Differences between British and American English????????????

1 -
words which have -our in British English often have -or in American English:::


British
"""" colour,,,,,,,favourite,,,,,,labourer..............

American
""""color,,,,favorite,,,,laborer....................





2-words ending in -tre in British English often end in -ter in American English"

British
""""centre,,,,litre,,,,metre................

American
""""center,,,,liter,,,,meter....................

3- Remember what happens to words like(travel) which end in one vowel +L

IN American English ,the L is only doubled if the last syllable is stressed


word & stress:::::::::;;;;;;;;BRITISH..................AMERICAN
trav.el..............................traveller.................traveler
fu.el.................................fuelled....................fueled
but con.trol......................controlling................controlling








The British and American use different words for some things ...


Examples::::




British........................................................American


curtains......................................................drapes
flat.............................................................apartment
film.............................................................movie
headteacher.................................................principal
garden.........................................................yard
lorry............................................................truck
petrol...........................................................gas
rubber..........................................................eraser
shop............................................................store
tap..............................................................faucet
aeroplane....................................................airplane
autumn.......................................................fall
chips..........................................................French fries
first floor....................................................second floor
ground floor................................................first floor
lift.............................................................elevator
sweets......................................................candy
tin..............................................................can
toilet..........................................................bathroom
trousers.....................................................pants








Different Spelling""""""""""""""""""""


British"""""""""""""""""""""""""""American

(traveller's)cheque.......................(traveler's)check





practise (vt--reg.)..........................practice(vt--reg.)




programme....................................program




tyre .............................................tire












THANKS TO YOU ALL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Me too
Ithink it is more easy for the ear to hear and the brain to understand????
One of my awful problems in the faculty of education>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Department of English is that
our doctor gives us some minutes to listen to a conversation or a paragragh in the cassette then say to us (answer these questions) ooooooooooooooFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.........

not to me, i like american english than british.

the problem is that we used to use the british english.

THAT IS RIGHT
THANKS

MANY THANKS TO YOU