English v American English

[Firewire]

This where you can write down the difference between American and English. English on the lefyt and American English on the right.

Favourite - Favorite
Depute - Deputy
Colour - Color
Trousers - Pants
Motorway - Freeway
Trainers - Sneakers
Nappy - Diaper
Holiday - Vacation
Lorry - Truck
Fuel - Gas/Gasoline
Sweets - Candy
Chips - French Fries
Crisps - Chips

[Sam!]

Pavement - Sidewalk

[Bells]

Handwriting - Penmanship

[Lauren]

Rubbish - Trash.

[Spike]

American is so much better than English.

[Captain.Remy]

Subway - Tube.

[AngRemembered]

Jelly into Jello is my fave, sounds like a scandanavian greeting

Jello forks = hello folks :joker:

[_Tom_]

Tyre - Tire
Catalogue - Catalog
Centre - Center
Aeroplane - Airplane
aluminium - aluminum
Cheque - Check
Armour - Armor
licence - license
organise - organize
analyse - analyze
doughnut - donut
grey - gray
liquorice - licorice
mould - mold

[Sarah.]

I type moreso using 'American English', I just think it makes more sense.

[Ross]

George Bush sucks - George Bush sucks

[Tom]

Deputy and pants are both English as well ...

[_Tom_]

Originally posted by Tom
Deputy and pants are both English as well ...
American English or British English? :puzzled:

[Firewire]

Toilet - Restroom

[_Tom_]

Originally posted by Firewire
Toiltet - Restroom

And sometimes those Americans call it a bathroom!
:bored:
Torch - flashlight

[_Tom_]

Mum - Mom

[Firewire]

Autumn - Fall

[_Tom_]

The American spellings and accents are terrible! British English is so much better!

[AngRemembered]

USA=Tastes like the fourth of July!!! ...English,= yeah it was ok
USA= Boy you rock my friend ....English= yeah you aint so bad
USA= Geeeeeeee Wizzzzz .. English = oh r thats nice
USA= Damn SOB English= (insert any OTT expletives )

[_Tom_]

American: 2008 January 17th = 08/01/17
British: 17th January 2008 = 17/01/08

And Americans don't say an 'and' in numbers, so 810 in America would be 'eight hundred ten', whereas in the UK it's 'eight hundred and ten'.

[Tom]

Originally posted by _Tom_
Originally posted by Tom
Deputy and pants are both English as well ...
American English or British English? :puzzled:

English. You don't need to say British English because that is *original* English itself.

[Rory]

Originally posted by _Tom_
Tyre - Tire
Catalogue - Catalog
Centre - Center
Aeroplane - Airplane
aluminium - aluminum
Cheque - Check
Armour - Armor
licence - license
organise - organize
analyse - analyze
doughnut - donut
grey - gray
liquorice - licorice
mould - mold
Actually we say grey/gray or donut/doughnut over here.

[Killian]

Dody/Dodo - Pacifer.

It always annoys me of those little spelling changes because when I'm on a forum where the majority of people are American they tend to think I'm illiterate. :laugh:

[xGemmax]

I actually use more American phrases than English ones. LOL.

[AngRemembered]

Originally posted by xGemmax
I actually use more American phrases than English ones. LOL.


USA... Land of the free Hope of the brave

England ...Land of the huge taxes, Hope of the end

[rayheartbliss]

Originally posted by Angiebabe
Originally posted by xGemmax
I actually use more American phrases than English ones. LOL.


USA... Land of the free Hope of the brave

England ...Land of the huge taxes, Hope of the end

hah
lol

[Scarlett.]

Field - Meadow

[Serenade]

Gas/Petrol

[Scarlett.]

Seires - Season

[Rory]

Originally posted by _Tom_
American: 2008 January 17th = 08/01/17
British: 17th January 2008 = 17/01/08

And Americans don't say an 'and' in numbers, so 810 in America would be 'eight hundred ten', whereas in the UK it's 'eight hundred and ten'.
Actually, everyone I know goes "Eight hundred and ten"

[Rory]

Proper - Really

[Sophii3x]

Pram - Stroller

[Rory]

Holiday vs. Vacation
Garden vs. Yard

[Xander]

Fries - Chips
Chips - Crips (I think?)

[melanie]

^
Crisps I think. It was posted by the OP

[Xander]

Originally posted by juicylicious
^
Crisps I think. It was posted by the OP

Oh Yeah. Thanks.:blush2:

Tomato - Tomato (Pronunciation)

[geoking66]

The Crips are an American gang.

boot - trunk
pram - stroller
got - gotten