot AMERICAN
college Private school Bathroom /restroom/ Washroom Bus Coat stand
Bulletin board Shopping cart Crib( a small bed for a child) 72.
BRITISH AMERICAN banknotes bills solicitor lawyer Bloke/ chap guy
Mobile phone Cellular phone post mail football soccer Jam jelly
Queue line 73. BRITISH AMERICAN Cinema Movie theatre/ movies Hoover
Vacuum Zip Zipper Bung Stopper Garden Yard Watch strap Watchband
Letterbox Mail slot Frying pan Skillet Worktop Counter
