Student Yaroslava RyzhikNizhnevartovsk State University
Supervisor Nelli Kalashnik
There are several areas in which British and American words are different in meaning. ! If you're writing for British readers it's important to stick to one style or the other throughout the same piece of writing.
Shop Store
Chemist`s shop Drugstore
Cinema Movie
Football Soccer
Holiday Vocation
Film Movie
Public school Private school
State school Public school
Junior school Elementary school
Form Grade
Ground floor First floor
Flat Apartment
First floor Second floor Lift Elevator
Pavement Sidewalk
Wardrobe Closet
Chips French fries
Crisps Chips; potato chips
Biscuit Cookie; cracker
Maize Corn
Plain chocolate Dark chocolateSweet(s) Candy
Porridge Oatmeal
Tin Can
Jumper Sweater
Trainers Sneakers Trousers Pants
Pants Underwear
Fancy dress(people dressed up)Swimming costume Bathing suit
Costume party
Suspenders Braces
Tank top Vest
Mobile phone Cell phone Saloon (car) Sedan Underground SubwayZebra crossing CrosswalkRailway Railroad Motorway Highway
Define British and American words
Change American English into British English
• It was my first in Spain. I stopped in a little on the . Unfortunately there was no and the sidewalk led to the . The room itself was very nice but there was such a small
that I could hardly place all my things.
vacationHolidayapartmentFlat second floorFirst floor
elevatorLifthighwayMotorway
closet Wardrobe
• After the 9th we are going to take our final exams.
• I attend . • My Mum bought me terribly uncomfortable
.• I ‘ve got a new . • My granny bakes incredibly tasty
Choose British words
GradeForm\
Private school \Public school
Trousers\ PantsCell phone\ Mobile phone
Biscuits .
Cookies\
Match pictures and words(British)
pavement
chips
maizeplain chocolate
porridge
zebra crossingmotorway
crisps
pavement
porridgechips
crisps
maize
zebra crossing
motorway
plain chocolate
Match pictures and words(British)
trainers
fancy dress
swimming costume
suspenderstank top
tank top
suspenders
trainers
swimming costume
fancy dresswardrobe
wardrobe
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The differences often come about because British English has tended to keep the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), while American English has adapted the spelling to reflect the way that the words actually sound when they're spoken.
Analayse анализировать Analyze Catalogue каталог Catalog Centre центр Center Cheque чек Check Colour цвет Color Defence оборона\защита Defense Honour честь\почет Honor Jewellery украшения\ Jewelry ювелирные изделия Labour труд Labor Practise практиковаться Practice Programme программа Program Theatre театр Theater Tyre покрышка(у колесо) Tire Traveller путешественник Traveler
References
- www.oxforddictionaries.com- www.spellzone.com- www.anglotopia.net
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