Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishTherearemanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish
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WespeakEnglishonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbutwehavemanydifferencesinourcommonlanguage
Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeanings,differingspellingsofthesamewordsaswellascompletelydifferentwordsforthesamethings
Herearesomeexamples
AcookieintheUSiscalledabiscuitintheUK
AbiscuitintheUSisasmallcakeintheUK
CrispsintheUK,areknownaschips,butweBritishpeopleeataplateofchipsthatyoucallfriesintheUS
IntheUK,apiecanbemadefromeithermeatorfruit,whileintheUSpiesarenormallymadefromfruit;potpiesaremadefrommeat
MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUS,notpoundsandounces
PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS
Theplacewherewefillupourcars,intheUK,isagarage;w