1. English on the other side of the Atlantic
Daisy Wilson-Morrow

2. Some lexical differences

3. Automotive terminology, UK vs. US
lid: “double sheet metal on the lid”
roof
screen
windshield
binnacle
instrument panel
greenlane: “Ordnance Survey maps are vital for any greenlaning foray”
unpaved road
break: “The west country’s largest 4x4 breakers”
disassemble (car); breaker = junkyard
auto jumble
automotive swap meet
strops
tow straps
in addition to well-known words like bonnet, boot, wing...

4. Major phonological differences
Non-rhotic
‘Additional’ vowel contrasts

5. Modern rhotic, non-rhotic areas

6. Modern rhotic, non-rhotic areas

7. Rhotic/non-rhotic correspondencesUS UK
[Ir]
[I]
beard
[bId]
[Er]
[E]
bared
[bEd]
[r]
[]
bird
[bd]
[r]
[]
board
[bd]
[ur]
[U]
toured
[tUd]
[Ar]
[A]
bard
[bAd]

8. Other vowel qualities front central back high i u   mid e o E  
unrounded
rounded
high i u
lower-high  
mid
higher-mid e o
lower-mid E  
low  A 

9. Examples part [pAt] pot [pt] bought [bt] fire [fA] (< [fAj])
bird
[bd]
bud
[bd]

10. Transcription practice
turn [tn]
lair [lE]
liar [lAj]
Larry [læri]
sorry [sri]
soar [s]