Winston Churchill said that England and America were 'two nations divided by a common language'. Today we look at some basic differences in vocabulary between British and American English.
American | British |
---|---|
Subway | Underground |
Gasoline | Petrol |
Apartment | Flat |
Candy | Sweets |
Fall | Autumn |
Faucet | Tap |
First Floor | Ground Floor |
Freeway | Motorway |
Pants | Trousers |
Chips | Crisps |
Garbage/Trash | Rubbish |