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 only are these differences reflected in writing, but writing also brings out differences in spelli...