British and American English

Interesting differences between British and American English

14 British and American vocabulary differences with Super Agent Awesome.

How do Americans pronounce the word gyro? And what about the word mandatory? I was surprised! Here’s another video in our series with Super Agent Awesome on British and American English vocabulary differences. In this video we look at differences like drapes and curtains and barrette and slide and we explain what we’d call them …

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British and American word differences

25 more British and American English word differences

Here’s the last in our series with Super Agent Awesome on British and American English word differences. In this video we look at differences like takeout-takeaway and cookies-biscuits and say what we’d call them in British and American English. Some of the other words we explore in this video include marquee and suspenders, movie theater …

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british and american word differences

26 British and American English word differences

British and American word differences are curious things. Super Agent Awesome stopped by to explore some with us. We looked at differences with words like crisps/chips and chips/French fries and compared what we’d call things in British and American English. Words we explore in this video include swimming costume and bathing suit, spanners and wrenches, …

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American English slang lesson

7 American slang expressions that Brits don’t use.

How good is your American English slang? In this American English slang lesson you’ll learn 7 American English colloquial expressions that Brits don’t use, and a couple that both Brits and Americans use. They include: – for the birds – John Hancock – shoot the breeze – Monday morning quarterback – carpetbagger – Joe Blow …

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