There are differences in everyday vocabulary between British and American English. Some common objects have different names depending on whether one speaks British or American English, such as trousers/pants, boot/trunk, lorry/truck, university/college, holiday/vacation, jumper/sweater, chips/French fries, trainers/sneakers, fizzy drink/soda, postbox/mailbox, biscuit/cookie, chemist/drugstore, shop/store, and football/soccer.
There are differences in everyday vocabulary between British and American English. Some common objects have different names depending on whether one speaks British or American English, such as trousers/pants, boot/trunk, lorry/truck, university/college, holiday/vacation, jumper/sweater, chips/French fries, trainers/sneakers, fizzy drink/soda, postbox/mailbox, biscuit/cookie, chemist/drugstore, shop/store, and football/soccer.
There are differences in everyday vocabulary between British and American English. Some common objects have different names depending on whether one speaks British or American English, such as trousers/pants, boot/trunk, lorry/truck, university/college, holiday/vacation, jumper/sweater, chips/French fries, trainers/sneakers, fizzy drink/soda, postbox/mailbox, biscuit/cookie, chemist/drugstore, shop/store, and football/soccer.
Differences The Americans and the British also have some words that differ from each other. The table below lists some of the everyday objects that have different names, depending on what form of English you are using. British English American English trousers pants boot (the back of the trunk car) lorry truck university college holiday vacation jumper sweater chips French fries trainers sneakers fizzy drink soda postbox mailbox biscuit cookie chemist drugstore shop store football soccer