Monday, 19 December 2022

Some Differences

British and American Differences in English 

"Sometimes, different words are used to refer to the same thing"

Here are 10.

👟trainers (British) / sneakers (American)

rubbish bin (British) / trash can (American)

🛒 (shopping) trolley (British) / cart (American)

🛗 lift (British) / elevator (American)

crisps (British) / potato chips (American)

👖 trousers (British) / pants (American)

football (British) / soccer (American)

🚙 (car) boot (British) / trunk (American)

🚘 (car) bonnet (British) / hood (American)

📱mobile phone (British) / cell phone (American)

Words used by the British Part 1

📺 'Telly' The word that is often used by the British for Television or TV is  'telly' —this is used a lot in informal speec...