BrE vs. AmE

BrE= British English/ Indian English 

AmE= American English 

💡💡DATE FORMAT:

BrE (Day/ Month/ Year)

05/06/24= 05th June, 2024

AmE (Month/ Day/ Year)

05/06/24= 06th May, 2024 (NISHANT)

💡💡VERB FORMS:

BrE/ AmE [V1]

learn, spoil, spell, burn, dream, smell, spill, leap etc.

BrE [V2/ V3]= -t

learnt, spoilt, spelt, burnt, dreamt, smelt, spilt, leapt etc.

But

AmE [V2/ V3]= -ed/ -d

learned, spoiled, spelled, burned, dreamed, smelled, spilled, leaped etc. (NISHANT)

💡💡SPELLINGS:

BrE/ AmE 

Colour/ color

Humour/ humor

Neighbour/ neighbor

Behaviour/ behavior

Tumour/ tumor

BrE/ AmE

Centre/ center

Litre/ liter

BrE/ AmE 

Levelled/ leveled

Cancelled/ canceled

Jeweller/ jeweler

Marvellous/ marvelous

Travelled/ traveled (NISHANT)

BrE/ AmE 

Anaemia/ anemia

Diarrhoea/ diarrhea 

Encyclopaedia/ encyclopedia

Haemorrhage/ hemorrhage 

BrE/ AmE

Defence/ defense

Offence/ offense

Licence [noun]/ license* [noun]

BrE/ AmE

Enrol/ enroll

Fulfil/ fulfill

Skilful/ skillful

BrE/ AmE

Organise/ organize

Appetiser/ appetizer

Familiarise/ familiarize (NISHANT)

BrE/ AmE

Analogue/ analog

Monologue/ monolog

Catalogue/ catalog

BrE/ AmE

Programme/ program

Tyre/ tire*

Towards/ toward

Lit/ lighted

Maths/ math

BrE/ AmE

Towards/ toward

Forwards/ forward

BrE/ AmE

Grey/ gray

💡💡VOCABULARY:

BrE/ AmE

Trousers/ pants

Flat/ apartment 

Bonnet/ hood

Lorry/ truck

Postbox/ mailbox 

Football/ soccer

Maths/ math

Chemist/ drugstore 

Full stop/ period

Driving licence/ driver's license

Happy Christmas/ merry Christmas

Knickers/ shorts

Quite/ Quite

Revise/ review

Revenue/ turnover (NISHANT)

Fire engine/ fire truck

Motorbike/ motorcycle

Indicator/ blinker

Time table/ schedule

Aeroplane/ airplane

Biscuit/ cookie

Rubber/ eraser

Shop/ store

Railway/ railroad

Petrol/ gas or gasoline

Somehow/ someway (NISHANT)

BrE/ AmE

Racing car/ race car

Rowing boat/ row boat

Sailing boat/ sail boat

Dialling tone/ dial tone 

Drugs problem/ drug problem 

Happy christmas/ merry Christmas 

💡💡GRAMMAR:

BrE= In future

AmE= In the future (NISHANT)

BrE= at the weekend

AmE= on the weekend

BrE= I am at home.

AmE= I am home.

BrE= He will see you on Monday.

AmE= He will see you Monday. (NISHANT)

BrE= Contact me on this no.

AmE= Contact me at this no.

BrE= 911- Nine hundred and eleven

AmE= 911- Nine hundred eleven (NISHANT)

Thank you