British English & American English: 11 Vocabulary Differences
Would you like a biscuit or a cookie? One area of difference between British English and American English is vocabulary, and in this lesson I’ll be covering a few examples. So if you’re not sure whether to buy a new pair of trousers or a new pair of pants, or if you don’t know whether a biscuit is going to taste the same as a cookie, this class will help! After the video, take the quiz here: www.engvid.com/british-englis...
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In this lesson:
00:00 British & American Vocabulary Differences
02:01 trousers & pants
03:18 dustbin & trash can
04:06 rubbish & garbage
04:43 boot & trunk
06:53 full stop & period
07:34 flat & apartment
08:29 holiday & vacation
09:26 biscuit & cookie
10:48 shop & store
12:13 university & college
13:22 chips & fries
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Thank you very much for watching! Here are a few more of my lessons about British English: Learn British accents and dialects kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHiYtKqQeN3dgpc.html How to pronounce "R" in British English kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJeFk9qcg8_QgdI.html
@Blue-hf7xt
11 ай бұрын
You are welcome It is funny hearing you say the American words. Your voice suits the UK words.
@King759
9 ай бұрын
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@tiararose9025
5 ай бұрын
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Thank you very much, Gill. It is always a pleasure to watch your lessons. You are a wonderful teacher and adorable person.
Hello from Spain Gill! One of my best friends told me about your KZread channel and here I am! Addicted to your masterclasses!!! Let me give you a thousand thank yous for sharing your knowledge with all the world, and most of all, for free!!! Your accent is The accent! I wouldn't like to use any other! It's clear and has the perfect pace and the right volume! Good for me and all the English students all around the world! I'm visiting the UK for the first time next September! I've practised English with all kind of non native English speakers all over the years but This will be the first time live! Oh my! I'm really scared!!! If only all the British people would speak just like you! I really do love your accent! Thank you for all the hard work here and a Big thank you for sharing it with the whole world! You're a blessing! Best wishes for you and yours! Greetings from Spain! ❤️
Love your sense of humor :) Thanks (I do love your sense of humor, in UK)
Greetings from Veracruz, Mexico, dear Teacher Gill.
In Australia we use a mix of British & American terms. Trousers and pants are the same thing. A bin would be inside the house and a rubbish bin, garbage bin or wheelie bin would be outside. Cars have bonnets and boots, not hoods and trunks. We have full stops, holidays and biscuits (unless the latter is choc chip, in which case it's a cookie 😅) We used to say flat, but apartment is used more often these days. We usually say chips, but you'll often see fries on menus.
Thank you for the wonderful lesson. Wish you happy healthy days!
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@ronenr1405
11 ай бұрын
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11 ай бұрын
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11 ай бұрын
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11 ай бұрын
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@teodorkaskiewicz8423
10 ай бұрын
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In america (especially the south) biscuit refers to a baked breakfast item often eaten kinda like a sandwich with either jam, ham, or butter inside. One of my favorites
Greetings from Kansk, Siberia. Wonderful explanation 👍👍👍 keep safe and sound!!
It's always good to learn how little did I knew.
Hello from West Virginia! Your wonderful videos are helping me see English from a new perspective. We use the word trousers here. It implies church clothes or dress pants. Nicer pants than jeans.
Your accent is wonderful !!! As usual an amazing lesson thanks Gill for your video.
Thank you Gill, you are an amazing and inspirational educator. I really enjoy your relaxed and pleasant way you go through these lessons. God bless you always, best regards from Durban, South Africa.
Hello Gilli, a very interesting lesson, thank you! In India, at one time the British English/Queen's English for those who went to schools similar to Grammar Schools in the UK, was always spoken without any variation in the language/words. What I find now is the American English, if one may call it 'English'' has gained popularity, mainly due to the internet. It is sometimes hard to distinguish, A from BE because it is all so mixed up 😁😂😃
Growing up in Newfoundland, the leftover words we still had in common with the UK were biscuits, chips, and shop. Also, we would say often parlour, front room, bonnet (car), garden (yard), road (street), bins but we had it morphed to mean countertop, and emmets for ants, a leftover word from west country England.
@patriciakeats1621
11 ай бұрын
Mostly Americanized now.
Its so lovely to listen to your lessons. I am from Argentina! Cheers!😊
Thanks a lot, dear teacher Gill for your usefull lesson! Salam from Qazaqstan!❤
It was a very useful lesson , teacher. Thank you very much.
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Great! I'll teach this to my students! Thank you, dear Gill! 😘
@elisadealexandria
11 ай бұрын
And greetings from Brazil!
Thank you so much dear Gill! I started watching your videos from the very beginning and found that they were very helpful. I am very happy to have met you 💗
Gill, thanks for your lessons. It is a pleasure to hear your accent.
Great video. I as an American would like to add with some of these words it’s not that we don’t use them, but might not use them the same way. Biscuit is something different here. A shop is usually something small and niche like a candy shop or ice cream shop. We also use boutique a lot for this. We also use shop sometimes for places that fix things. College is tricky here because we do tend to generically say college but some of our colleges aren’t universities because they only offer associate’s degrees. We say college to describe sections within a university. I attended a university and was a student within the College of Liberal Arts. I hear us use rubbish to mean nonsense or perhaps unwanted. “She’s talking rubbish” or we say “good riddance to bad rubbish.” I hope that wasn’t too confusing. ❤
Dear Jill, you are the best teacher in the world. I enjoy your speech
Great lesson as always, thank Gill!😊👍 If possible, I would appreciate more Amercian/British words please, and maybe also a video on different pronounciations in American and British English! p.s thanks for having proper English subtitles!🙏
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Thank you! I always enjoy your lessons.
very clear to understand English. thanks teacher Gill.
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I prefer British English, I think it sounds so much nicer somehow ❤️❤️ your accent is lovely, Gill!
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Your explanation verry excellent and usufel thanks a lot teacher
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Think you for the Lesson I like British language 🙏
Hello Gill, Thank you very much! Recently, I decided to learn English with a British accent.It's SO EASEY and helpful for me . I really enjoy your lessons , You're a great teacher .Regards from Saudi Arabia .
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Hi gill ! you are amazing. your english British accent is very comfortable for me to understand .by the way I am Indian.
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Dear Ma'am Gill, The lesson on British and American vocabulary was quite interesting.In India,when we speak in English,we use words from both the categories,American as well as British. Boot also means a kind of heavy pair of shoes which generally covers a major portion of our legs. We come across the word 'boot' in the fable ' Puss In The Boots'. Way back as a kid,when i used to travel with my parents,we would carry a big iron box with us to keep our clothes etc and call it a 'trunk'. Some of these words do bring back the sweet old memories of the then times. Ma'am,i am really thankful to you for coming up with nice and interesting English lessons ! 😊
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Words like cancel,travel,channel,funnel,fuel,dial among others, always end in (LL) in British English. for example, Lisa channelled all her energies into the project.
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Greetings from Transbaikal region, Russia! Thank you, dear teacher.
You have the most beautiful British accent!!!
Very interesting lesson Gill! 🌸 How about sneakers?
@zakariyashakir4091
11 ай бұрын
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@anndeecosita3586
11 ай бұрын
Actually most Americans call them tennis shoes.
@lookmyrolls6522
11 ай бұрын
@@zakariyashakir4091 how about "runners?"
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I love your voice and accent. Could u please make a video about Intonation, which further explain the rising and falling intonation.?❤ thanks millions!
You have very bold British accent Gill 😅
That’s only 1/10 of them. I would want more! 😊
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Hi teacher, Can you teach use of -ed and -ing?
Thank you so much, interesting. What about the word Condo which dose mean flat?
@engvidGill
10 ай бұрын
spelling "does" :-)
Thank you Gill i can understand this British. So why i cant to get it in UK? 😊