AMERICAN & BRITISH ENGLISH

In British English: Present Perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present. In American English: Past Simple is used for the same context. Usage of “already, just, and yet”: In British English: In American English: Lesson 2 In British English: Time is expressed using “past” or “to”: In […]

Common Words and Terms with Different Spellings British American post mail autumn fall film movie solicitor lawyer / attorney queue line petrol gas book make reservation newsagent news-stand single (ticket) one-way car park parking lot hand bag purse railway railroad lorry / van truck timetable schedule forthnight two weeks holiday vacation hoover vacuum cleaner black