SEDA Online dictionary: differences between American and British English – vol 1
Being one of the most widely spoken languages in the world has its advantages – and disadvantages. Do you know those difficulties and similarities that we encounter when comparing Brazilian Portuguese with the Portuguese from Portugal? Well then, in the American and British English relationship the same happens.
But of course, this does not mean that you need to be a walking dictionary and know every word by heart. But some of them deserve attention, and to help you with this – and also because of curiosity – we’ve listed a few below.
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Differences between American and British English
USA: Airplane
British: Aeroplane
USA: Soccer
British: Football
USA: Tire
British: Tyre
USA: Corn
British: Maize
USA: Candy
British: Sweet
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USA: To call
British: To ring
USA: Cents
British: Penny (singular) / Pence (plural)
USA: Zip Code
British: Post Code
USA: Santa Claus
British: Father Christmas
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