{"id":20570,"date":"2025-03-07T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/?p=20570"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:17:23","slug":"chips-or-fries-uk-vs-us-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/blog\/english\/chips-or-fries-uk-vs-us-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Chips or Fries? UK vs. US English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6a83047d5ce37fd32a9f5becaf75c060\">f you are planning to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/schools\/uk\/\">learn English in the UK, <\/a>you will find this lesson useful! Over the last few years, it has become very clear that English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, but did you know that there are many different&nbsp;<em>types&nbsp;<\/em>of English?&nbsp;<strong>British English<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;American English<\/strong>&nbsp;are two of the most widely recognised varieties, however there are a few important differences between them which you should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Vocabulary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In many cases, Brits and Americans use completely different words to talk about the exact same thing. What we call a&nbsp;<strong><em>lift<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in England is an&nbsp;<strong><em>elevator<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in the US, and if you\u2019re hungry and fancy a plate of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Then remember, they\u2019re called&nbsp;<strong><em>chips<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in the UK, but&nbsp;<strong><em>fries<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in the US! Ask for&nbsp;<strong><em>chips<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in New York, and you\u2019ll soon find a plate of what the English call&nbsp;<strong><em>crisps:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here are a few other common differences in vocabulary which you should know about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>UK<\/th><th>US<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Film<\/td><td>Movie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pavement<\/td><td>Sidewalk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Autumn<\/td><td>Fall<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dustbin<\/td><td>Trash can \/ Garbage can<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Holiday<\/td><td>Vacation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sweets<\/td><td>Candy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trousers<\/td><td>Pants<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flat<\/td><td>Apartment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Queue<\/td><td>Line<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Garden<\/td><td>Yard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Petrol<\/td><td>Gasoline\/Gas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Torch<\/td><td>Flashlight<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angry<\/td><td>Mad<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Car park<\/td><td>Parking lot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cinema<\/td><td>Movie theatre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fizzy drink<\/td><td>Pop \/ soda<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Football<\/td><td>Soccer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Handbag<\/td><td>Purse<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shop<\/td><td>Store<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Spelling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spelling is the next key point of difference between these two types of English. In American English, the way words are spelt is&nbsp;<em>slightly&nbsp;<\/em>closer to the way they\u2019re pronounced than their British counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>UK<\/th><th>US<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Colour<\/td><td>Color<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Centre<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Organise<\/td><td>Organize<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Travelling<\/td><td>Traveling<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lincence<\/td><td>Lincense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Programme<\/td><td>Program<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kilogramme<\/td><td>Kilogram<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aeroplane<\/td><td>Airplane<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Analyse<\/td><td>Analyze<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Behaviour<\/td><td>Behavior<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Neighbour<\/td><td>Neighbor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cancelled<\/td><td>Canceled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cosy<\/td><td>Cozy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grey<\/td><td>Gray<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The important thing to remember is&nbsp;<strong>consistency;&nbsp;<\/strong>if you start writing something using the US system, make sure that you use it throughout. Similarly, if you start your work using the UK system, then make sure your choice of spelling reflects that. In short, try to&nbsp;<strong>avoid doing this<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Today was the first day of&nbsp;<strong>Autumn<\/strong>. My favourite thing about&nbsp;<strong>Fall<\/strong>&nbsp;is that I can take photos of all the beautiful, different-<strong>coloured<\/strong>&nbsp;leaves. I love how the red and brown&nbsp;<strong>colors<\/strong>&nbsp;mix together.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Pronunciation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The difference in pronunciation across US and UK English is subtle, but definitely worth knowing about. The word might be spelt the same, but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re&nbsp;<em>said&nbsp;<\/em>in the same way. Don\u2019t worry, though \u2013 people will understand you even if you don\u2019t adopt their accent! The word&nbsp;<em><strong>tomato<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>for example, is pronounced \u2018to-mah-to\u2019 in the UK, but \u2018tom-ei-to\u2019 in the US. Another example lies in the word&nbsp;<em><strong>water<\/strong><\/em>. The British pronounce \u2018water\u2019 with a clear, sharp&nbsp;<strong>t&nbsp;<\/strong>sound, while the Americans tend to give it more of a&nbsp;<strong>d<\/strong>&nbsp;sound. The next time you listen to a song or watch a film in English, try to pick out the sounds which make the words sound more American or more British! Repeating the words will also help you to practise your pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Remember, both types of English are \u2018correct\u2019 \u2013 but it\u2019s important to be aware of which one to use when sitting for specific exams. An American exam like TOEFL uses the English (US) system, while a British exam like IELTS or Cambridge ESOL use the English (UK) one.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>f you are planning to&nbsp;learn English in the UK, you will find this lesson useful! Over the last few years,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english"],"acf":{"post_subtitle":"","related_posts":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chips or Fries? 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