Difference between American and British English
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Some of the examples are: American British Color Colour Humor Humour Center Centre Mold Mould Meter Metre Jewelry Jewellery Program Programme Elevator Lift Gas Petrol Washroom Toilet Some American English words are shorter and easier than the original English. If you don't know which one to use, it is better to follow the English scheme applied in your country. My country uses the British English.
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Some of the examples are:
| American | British |
| Color | Colour |
| Humor | Humour |
| Center | Centre |
| Mold | Mould |
| Meter | Metre |
| Jewelry | Jewellery |
| Program | Programme |
| Elevator | Lif |
I'm currently learning english too. I've seen a few differences besides the mentioned here:
american/british
cab/taxi "i heard people hailing taxis/cabs"
fall/autumn (i guess you don't need an instance to understand the seasons)
elevator/lift (the machine you step in in order to move upward a building avoiding stairs)
bathroom/toilet (need
The next unappropiate thing is the double negation which is ungrammatical.
For example... I don't know nothing.
There are differences in accent, grammar and words. British accent needs no explanation if you've ever heard it. It is SO different from American.
The main grammatical difference is Perfect Tenses.
The Americans would say I just had a breakfast and Did you ever go to Spain. The British would stick to I've just had a breakfast and
Here's a partial list from Modern English Usage by Fowler, although some may be out of date:
English *** American
nappy *** diaper
waistcoat *** vest
Some other differences in Grammar are
US UK
write her write to her
lets go see a movie lets go and see a movie
look forward to meet you l
Here are a few jokes to understand both the types of english better:
An American lady on the side of the road is very concerned when the nice Englishman calls out from under her car, "I can't quite see where the petrol is leaking out. Would you hand me a torch?
Torch means a lighted flame in US english
2) An English exchange student asks someone “do you have a r
I am Zeeshan Nasir from Pakistan.
I know one word that has diffirence in American and British
American/British
Tactics/ Tacticks (These words represents the way or tricks.)
am i right ?
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