英式英语和美式英语的区别.docx

DifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

Differencesinvocabulary

Whenitcomestovocabulary,AmericanEnglishdiffersignificantlyfromBritishEnglish.Sometimesthesamewordhasdifferentmeaning.Therearealsodifferentwordswiththesamemeaning.Afewexamplesaregivenbelow.

AmericanEnglishAirplaneApartment

AreacodeAttorney,lawyerBusy

Cab/taxiCanCandyCheck/bill

Cookie,crackerCorn

CribCrazyDiaper

Dumb,stupidElevatorEraser

Fall,autumnFaucet,tap

Firstfloor,secondfloorFlashlight

FrenchfriesGarbage,trash

Garbagecan,trashcanGas,gasolineHighway,freewayHood

IntersectionMad

MailMean

Movie,filmPants,trousersPavementPitcher

BritishEnglish

Aeroplane

Flat/apartmentDiallingcodeBarrister,solicitorEngaged(phone)Taxi

TinSweetsBillBiscuitMaizeCotMadNappyStupidLift

Rubber,eraserAutumn

Tap

Groundfloor,firstfloorTorch

ChipsRubbish

Dustbin,rubbishbinPetrol

Mainroad,motorwayBonnet

CrossroadsAngry

PostNastyFilmTrousers

RoadsurfaceJug

PotatochipsPurse

RaiseRailroadRestroom

Schedule,timetableSneakers

StandinlineStingyStore,shopSubwayTruck

Trunk

StandinlineTwoweeksVacationWindshieldZee

StandinlineZipper

CrispsHandbagRise(salary)RailwayPublictoiletTimetable

Trainers(sportsshoes)Queue

MeanShop

UndergroundVan,lorryBoot(ofacar)Queue

Fortnight,twoweeksHoliday(s)Windscreen

ZedQueueZip

DifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

Differencesinusage

Abbreviations

WeusuallywriteabbreviationswithoutfullstopsinmodernBritishEnglish.Fullstops(US憄eriods )arenormalinAmericanEnglish.

Mr(USMr.)=MisterDr(USDr.)=Doctor

Ltd(USLtd.)=Limited(company)Kg(USkg.)=kilogram

Allandallof

Beforeanounwithadeterminer(e.g.the,this,my),allandallofarebothpossibleinBritishEnglish.AmericanEnglishusuallyhasallof.

Shehaseatenall(of)thecake.(GB)

Shehaseatenallofthecake.(US)

All(of)myfriendslikeriding