Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Americanisms and British English - you have to laugh

American - British English - British English
1 diaper - nappy
2 drug store - chemist
3 eraser - rubber
4 pharmacy - chemist
5 realtor - estate agent
6 pants - trousers
7 underpants - pants
8 hood (car) - bonnet
9 trunk (car) - boot
10 faucet - tap

British English - American
1 bonnet (car) - hood
2 boot (car) - trunk
3 Chemist - drug store containing pharmacy
4 estate agent - realtor
5 nappy - diaper
6 pants - underpants
7 rubber - eraser
8 tap - faucet
9 Trousers - pants
10 shop - store

Useful Websites
https://www.a-speakers.com/speakers/brad-ashton-keynote-speaker/
 Brad Ashton's books on comedy: 
“How to Write Comedy”, 
“The funny Thing about Writing Comedy”, 
“The Job of a Laughtime”, and 
“Stand up and Be Laughed at”.


About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author of 20 books, and a speaker and speech trainer.
Her books include:
Wedding Speeches & Toasts
Quick Quotations

Writing Poetry For Fun
Angela's Alarming Animal Poems
Pantomime characters, pantomime dames create humour.

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