I'm not talking about the accent but the terms itself that we use. Between parking lot & carpark, candies & sweets, restroom & toilet...
Maybe I grew up with American English but yeah, still I prefer it the American way.
2006-11-03 04:06:52 · 31 answers · asked by Muffin 4 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
I am from England, the toilet is now the restroom, I think it sounds nicer...junction is now intersection, it's easier when finding my way around.....pub is now bar, because the bars here will never seem like a pub to me....pavement is still that, not sidewalk, just seems like it should be that, my fringe is still that but I like the term bangs, although I don't get it?....I love liquor store for off licence, my mobile phone is now my cell phone, I prefer that...the climbing frame is still that, I don't like the term jungle gym....I like sneakers but I still wear trainers...I could go on all day but you want to know which I prefer, so, I have to say British English, the reason?....for me it is a great conversation starter, if an American hears some of my englishisms they love to hear more!!..My American husband would probably send me back home if I went all American on him!!!
By the way....my American family have adopted some of my terms for things, they love them, but they still look at me quizically if I tell them I bought something 'on offer'!!!!
Funny story...I went in to the store/shop and asked if they had anything for 'wind'...the lady asked me if it was a kite I was looking for!!!!.....I had gas
And I still wear knickers!!!....panties just sounds too sexy for general use!!!....
2006-11-03 05:53:40 · answer #1 · answered by nicola p 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
American English
2006-11-03 05:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Malaysia 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
British English
2006-11-03 09:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
British English
2006-11-03 05:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by ludacrusher 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
British
2006-11-03 05:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I, being American, prefer American English. Although I must admit that those British terms combined with the accent make them sound more intelligent.
2006-11-03 05:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
American. Although I used to go to a British school and had a British accent for a while and used British slang. I still sometimes say I have to "go to the loo".
Going from an American school to a British one, I sure had some misunderstandings, though. Someone at school asked if they could borrow my "liquid". Only after a confused moment did I realize they wanted my "white-out".
2006-11-03 04:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by catwomanmeeeeow 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not a native english speaker, but i prefer British english
when i speak with people from britan i am amaze, how
good can sound the english accent and beside I understand better than American english
2006-11-03 05:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i too grew up with American English, but now i live in Europe where "British English" is spoken. i have to say that i too prefer the American way, but i think its because i was brought up hearing it and anything else is strange sounding to us. there are so many words which have different meanings, there actually should be a dictionary written in the 2 Englishes!
2006-11-03 05:48:15 · answer #9 · answered by gypsy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I prefer British..as I am British, I feel as if America has taken the British English and changed it and it shouldn't be called English it should be called American, they need to stop telling me im spelling things wrong. Original English for the win!
2006-11-03 05:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by Aaron 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋