As most of you know, my family is from England and I lived there when I was little. I used to talk about it all the time, so if you knew me when I was younger you probably know every story there is to tell. However, so far this year, I think I've done a pretty good job of not talking about it 24/7! Haha, but now I can't resist. Don't worry I won't bore you with some weird story of my childhood that I know you don't want to know. No... this should be interesting. Although there isn't technically a language barrier between the two countries you will still find MANY small differences in words, and below I'm going to post some fun words that are different in each "language." I wonder how many you know... :) (some are weird... I know. haha)
American English British English
Chips Crisps
French Fries Chips
Pants Trousers (careful, pants = underwear ha!)
Parking Lot Car park
Restroom/Bathroom Toilet/Loo
Soccer Football (bet you knew that!)
Cell Phone Mobile
Diaper Nappy
Pacifier Dummy
Pop/Soda Fizzy Drink
Trunk (of a car) Boot
Highway Motorway
Egg plant Courgette
Vacuum Hoover
Sidewalk Pavement
Sweater Jumper
of course there are more, but for now... Enjoy! :)
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