Showing posts with label American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American. Show all posts

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.

๐Ÿ‘Ÿtrainers (British) / sneakers (American)

✅ rubbish bin (British) / trash can (American)

๐Ÿ›’ (shopping) trolley (British) / cart (American)

๐Ÿ›— lift (British) / elevator (American)

✅ crisps (British) / potato chips (American)

๐Ÿ‘– trousers (British) / pants (American)

⚽ football (British) / soccer (American)

๐Ÿš™ (car) boot (British) / trunk (American)

๐Ÿš˜ (car) bonnet (British) / hood (American)

๐Ÿ“ฑmobile phone (British) / cell phone (American)

Words used by the British Part 3

 ๐Ÿš— Chock-a-block 'Chock-a-block' is spoken when a place is jam-packed with people, vehicles, and things. The word 'chock-a-bloc...