Be Aware of Differences Between American and British English
With British and American English, the differences between accents can be seen in specific letters being pronounced differently, like sh becoming sk or a change in the syllable that gets stressed. But there are also words that are just pronounced differently.
Of all the words that are pronounced differently in British and American English, the following 10 are especially interesting:
- missile
- privacy
- garage
- mobile
- vitamins
- clerk
- tomato
- schedule
- either
- leisure
British and American English can also sometimes use different words to talk about the same thing. It’d be impossible to include a complete list of Britishisms and Americanisms in this post, but the following words are a perfect example of how different they can be:
- queue (UK) / line (US)
- lift (UK) / elevator (US)
- chips (UK) / French fries (US)
- crisps (UK) / potato chips (US)
- trousers (UK) / pants (US)
- pants (UK) / underwear (US)
- trainers (UK) / sneakers (US)
- fit (UK) / attractive (US)
- bobby (UK) / policeman (US)
- toilet (UK) / bathroom (US)
- underground (UK) / subway (US)