Vocabulary: British English vs American English (1)

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highway

truck

fire truck

sidewalk

telephone booth

 

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   American people say ‘highway / freeway‘. What do British people say?

   • autobahn
   • motorway
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   American people say ‘truck‘. What do British people say?

   • lorry
   • barge
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   American people say ‘fire truck‘. What do British people say?

   • fire lorry
   • fire engine
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   American people say ‘sidewalk‘. What do British people say?

   • pavement
   • road walk
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   American people say ‘telephone booth‘. What do British people say?

   • phone box
   • tardis
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Example sentences:

American English: Freeway / Highway

British English: Motorway

Examples

A: Are motorways free in England?
B: Most of them are, yes. There are one or two that aren’t free, but they aren’t in tourist areas.

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A: Is it easy to drive from London to your home town?
B: Yes, very easy. You just go straight up the motorway for about three hours.

American English: Truck

British English: Lorry

Examples

A: Apparently there was a big traffic jam on the motorway this morning, so I took a different route.
B: Yes, I was stuck for an hour. A lorry had crashed into a car.

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A: Can you say ‘red lorry, yellow lorry‘?
B: ‘Red lorry, yellow lorry‘.
A: Very good! Can you say ‘red lorry, yellow lorry‘ three times?
B: ‘Red lorry, yellow lorry. Red lorry, yellow lorry. Red lorry, yellow lorry‘.

American English: Fire truck

British English: Fire engine

Examples

A: Did you hear all the fire engines last night? There must have been 10.
B: Yes. Apparently there was a fire at the supermarket.

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A: The firemen were cleaning the fire engines outside the fire station this morning.
B: I hope they finished before someone needed their help!

American English: Sidewalk

British English: Pavement

Examples

A: Do you think cyclists should ride on the road or on the pavement?
B: I don’t know. I think it depends how old you are.

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A: I found ¥500 on the pavement this morning.
B: Lucky you! Did you take it to the police station?
A: …Erm…I’ll take it later.

American English: Telephone booth

British English: Phone box

Examples

A: When was the last time you used a phone box?
B: I can’t remember. It was probably more than 10 years ago.

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A: England is famous for having red double-decker buses, isn’t it?
B: That’s right, and don’t forget red phone boxes too.

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