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AMERICAN – “-or” BRITISH – “-our” Color Colour Honor Honour Favorite favourite AMERICAN – “-ll” BRITISH – “-l” Enrollment Enrolment Fulfill Fulfil Skillful skilful AMERICAN – “-ze” BRITISH – “-se” Analyze Analyse Criticize Criticise Memorize Memorise
AMERICAN – “-er” BRITISH – “-re” Center Centre Meter Metre Theater theatre AMERICAN – “-og” BRITISH – “-ogue” Analog Analogue Catalog Catalogue Dialog Dialogue AMERICAN – “-ck” or “-k” BRITISH – “-que” Bank Banque Check Cheque
AMERICAN – “-e” BRITISH – “-ae” or “-oe” Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Maneuver Manoeuvre Medieval Mediaeval AMERICAN – “-dg” “-g” “-gu” BRITISH – “-dge” “-ge” “-gue” Aging Ageing Argument Arguement Judgment Judgement AMERICAN – “-ense” BRITISH – “-ence” License Licence Defense Defence
Other word-specific differences -- AMERICAN BRITISH Jewelry Jewellry Draft Draught Pajamas Pyjamas Plow Plough Program Programme Tire Tyre
Base words that end in L normally double the L in  British English when a suffix is added. The letter can double in American as well – but ONLY IF the stress is on the second syllable of the base word. BASE WORD AMERICAN BRITISH Counsel Counseling Counselling Equal Equaled Equalled Model Modeling Modelling Quarrel Quarreling Quarrelling Signal Signaled Signalled Travel Traveling Travelling BASE WORD AMERICAN BRITISH Excel Excelling Excelling Propel Propelling Propelling
WORD AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION BRITISH PRONUNCIATION Teacher Father Letter Water Aunt Tomato
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The next 2 videos show a teacher saying the same text first with the American accent and then with the British accent
 
American accent
 
British accent
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],AMERICAN BRITISH Apartment Flat Argument Row Carriage/coach Pram Bathroom Loo Can Tin Cookie Biscuit Diaper Nappy Elevator Lift Eraser Rubber Flashlight Torch Fries Chips Gas Petrol Guy Bloke/chap
AMERICAN BRITISH Highway Motorway Hood {of a car} Bonnet Jelly Jam Kerosene Paraffin Lawyer Solicitor Line Queue Mail Post Napkin Serviette Nothing Nought Period Full stop Potato chips crisps AMERICAN BRITISH Truck Lorry Trunk Boot Vacation Holiday Windshield Windscreen License Plate Number Plate Pacifier Dummy Parking lot Car park Pharmacist Chemist Sidewalk Pavement Soccer Football Trash can Bin
[object Object],http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_British_and_American_English  {for more examples!} WORD AMERICAN BRITISH Biscuit Dinner roll Cookie Brew Beer Tea Bureau Chest of drawers Writing table/desk Casket Coffin Jewelry Box First Floor Ground Floor “ Second” Floor To hire To employ To rent
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  • 3. AMERICAN – “-or” BRITISH – “-our” Color Colour Honor Honour Favorite favourite AMERICAN – “-ll” BRITISH – “-l” Enrollment Enrolment Fulfill Fulfil Skillful skilful AMERICAN – “-ze” BRITISH – “-se” Analyze Analyse Criticize Criticise Memorize Memorise
  • 4. AMERICAN – “-er” BRITISH – “-re” Center Centre Meter Metre Theater theatre AMERICAN – “-og” BRITISH – “-ogue” Analog Analogue Catalog Catalogue Dialog Dialogue AMERICAN – “-ck” or “-k” BRITISH – “-que” Bank Banque Check Cheque
  • 5. AMERICAN – “-e” BRITISH – “-ae” or “-oe” Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Maneuver Manoeuvre Medieval Mediaeval AMERICAN – “-dg” “-g” “-gu” BRITISH – “-dge” “-ge” “-gue” Aging Ageing Argument Arguement Judgment Judgement AMERICAN – “-ense” BRITISH – “-ence” License Licence Defense Defence
  • 6. Other word-specific differences -- AMERICAN BRITISH Jewelry Jewellry Draft Draught Pajamas Pyjamas Plow Plough Program Programme Tire Tyre
  • 7. Base words that end in L normally double the L in British English when a suffix is added. The letter can double in American as well – but ONLY IF the stress is on the second syllable of the base word. BASE WORD AMERICAN BRITISH Counsel Counseling Counselling Equal Equaled Equalled Model Modeling Modelling Quarrel Quarreling Quarrelling Signal Signaled Signalled Travel Traveling Travelling BASE WORD AMERICAN BRITISH Excel Excelling Excelling Propel Propelling Propelling
  • 8. WORD AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION BRITISH PRONUNCIATION Teacher Father Letter Water Aunt Tomato
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  • 10. The next 2 videos show a teacher saying the same text first with the American accent and then with the British accent
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  • 17. AMERICAN BRITISH Highway Motorway Hood {of a car} Bonnet Jelly Jam Kerosene Paraffin Lawyer Solicitor Line Queue Mail Post Napkin Serviette Nothing Nought Period Full stop Potato chips crisps AMERICAN BRITISH Truck Lorry Trunk Boot Vacation Holiday Windshield Windscreen License Plate Number Plate Pacifier Dummy Parking lot Car park Pharmacist Chemist Sidewalk Pavement Soccer Football Trash can Bin
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