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Differences between American & British English
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 08:02 GMT
Sorry Mcnight, I don't know much about different dialects in England.
Jim, we can say that Australian English uses both American and British words.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 08:52 GMT
there are also these words :
British / American tin / can cupboard / closet biscuit / cookie chemist / druggist motorway / freeway dustbain / garbage can holiday / vacation
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 13:52 GMT
dustbain / garbage can
Dustbin has been replaced by rubbishbin.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 14:58 GMT
British / American
foetus / fetus
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 15:47 GMT
American/English
Apartment - Flat/Apartment Billfold - Wallet Can - Tin/Can Cellphone - Mobilephone Collect Call - Reverse Call Cookie - Biscuit (Biscuits with chocolate chips are called Cookies) Druggist - Chemist/Pharmacy Fall - Autumn Faucet - Tap Football - American Football Freeway - Motorway French Fries - Chips Garbage - Rubbish Garbage can - Rubbishbin/Dustbin Hood - Bonnet Jello - Jelly Jelly - Jam Parking lot - Car Park Soccer - Football (soccer) Soda/Pop - Lemonade/Pop Restroom - Public Toilet Round-Trip - Return Ticket Sidewalk - Footpath/Pavement To call - To ring (to call in England normally means to knock on someones door) Telephone Poll - Telegraph Poll Traffic Circle - Roundabout Trailer - Caravan Trailer Park - Caravan Park / Home Park Trash - Rubbish Truck (small) - Truck Trucl (large) - Lorry Trunk - Boot Zip Code - Post Code/Postal Code
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 15:53 GMT
American-English
Realize - Realise Surprise - Surprise Organize - Organise Surmise - Surmise Theorize - Theorise Excercise - Excercise Specialize - Specialise Revise - Revise Civilize - Civilise Enterprise - Enterprise Idolize - Idolise Wise - Wise Communize - Communise Prize - Prize Compromise - Compromise Demonize - Demonise
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 17:04 GMT
Once in the US I've heard people say "bad" about a definitely "good" thing. Like, saying "You are bad!" and smiling to a team-mate who have just scored.
Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 17:07 GMT
"...who has..."
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 00:32 GMT
Chantal,
What you could say is this. Most of the words used in Australian English are common to all dialects. Many of them are used in British English but not American English. Some of them are unique to Australian and New Zealand English. Some of them are unique to Australian English only. A few of them are used in American English but not British English. Australian English is different to both British and American English but closer to Britsh English. Clark, I know what you're getting at. I never intended to be making a blanket statement. However, there are many aspects of what you might call Commonwealth English attributed to British English. Spelling, for example, basically, American spelling is the standard only in the USA; yet, even though it's used everywhere else (where English is an official language), the alternative is called "British spelling". "Commonwealth spelling" or even "international spelling" would be a better description. A similar thing could be said for pronunciation, except for the fact that Canadian accents are closer to American ones than British ones.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 04:54 GMT
Jim, I think calling it "Commonwealth English" is the best name as it implies most countries that speak English (and the ones not in the Commonwealth [is this one word or two?] now, were in the past).
So, there are two written types of English; Commonwealth and American.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 05:29 GMT
Tulip, "qwerty" are the first letters going from right to left on the English-language keyboard.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 05:35 GMT
Clark,
Yeah, you agree. Of course, there is the problem that Canada is a Commonwealth (it's one word) country but, although they tend to spell like the rest of us, their vocabulary and accent are closer to American, sure you wrote "written English" but vocab' comes into that.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 05:57 GMT
Well, yes. However, most of the words in the English language are used by everyone, or are known by everyone who speaks English. Just because I do not use "knickers" in everyday speach does not mean that I would spell it differently (do you see what I am getting at?).
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 06:57 GMT
Do you mean "nikkaz" ... :) ?
I reckon I get your point.
Thursday, June 19, 2003, 10:47 GMT
well the yanks are pretty cool, their accent is ok. the english is completely homosexual. but the scottish dialect and accent rocks.
aye/ yes mon wi is/ come with me am choking fir a pint/ im desperate for a beer nae danger/ ok breeks/ trousers hame/ house aipil/ apple oxsters/ armpits glesgae kiss/ punch in the face bairns/ children och aye the noo/ its ok just now (no scottish person actually says this it is just stereotypical) beastee/ bug the list is endless but loads of peeps luv the scottish accent OCH AYE THE NOO!!!!!!!!!!!! |