Americans or Brits?

[ctivnan]

Have you ever seen the word 'queue' and was quite confused what it ever meant in an airport? a hotel? or near a shopping mall?

Be confused no more, pals! ;) The English language is quite rich in its variations and the two most common variations we see and learn are British English (BrE) and American English (AmE). It will be helpful to know some words which actually have the same meaning but just have different forms.
Here's a list of few words.

AmE ------------------------------- BrE [LEFT]
line ----------------------- queue
sidewalk----------------------- pavement
diaper ----------------------- nappy
subway ----------------------- tube/underground
elevator ----------------------- lift
eraser ----------------------- rubber
cookie ----------------------- biscuit
truck ----------------------- lorry
freeway -----------------------motorway
band-aid -----------------------elastoplast
bathrobe ----------------------- dressing gown
bathing suit ----------------------- swimming costume

What variation do you think is common here in the Philippines? How so? :rolleyes1:
Do you know of any more variations? Tell us some more. :c_o_o_l:

[ctivnan]

In relation to this... some more differences! :cheers: :groove:

British ------------------- American
afterwards -------------- afterward
backwards -------------- backward
downwards ------------- downward
upwards ---------------- upward
forwards ---------------- forward
towards ----------------- toward
burnt -------------------- burned
smelt -------------------- smelled
grey --------------------- gray
colour ------------------- color
theatre ------------------ theater

C'mon Coffeers, share some more!!! :coffeedrink:

[pinoypower]

I'll reply to this later because I'm still trying to recall them although there are lot's of them that I encounter everyday. Bahrain is a cosmopolitan society and daily one can hear British English, American English, Hinglish or short for Hindi English, Arab English and many more. Of course Filipino English which sounds more like Erap English always brighten my day.