1. Differences between American & British Language

2. Santa Cruz Suksa School
Prepared by:
Kru Jarin Niyomchoi
Santa Cruz Suksa School

3. INTRODUCTION

4. VOCABULARY The major differences between British and American
English lies in the choice of
VOCABULARY

5. Common Words in American and British English

6. British
American
Flat
Apartment
Pram
Baby carriage

7. Plaster
Band-aid
Maize
Corn
Nappy
Diaper
Torch
Flashlight

8. overtime
Extratime
post
Mail
chemist
Pharmacist
banger
Susage
bin
Trash can

9. IT MEANS: To try to stop people
DIFFERENT IDIOMS
American British
British English
sweep under the rug
sweep under the carpet
IT MEANS: To try to stop people
From finding out about sth wrong , illegal,
embarrassing
etc. that has happened or that you have done.

10. American
British
Not touch something with a ten-foot pole
Not touch something with a bargepole
IT MEANS: To refuse to get involved with sb /sth or in a particular situation .

11. Knock on wood Touch wood
American
British
Knock on wood
Touch wood
IT MEANS: Used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck.

12. IT MEANS: Clearly visible, in
American
British
see the forest for the trees
see the wood for the trees
IT MEANS: Clearly visible, in
a way that is clearly visible.

13. A drop in the bucket A drop in the ocean
American
British
A drop in the bucket
A drop in the ocean
IT MEANS: An amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation.

14. American
British
A home away from home
A home from home
It means: A place where you feel relaxed and comfortable as if you were in your own home.

15. SPELLING DIFFERENCES [edit] -our, -or [edit] -re, -er Am. Br. Color
Colour
Flavor
Flavour
[edit] -our, -or
[edit] -re, -er
Am.
Br.
Center
Centre
Meter
Metre

16. [edit] – ce , -se -xion, -ction
Am.
Br.
Advise
advice
License
licence
Am.
Br.
Inflection
Inflexion
Reflect-ion
Reflexion

17. [edit] –ise - ize yse - yze Am. Br. Prize Prise Memor-ize Memor-ise
Analyze
Analyse
Paralyze
Paralyse

18. PRONUNCIATION

19. DIFFERENCE IN PRONUNCIATION
American
British
DOOR
DOO®
SERVE
SE®VE
TRANSMIT
SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLA® SYSTEM
WORD
WO®D
MORE OVER
MORE OVE®

20. TEST
Am.
Br.
gas pedal
doctor's office

21. dress circle
driving wheel
Entrée

22. CONCLUSION

23. OUR WORLD TODAY

24. THANKS
FOR
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