Depending
on
the
region
,
American
and
British
English
have
large
differences
in
____________________
,
____________________
,
____________________
,
____________________
,
and
____________________
.
Here
are
just
a
few
:
1
)
Spelling
:
Many
differences
between
American
and
British
English
stem
from
Latin
-
derived
spellings
and
Greek
-
derived
spellings
.
Those
differences
are
seen
in
the
unstressed
endings
to
words
such
as
:
____________________
-
derived
spellings
:
American
English
British
English
____________________
Colour
____________________
Behaviour
____________________
Honour
____________________
-
derived
spellings
:
American
English
British
English
____________________
Organise
____________________
Dialog
____________________
Analyse
2
)
Pronunciation
:
There
are
some
words
that
are
spelled
the
same
in
both
dialects
,
but
that
are
pronounced
with
a
distinct
stress
on
difference
syllables
:
controversy
and
schedule
are
just
a
few
.
The
word
?
____________________
in
Britain
and
the
English
colonies
has
a
curious
extra
letter
and
syllable
added
,
to
make
it
?
alumini
-
EE
-
um
.
'
Then
there
are
words
that
have
both
differing
spelling
and
pronunciation
:
____________________
(
British
version
:
Defence
)
and
____________________
(
British
version
:
ax
)
.
3
)
Vocabulary
:
Some
words
in
one
dialect
may
have
a
completely
different
meaning
in
the
other
,
or
vice
versa
.
A
?
boot'
to
an
American
would
be
a
pair
of
shoes
,
but
to
a
Brit
,
the
boot
would
refer
to
the
trunk
of
a
car
,
as
in
:
?
just
getting
my
tire
out
of
the
boot'
.
So
to
keep
your
miscommunications
to
a
minimum
,
here
are
some
helpful
translations
:
American
English
?
>
British
English
____________________
?
>
Biscuit
____________________
?
>
Chemist's
____________________
Fries
?
>
Chips
____________________
?
>
Carriageway
____________________
?
>
Dustbin
4
)
Tenses
:
Phrases
such
as
?
a
week
today'
,
or
?
Tuesday
week'
,
(
referring
to
a
____________________
in
the
future
)
are
common
in
Britain
but
are
often
confusing
to
the
American
ear
.
And
?
fortnight
Sunday'
would
refer
to
two
weeks
following
this
Friday
.
In
the
UK
,
dates
are
usually
written
differently
in
the
short
(
numerical
)
form
.
Valentines
Day
2015
,
for
example
,
is
____________________
/
____________________
/
____________________
,
with
the
day
preceding
the
month
.
5
)
Punctuation
:
The
most
common
form
of
differing
punctuation
is
seen
through
titles
.
In
____________________
English
titles
such
as
Dr
.
,
Mrs
.
,
Ms
.
,
Mr
.
,
are
spelled
with
the
use
of
a
period
,
while
its
not
uncommon
for
the
____________________
version
will
omit
the
period
altogether
.
