{"id":3753,"date":"2022-06-10T06:18:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastenglish.ch\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2024-07-25T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:10:58","slug":"us-vs-uk-vocabulary-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastenglish.ch\/de\/2022\/06\/10\/us-vs-uk-vocabulary-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"US vs UK VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES"},"content":{"rendered":"

What happens when you go to England and speak American English? You get laughed at. A lot.<\/strong> I discovered this personally when I left California and moved to England. Imagine saying you spilled coffee on your pants, when the British word for underwear is pants!<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry, I quickly learned the \u201cright\u201d words for things, because, man, I didn\u2019t like being laughed at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But at least<\/em> the English understood what I said! What happens when you go to the US and speak British English? Well, you might not be understood at all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people already know that Americans eat French fries, or chips <\/em>as they are called in the UK. But in which country do you use the restroom<\/em> und not<\/strong> the toilet<\/em>? What are you on when you’re walking down the street, the sidewalk<\/em> or the pavement<\/em>? And what kind of ticket can you buy from the bus driver? A return<\/em> or a roundtrip<\/em>? Well, you’re in luck…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H<\/strong>ERE IS A HANDY CHART!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of the most important differences between these two dialects. I hope this helps you on your journeys: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WARNING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These aren\u2019t all the vocabulary differences between these two countries, and I haven\u2019t even mentioned<\/em> Canada! While editing a book in Canadian English recently, I discovered that there are even more differences<\/strong> to learn! (And of course, there’s always the very diverse English spoken in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, etc.) But learning these differences is especially<\/em> important for English learners in Switzerland, where they learn British English in school, because so many Swiss love travelling to the US and to Canada! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch this video to explore more differences between these three great countries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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