This is the penultimate podcast episode of 2023. So we decided to do something a bit different. In today’s episode, Rachel and I discuss some of the differences we have observed between American English and British English. Enjoy!
“What Are Some Differences Between American English And British English?”
Episode 195
What We Covered:
- “Z”
- Extra letters
- Vacation vs Holiday
- Jam, Jelly and Jello
- Chips, Crisps and Fries
- Cookie vs Biscuit
- Supermarket vs Grocery Store
- Segue into the square footage of homes
- Sidewalk vs Pavement
- Fall vs Autumn
- and more!
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I’m Canadian and we use both styles! Talk about confusing. I married a British fellow, talk about communication problems. As writers, it is important to know the difference. I have a Canadian girl and an English girl in my books so I make sure they use the right words. A list of the different words would be beneficial. ie: nappies vrs diapers, boot vrs trunk, pudding vrs dessert etc.
lol yes, I can imagine! Even between myself (English) and my partner (Northern Irish) we still find there are words that have different meanings to the both of us etc.
I remember the first time I had a beta read and I forgot to make sure they knew I was English, I go so many pulling me up for my “spelling errors” of things like colour and neighbour. lol
I like the idea of having a list of different words. In my Dark Hart series, my characters are set in America… I may need to do just that, have a list of words to make sure I’m using the correct one. Great advice!