Hi, Fellas! Good evening. How are you today? In this session I would like to continue the topic of some differences between British and American vocabulary.
- BrE: ‘flashlight’ vs. AmE; ‘torch.’
- Example,
- “Do you have a torch?”
- “Do you have a flashlight?”
- Example,
- BrE: ‘underground. vs. AmE: ‘subway.’
- Example:
- “Do you know which underground I should take to go to city’s library?”
- “Do you know which subway I should take to go to city’s library?”
- Example:
- BrE: ‘post’ vs. AmE: ‘mail.’
- Example:
- “You got a post from your mother.”
- “You got a mail from your mother.”
- Example:
- BrE: ‘trainers’ vs. AmE: ‘sneakers.’
- Example:
- “Where did you put my trainers?”
- “Where did you put my sneakers?”
- Example:
- BrE: ‘windscreen.’ vs. AmE: ‘windshield.’
- Example:
- “I think the windscreens are broken.”
- “I think the windshields are broken.”
- Example:
- BrE: ‘rubber’ vs. AmE: ‘eraser.’
- Example:
- “May I borrow your rubber?”
- “May I borrow your eraser?”
- Example:
- BrE: ‘courgette’ vs. AmE: ‘zucchini.’
- Example:
- “I think I’ll have baked courgette as side dish.”
- “I think I’ll have baked zucchini as side dish.”
- Example:
Compiled and written by @mettaa_ for @EnglishTips4u on Friday, October 5, 2018
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