2007-03-07 21:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by Bhuvaneswari M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
look for words that have the spelling differences. You have to know these in advance.
American - British:
color - colour
neighbor - neighbour etc. (o - ou)
civilization - civilisation (some z -s differences, not always)
Many nouns are different, again know them in advance:
hood and trunk of a car - bonnet and boot
elevator - lift
sweater - jumper
pencil eraser - rubber
rubber - condom
If you are talking about SPOKEN ENGLISH, and hearing the difference, this takes about two hours of listening. Just watch some TV shows (the news) from each country. In two hours your ear will be good enough to hear the difference.
I remember when I couldn't hear the diff between Nederlands and Flemish.. Television is the quick lesson!
2007-03-07 22:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spelling of words and sentence structure. I like the way people from the UK use the language. They seem to have a larger and different vocabulary. Especially the Welsh.
2007-03-08 06:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by Albatross 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spelling
Usage
Vocabulary
2007-03-08 07:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by Just Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple word called color and colour - this would differentiate between US eng and UK eng
2007-03-11 03:18:50 · answer #4 · answered by mbchandar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
accents, various stressings (such as pronounciation in us to pronunciation in uk, or PROcess is uk to PRAcess in us) spelling variations as well with honour in uk and honor in us, etc.
2007-03-08 06:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by Fiamanillah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
spelling differences
like:
customise (UK english)
customize (US english)
2007-03-08 06:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by NikkiP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US english spells words incorrectly.
color when it should be colour
catalog when it should be catalogue etc
2007-03-08 06:12:02 · answer #7 · answered by kinvadave 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋