2006-07-20 05:15:40 · 18 answers · asked by alextacy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
English people speaks English, rest of the world follows them ;)
Anyhow, there's a good deal of difference between English spoken by British and American. Some of the vocabulary are:
1st year undergraduate OR Fresher- freshman
2nd year undergraduate- sophomore
3rd year undergraduate- junior
4th year undergraduate- senior
A (Adult film rating)- M (Mature film rating)
about turnabout face
acceleratorgas pedal
accountant- bean counter
aerialantenna
aeroplane- airplane
alsatian- German Shepherd
amber (traffic light)- yellow
antenatal- prenatal
anti-clockwise- counter-clockwise
aubergine - eggplants
autumn- fall
baby's liquid feed- formula
bag- sack
bank holiday- legal holiday
barmaidfemale - bartender
barmanman - bartender
barrister- attorney
bespoke- custom-made; made to order
big wheel- ferris sheel
bill (payment in restaurant)- check
biscuit- cookie
braces (clothing)- suspenders
brackets- parentheses
bumbag- fanny bag
bungalow- ranch house
by-law- ordinance
café- diner
candy floss- cotton candy
car- automobile
car bonnet- hood
car boot- trunk
car park- parking lot
caretaker- janitor
carrycot- bassinet
cash machine- ATM
cashier- teller
catapult- slingshot
central reservation- median
chat- confab
chemist/ chemist's shop- drug store
cheque- check
chick-pea- garbanzo bean
chimney- smokestack
chips- french fries
cinema- (movie) theatre
cock (adult male chicken)- rooster
condom- rubber
cooker- stove
coriander- cilantro
cot- crib
cotton buds- cotton swabs
bottom - fanny
lawyer- attorney
sunbeam- sunray
2006-07-20 05:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by j4mes_bond25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The English vocabulary is the hardest to lean, there are so many different meanings for so many different words.. I remember taking college English never thought I would get through it and I was born and raised here...
2006-07-20 12:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by karen c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British speak English and so do Americans. The only difference is that Americans use a lot of slang and some pronunciations are different. Examples of differences in pronunciation are schedule and aluminum - the British say "shej-ule" for the American "sked-u-le' and "al-ee-um-i-num" for the American pronunciation "a-lum-i-num'. What I don't understand is why the British don't pronounce "school" as "shool".
2006-07-20 12:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by Crimson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the main language of America is English - then we have a lot in common. There are some differences in spelling - you tend to simplify our very complicated spelling of some words. I love your past tense of the verb `To dive` - ie `dove` - I use that sometimes - it gives me pleasure! We would say `dived` - much more awkward. You tend to have amusing euphemisms for the lavatory ( a word not found much in US) - bathroom (with no bath!) rest room (with no seat other than the lavatory seat!) ... oh I could go on ... but viva la difference!
2006-07-20 12:21:44 · answer #4 · answered by Goosey-Anne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 % difference.
Lift = elevator...
pronounciation.... English influenced nations pronounce "t" more emphasised / emphasized..
Spelling.... ou's for colour for the English.... Center vs. Centre, but with same meaning.
Most are the same when it comes to meaning. More variations in spelling. While some words have different equivalence on the other.
2006-07-20 12:21:17 · answer #5 · answered by Greenolivia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Only the English actually speak English. We as US Citizens technically speak an English dialect known as Merican.
2006-07-20 12:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by mikeae 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is. I had the privilege of going to British schools when i lived there for 3 years. Air Force brat.
: ) they do have a better education.
2006-07-20 12:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by MeLissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Pronunciation is very different and there are a lot of words that they use that have different meanings.
2006-07-20 12:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by perfecttiming1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some pronunciation and spelling are different, England's is more similar to us in Canada
2006-07-20 12:21:15 · answer #9 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England sucks !
2006-07-20 12:17:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋