British English and American English

British English and American English

• A Lettuce -- A Head of Lettuce

• Accommodation -- Accommodations

• Action Replay -- Instant Replay

• Action Replay -- Instant Replay

• Aerial -- Antenna

• Aerofoil -- Airfoil

• Aeroplane -- Airplane

• Agony Aunt -- Advice Columnist

• Allen Key -- Allen Wrench

• Aluminium -- Aluminum

• Aniseed -- Anise

• Anticlockwise -- Counterclockwise

• Articulated Lorry -- Tractor-Trailer

• Asymmetric Bars -- Uneven Bars

• Aubergine -- Eggplant

• Autumn-- Fall

• Bag --Sack

• Baking Tray -- Cookie Sheet

• Bank Holiday -- Legal Holiday

• Bank Note --Bill

• Barrister -- Lawyer

• Bat (Ping Pong) -- Paddle

• Big Dipper -- Roller Coaster

• Big Wheel -- Ferris Wheel

• Bill -- Check

• Biscuit -- Cookie; Cracker

• Black Economy -- Underground Economy

• Blanket Bath -- Sponge Bath

• Blind (window) -- Shade

• Block of Flats -- Condominium

• Boiler Suit -- Coveralls

• Bonnet -- Hood

• Boot     -- Trunk

• Bootlace/Shoelace -- Shoestring

• Braces -- Suspenders

• Break (School) -- Recess

• Breakdown Van -- Tow Truck

• Breeze Block -- Cinder Block

• Bridging Loan -- Bridge Loan

• Briefs/Underpants --Shorts/Jockey Shorts

• Broad Bean -- Lima Bean

• Candy floss --Cotton Candy

• Car Park-- Parking Lot

• Caravan --Trailer

• Caretaker/Porter --Janitor

• Cashier --Teller

• Casualty -- Emergency Room

• Catapult -- Slingshot

• Cattle Grid -- Texas Gate

• Central Reservation -- Median Strip

• Centre (City/Business) --Downtown

• Chemist's Shop --Drug Store

• Chest Of Drawers -- Dresser/Bureau

• Chips -- French Fries

• Cinema -- Movie Theater; The Movies

• Cinema --Movie House/Theater

• Class/Form (School) -- Grade

• Cling Film -- Plastic Wrap

• Cloakroom -- Check Room

• Clothes Peg -- Clothes Pin

• Common Seal -- Harbor Seal

• Condom -- Rubber

• Conscription -- Draft

• Consumer Durables -- Durable Goods

• Convoy -- Caravan

• Corn flour -- Cornstarch

• Cot -- Crib

• Cot Death -- Crib Death

• Cotton Bud -- Cotton Swab

• Cotton Reel -- Spool

• Cotton Wool -- Absorbent Cotton

• Cotton Wool -- Cotton Batting

• Court Card -- Face Card

• Crash Barrier -- Guardrail

• Cream Cracker -- Soda Cracker

• Crisps --Chips

• Crocodile Clip -- Alligator Clip

• Cross Ply – Bias Ply

• Crossroads --Intersection

• Cupboard --Closet

• Current Account -- Checking Account

• Curtains --Drapes

• Danger Money -- Hazard Pay

• Demister (in a car) -- Defroster 

• Dialing Code --Area Code

• Dialing Tone -- Dial Tone

• Diamante -- Rhinestone

• Diversion -- Detour

• Double Cream -- Heavy Cream

• Drain (Indoors) -- Sewer Pipe

• Draper -- Dry goods Store

• Drawing Pin -- Thumbtack

• Dressing Gown -- Robe; Bathrobe

• Drink Driving -- Drunk Driving

• Drinks Cupboard -- Liquor Cabinet

• Drinks Party -- Cocktail Party

• Driving License -- Driver’s License

• Dual Carriageway -- Divided Highway

• Dummy (for a baby) -- Pacifier

• Dust Sheet -- Drop Cloth

• Dustbin --Garbage Pail / Garbage Can

• Earth (electrical) -- Ground 

• Engaged -- Busy

• Estate Car -- Station Wagon

• Ex-Directory --Unlisted

• Fair (Fun) --Carnival

• Faith School -- Parochial School

• Film -- Movie

• Financial Year -- Fiscal Year

• Fire Brigade/Service -- Fire Company/Department

• First Floor -- Second Floor

• Fish Finger -- Fish Stick

• Fitted Carpet -- Wall-To-Wall Carpeting

• Flannel -- Washcloth

• Flat -- Apartment

• Flex -- Electric Cord/Wire

• Flick Knife -- Switchblade

• Flu -- Grippe

• Flyover -- Overpass

• Football -- Soccer

• Footway -- Sidewalk

• Fringe (hair) -- Bangs 

• Frying Pan --Skillet

• Full Stop -- Period 

• Funfair -- Carnival

• Funny Bone -- Crazy Bone

• Gallery (Theatre) -- Balcony

• Gangway -- Aisle

• Garden -- Yard; Lawn

• Gear Lever -- Gearshift

• Gearing (finance) -- Leverage 

• Giddy --Dizzy

• Goods Train -- Freight Train

• Greaseproof Paper --Wax Paper/Waxed Paper

• Green Fingers -- Green Thumb

• Grill (Noun) -- Broiler

• Grill (verb) -- Broil

• Ground Floor -- First Floor

• Groundsman -- Groundskeeper

• Hairslide -- Barrette

• Handbag --Pocketbook, Purse

• Hardware --Housewares

• Hat stand -- Hat rack

• Hire Purchase -- Installment Plan

• Hoarding -- Billboard

• Hob -- Stovetop

• Holdall -- Carryall

• Holiday -- Vacation

• Holiday Maker -- Vacationer

• Homely -- Homey

• Hosepipe -- Hose

• Housewife --House Maker / Home Maker

• Housing Estate -- Housing Development

• Hundreds and Thousands -- Sprinkles

• Icing Sugar -- Confectioners’ Sugar

• Indicator (car) -- Turn Signal 

• Influenza --Grippe

• Inside Leg --Inseam

• Interval --Intermission

• Ironmonger-- Hardware Store

• Jam -- Jelly

• Jelly Babies -- Jelly Beans

• Jug --Pitcher

• Jumble Sale --Rummage Sale

• Jump Lead -- Jumper Cable

• Jumper -- Sweater

• Junior School -- Elementary School

• Kennel -- Doghouse

• Knickers (Girl’s) -- Underwear/Panties

• Knock Up (Tennis) -- Warm Up

• Label -- Tag

• Ladder -- Run

• Ladybird -- Ladybug

• Larder -- Pantry

• Let -- Lease/Rent

• Level Crossing --Grade Crossing

• Lift --Elevator

• Lodger --Roomer

• Loose Cover -- Slipcover

• Lorry --Truck

• Loudhailer -- Bullhorn

• Low Loader -- Flatbed Truck

• Lucky Dip -- Grab Bag

• Luggage Van -- Baggage Car

• Mackintosh -- Raincoat

• Main Road -- Highway

• Maize -- Corn

• Market Garden -- Truck Farm

• Marshalling Yard -- Railroad Yard

• Maths -- Math

• Metalled Road -- Paved Road

• Methylated Spirits -- Denatured Alcohol

• Milometer -- Odometer

• Minced Beef -- Ground Beef

• Mobile Phone -- Cell Phone

• Monkey Tricks -- Monkeyshines

• Motorway -- Expressway; Highway

• Motorway -- Freeway / Turnpike

• Mum/Mummy -- Mom/Mommy

• Nail Varnish -- Nail Polish

• Nappy -- Diaper

• Neat (drink) -- Straight

• Needle Cord -- Pinwale

• Net Curtains--  Sheers/Under Drapes

• Newsagent --   News Dealer/News Stand

• Newsreader -- Newscaster

• Nought -- Zero

• Number Plate -- License Plate

• Ordinary Share -- Common Stock

• Overtake (vehicle) -- Pass

• Packed Lunch  -- Sack Lunch/Bag Lunch

• Paddling Pool -- Wading Pool

• Page -- Bellboy

• Panel Beater -- Body Shop

• Pants (boy’s underwear) -- Shorts/Underwear

• Pants -- Panties

• Parcel -- Package

• Patience -- Solitaire

• Pavement --Sidewalk

• Pay Packet -- Pay Envelope

• Pedestrian Crossing -- Crosswalk

• Peg -- Clothespin

• Pelmet -- Valance

• Petrol -- Gas / Gasoline

• Petrol Station -- Filling Station

• Physiotherapy -- Physical Therapy

• Plain Chocolate -- Dark Chocolate

• Plain Chocolate   Dark Chocolate

• Plain Flour -- All-Purpose Flour

• Plait -- Braid

• Plaster -- Band-Aid

• Polo Neck -- Turtleneck

• Porridge -- Oatmeal

• Positive Discrimination -- Reverse Discrimination

• Post Code --Zip Code

• Post -- Mail

• Postal Vote -- Absentee Ballot

• Postbox -- Mailbox

• Postman --Mailman/Postman

• Postponement -- Rain check

• Power Point -- Electrical Outlet

• Pram -- Baby Carriage; Stroller

• Press Stud -- Snap

• Press-Up -- Pushup

• Public School -- Private School

• Public Transport -- Public Transportation

• Pudding -- Dessert

• Punch bag -- Punching Bag

• Pupil -- Student

• Pushchair -- Stroller

• Pylon -- Utility Pole

• Quantity Surveyor -- Estimator

• Queue -- Line

• Racing Car -- Race Car

• Railway -- Railroad

• Real Tennis -- Court Tennis

• Reception -- Front Desk

• Receptionist -- Desk Clerk

• Recorded Delivery -- Certified Mail

• Registration Plate -- License Plate

• Re mould (tyre) -- Retread 

• Removal Van -- Moving Van

• Return Ticket -- Round Trip Ticket

• Reverse Charges -- Call Collect

• Reversing Lights -- Back-Up Lights

• Ring Road -- Beltway

• Roundabout (at a fair) -- Carousel

• Roundabout (in road) -- Traffic Circle

• Rowing Boat -- Rowboat

• Rubber -- Eraser

• Rubbish -- Garbage

• Rucksack -- Knapsack

• Sailing Boat --Sailboat

• Saloon (car) -- Sedan

• Sandpit -- Sandbox

• Sandwich Cake -- Layer Cake

• Sanitary Towel -- Sanitary Napkin

• School Report -- Report Card

• Sello tape -- Scotch Tape

• Share Option -- Stock Option

• Shares -- Stocks

• Shop Assistant -- Sales Clerk/Sales Girl

• Shopping Trolley -- Shopping Cart

• Show House/Home -- Model Home

• Silencer -- Muffler 

• Silverside -- Rump Roast

• Single Ticket -- One Way Ticket

• Singlet (Undershirt) -- Wife-Beater 

• Skimmed Milk -- Skim Milk

• Skipping Rope -- Jump Rope

• Skirting Board -- Baseboard

• Sledge -- Sled

• Sleeper -- Railroad Tie

• Slowcoach -- Slowpoke

• Solicitor -- Lawyer/Attorney

• Soya/Soya Bean -- Soy/Soybean

• Spanner -- Monkey Wrench

• Spare Time --Free Time

• Spirits -- Liquor

• Splash back -- Backsplash

• Spring Onion -- Scallion/Green Onion

• Staff (academic) --Faculty

• Stag Night -- Bachelor Party

• Standard Lamp -- Floor Lamp

• Stanley Knife -- Utility Knife

• Starter -- Appetizer

• State School--  Public School

• Storm In A Teacup -- Tempest In A Teapot

• Surgical Spirit -- Rubbing Alcohol

• Sur title – Super title

• Sweets -- Candy

• Tadpole -- Pollywog

• Tap -- Faucet

• Taxi Rank -- Taxi Stand

• Tea Towel -- Dish Towel

• Tea Trolley --Tea Cart

• Teat (baby’s bottle) -- Nipple

• Telegram -- Wire

• Telephone Box -- Phone Booth

• Terrace House -- Row House

• Tick -- Check Mark

• Ticket Tout -- Scalper

• Tights -- Pantyhose

• Timber -- Lumber

• Timetable -- Schedule

• Toilet -- Restroom

• Torch -- Flashlight

• Touch Wood -- Knock on Wood

• Trade Union -- Labor Union

• Trading Estate -- Industrial Park

• Trainers -- Sneakers

• Tram -- Streetcar; Cable Car

• Transport Café -- Truck Stop

• Trolley -- Shopping Cart 

• Trousers -- Pants

• Underground -- Subway

• Vest -- Undershirt

• Wagon (on a train) -- Car

• Waistcoat --Vest

• Walking Frame -- Walker

• Wardrobe -- Closet

• Weatherboard -- Clapboard

• Wellies / Wellingtons     -- Rubber Boots

• White Coffee -- Coffee with Cream

• White Spirit -- Mineral Spirits

• Whole meal Bread -- Whole wheat Bread

• Windcheater -- Windbreaker

• Windscreen -- Windshield

• Wing (car) -- Fender 

• Worktop -- Countertop

• Yale Lock -- Cylinder Lock

• Zebra Crossing -- Crosswalk

• Zed (Letter Z) -- Zee 

• Zip -- Zipper

Rise, raise, say, tell, ill and sick

Rise and raise, say and tell, ill and sick

Rise and raise

The price of oil is rising.
(The verb ‘rise’ is not followed by an object.)

The merchants are raising the price of oil.
(The verb ‘rise’ is followed by an object.)

Say and tell

‘Say’ refers to any type of speech.
He said, “Good morning”.

‘Tell’ is followed by the person receiving the information.
He told her to smile.

Ill and sick

I feel ill (British English)

I feel sick (American English)

ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN MANY PARTS OF THE GLOBE.

This is for the beginner, who will be benefited very much if start learning the spoken English. Learning is a continuous process. Let us start learning gradually to improve our lifestyle, communication skill, business, career, wealth, and so on.

Initially let us see a few differences between The British English and The American English.

BRITISH ENGLISH ---------------AMERICAN ENGLISH

1. AUTUMN------------------- FALL
2. BAG -------------------------SACK
3. BARRISTER ----------------LAWYER
4. BISCUIT --------------------COOKIE
5. CAR PARK------------------ PARKING LOT
6. CASHIER -------------------TELLER
7. CHEMIST'S SHOP ---------DRUG STORE
8. CRISPS ---------------------CHIPS
9. CROSSROADS --------------INTERSECTION
10. CUPBOARD -----------------CLOSET
11. CURTAINS -----------------DRAPES
12. DIALING CODE ------------AREA CODE
13. DUSTBIN -------------------GARBAGE PAIL / GARBAGE CAN
14. FRYING PAN ---------------SKILLET
15. GEAR LEVER ---------------GEAR SHIFT
16. HANDBAG ------------------POCKETBOOK, PURSE
17. HOUSEWIFE ---------------HOUSEMAKER
18. INFLUENZA ----------------GRIPPE
19. JAM -------------------------JELLY
20. JUG -------------------------PITCHER
21. LIFT ------------------------ELEVATOR
22. LORRY ---------------------TRUCK
23. MAIZE ----------------------CORN
24. NAPPY ---------------------DIAPER
25. PAVEMENT ----------------SIDEWALK
26. PETROL --------------------GAS / GASOLINE
27. PETROL STATION -------FILLING STATION
28. POST CODE ---------------ZIPCODE
29. QUEUE --------------------LINE
30. RUBBISH -----------------GARBAGE
31. SWEETS ------------------CANDY
32. TELEPHONE BOX -------PHONE BOOTH
33. TOILET ------------------RESTROOM
34. TIMETABLE -------------SCHEDULE
35. TORCH -------------------FLASHLIGHT
36. TROUSERS --------------PANTS
37. WAISTCOAT ------------VEST
38. WINDSCREEN ----------WINDSHIELD