Differences

Differences

• Why are there differences?
• Culture
• Vocabulary
• Idiom – oblique sayings
• Grammar
• Usage
• Spelling
• Punctuation & Symbols
• Geography
• Time (extinct — obsolete — archaic — current)
• Jargon
• Swear Words
• Rhyming Slang, Cockney Rhyming Slang, and Backslang
• Translations
• A Spot of Linguistics
• Obligatory Humour
When an American and a British person meet, the first obvious difference is the accent – the pronunciation of words. The next obvious difference is vocabulary – the occasional different word for something, like a foreign language. However, more subtle differences become apparent in syntax (or grammar) – the arrangement of certain words, the position of certain words, or the inclusion or lack of certain words. Not...