Kita sering terkecoh dengan apa yang dimaksud dengan American & British English
Perbedaan yang jelas terletak pada penggunaan kosa kata, pengejaan, dan pengucapan
Kali ini kami berikan contoh perbedaan kosa kata
| Vocabulary | |||
| BRITISH ENGLISH | AMERICAN ENGLISH | BRITISH ENGLISH | AMERICAN ENGLISH |
| American football | football | off-license | liquor store |
| autumn | fall | pants | underpants |
| bin | trash can | petrol | gas |
| biscuit | cookie | pocket money | allowance |
| bonnet | hood (cars) | post | |
| boot | trunk (cars) | primary school | elementary school |
| busy | engaged (phones) | pub | bar |
| caravan | trailer | return | round-trip (ticket) |
| car park | parking lot | rubber | eraser |
| chemist | drug store | rubbish | garbage/trash |
| chips | french fries | secondary school | high school |
| city center | downtown | single | one-way (ticket) |
| crisps | potato chips | shop assistant | sales clerk |
| CV | resume | sweets | candy |
| film | movie | takeaway | take out |
| flat | apartment | tap | faucet |
| football | soccer | timetable | schedule |
| garden | yard | torch | flashlight |
| holiday | vacation | trainers | sneakers |
| lift | elevator | trousers | pants |
| mark/grade | grade | underground | subway |
| motorway | freeway/highway | wardrobe | closet |
| mobile phone | cell phone | zip | zipper |