Student Yaroslava RyzhikNizhnevartovsk State University

Supervisor Nelli Kalashnik

There are several areas in which British and American words are different in meaning. ! If you're writing for British readers it's important to stick to one style or the other throughout the same piece of writing.

Shop Store

Chemist`s shop Drugstore

Cinema Movie

Football Soccer

Holiday Vocation

Film Movie

Public school Private school

State school Public school

Junior school Elementary school

Form Grade

Ground floor First floor

Flat Apartment

First floor Second floor Lift Elevator

Pavement Sidewalk

Wardrobe Closet

Chips French fries

Crisps Chips; potato chips

Biscuit Cookie; cracker

Maize Corn

Plain chocolate Dark chocolateSweet(s) Candy

Porridge Oatmeal

Tin Can

Jumper Sweater

Trainers Sneakers Trousers Pants

Pants Underwear

Fancy dress(people dressed up)Swimming costume Bathing suit

Costume party

Suspenders Braces

Tank top Vest

Mobile phone Cell phone Saloon (car) Sedan Underground SubwayZebra crossing CrosswalkRailway Railroad Motorway Highway

Define British and American words

Change American English into British English

• It was my first in Spain. I stopped in a little on the . Unfortunately there was no and the sidewalk led to the . The room itself was very nice but there was such a small

that I could hardly place all my things.

vacationHolidayapartmentFlat second floorFirst floor

elevatorLifthighwayMotorway

closet Wardrobe

• After the 9th we are going to take our final exams.

• I attend . • My Mum bought me terribly uncomfortable

.• I ‘ve got a new . • My granny bakes incredibly tasty

Choose British words

GradeForm\

Private school \Public school

Trousers\ PantsCell phone\ Mobile phone

Biscuits .

Cookies\

Match pictures and words(British)

pavement

chips

maizeplain chocolate

porridge

zebra crossingmotorway

crisps

pavement

porridgechips

crisps

maize

zebra crossing

motorway

plain chocolate

Match pictures and words(British)

trainers

fancy dress

swimming costume

suspenderstank top

tank top

suspenders

trainers

swimming costume

fancy dresswardrobe

wardrobe

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The differences often come about because British English has tended to keep the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), while American English has adapted the spelling to reflect the way that the words actually sound when they're spoken.

Analayse анализировать Analyze Catalogue каталог Catalog Centre центр Center Cheque чек Check Colour цвет Color Defence оборона\защита Defense Honour честь\почет Honor Jewellery украшения\ Jewelry ювелирные изделия Labour труд Labor Practise практиковаться Practice Programme программа Program Theatre театр Theater Tyre покрышка(у колесо) Tire Traveller путешественник Traveler

References

- www.oxforddictionaries.com- www.spellzone.com- www.anglotopia.net