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Old 29-06-2008, 02:03 PM #1
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Default English v American English
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
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American is so much better than English.
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Jelly into Jello is my fave, sounds like a scandanavian greeting

Jello forks = hello folks
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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
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I type moreso using 'American English', I just think it makes more sense.
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Deputy and pants are both English as well ...
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American English or British English?
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And sometimes those Americans call it a bathroom!

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The American spellings and accents are terrible! British English is so much better!
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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 )
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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'.
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Deputy and pants are both English as well ...
American English or British English?
English. You don't need to say British English because that is *original* English itself.
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Cheque - Check
Armour - Armor
licence - license
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grey - gray
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Actually we say grey/gray or donut/doughnut over here.
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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.
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I actually use more American phrases than English ones. LOL.
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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
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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
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