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What are the main differences vocabulary-wise between American and British English?

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Question added by Daniil Shilov , Marketing and Business Development Lead , Henderson International LLC
Date Posted: 2016/09/08
Mario Elfando
by Mario Elfando , Book Author , CV Arashi Group

Spelling and accent/pronunciation.

Jeridah Andayi
by Jeridah Andayi , Transmission Controller , Royal MediaServices

  • The differences between British and American English are in spelling of some words. For example, color for British and colour for American
  • Vocabulary for example Americans say trunk while Britons say boot both to mean the back of the car. Apartment for American and Flat for Britons meaning a high rise residential building.

Sehrish Qazi
by Sehrish Qazi , Freelance , Freelance

Some differences in spellings and som differences in words like autumn/fall, tap/faucet etc.

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