शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Day 5: American English vs British English — Key Differences | English Listening Practice (B1–B2) - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें
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Hey everyone!
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Welcome back to the channel.
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I'm David.
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And I'm Alice.
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Hello, hello!
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So great to have you here for day five of our 30-day English journey.
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Day five already!
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We are moving fast.
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And today… ooh, today we have something really exciting.
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Really exciting and a little bit funny too.
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I think you will enjoy this one a lot.
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I think so too.
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Okay, let me ask you something.
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Have you ever watched an American TV show and then watched a British TV show and thought,
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wait, are they speaking the same language?
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Yes, absolutely yes.
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You hear something and you think, what does that mean?
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I learned English, but I did not learn that.
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Exactly.
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You studied English for years, but then a British person says, I'll put it in the boot.
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And you think, the boot?
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What boot?
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There are no boots here, we are inside.
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Or an American says, let's table this discussion.
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And a British person hears that and thinks, yes, let's discuss it now.
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But the American actually meant, let's stop discussing it and do it later.
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Same words, completely opposite meanings, in two different versions of English.
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Two different versions of the same language.
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That is what today is all about.
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Today we are exploring American English versus British English.
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The differences in vocabulary, in spelling, in pronunciation, in culture, in expressions.
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And we will have so much fun doing it.
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Because honestly, some of these differences are really surprising and really funny.
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Really funny and really useful.
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Because whether you are watching American Netflix shows or British BBC programs, you need to understand both.
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Both, yes.
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The world speaks both.
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And today, so will you.
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So stay with us all the way to the end.
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This might be the most entertaining English lesson you have ever had.
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The most entertaining.
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That is a big promise.
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Let's see if we can deliver.
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Let's go.
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All right.
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Before we dive into the differences, let's take a quick look at why there are two types of English in the first place, because it is actually a fascinating story.
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A fascinating story.
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Yes, let's hear it.
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So, English started in England.
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Obviously, that is why it is called English.
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And for hundreds of years, there was really just one kind of English.
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Just one.
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British English.
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The original.
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The original.
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But then, in the 1600s and 1700s, British people started moving to America, settling there, building new communities.
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And they took their language with them.
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English traveled across the ocean.
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It did.
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But here's the interesting thing.
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Once those communities were separated, separated by a huge ocean and thousands of miles, the language started to change in different ways.
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Like two rivers that start from the same source, but flow in different directions.
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Over time, they become quite different.
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Beautiful image.
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Two rivers from the same source.
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And language is like that.
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It flows.
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It changes.
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It adopts to the people and environment around it.
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So American English kept some old English words that British English actually dropped.
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And British English developed new words and expressions that American English never picked up.
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America developed its own new words, from the Native American languages, from Spanish, from French, from African languages brought by enslaved people, from immigration.
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So American English became its own rich mix, a real melting pot of influences.
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A melting pot.
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That is actually a very famous American expression.
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It means a place where many different cultures and influences mix together.
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Melting pot.
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Like different ingredients melting together in one pot, becoming something new.
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And British English also continued evolving, influenced by French, by Latin, by its own history and culture, and by the other countries in the British Empire.
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Two rich, complex, beautiful versions of the same language, evolving separately for hundreds of years.
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And now, in the 21st century, thanks to the Internet, movies, music and travel, they are coming back together a little bit, mixing again.
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Coming back together, yes.
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Young British people say American words.
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Young American people love British expressions.
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The rivers are meeting again, after all this time.
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How poetic.
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I love that image.
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Language is poetrialis.
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Always.
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Always.
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Okay, now let's get into the actual differences, because that is what everyone came here for.
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The differences.
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Let's go.
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Okay, let's keep going with more vocabulary differences, because there are so many good ones. So many.
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Let's talk about things in everyday life.
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Things you might need to say or ask about.
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If you are sick in America, you go to see a doctor.
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And the place you go, a clinic or a medical office, is sometimes called a doctor's office.
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In Britain, you go to see your GP.
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That stands for general practitioner.
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And the place is called a surgery, or a GP surgery.
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A surgery?
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That sounds very serious, like an operating room.
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I know, but in British English, surgery for a doctor's office is completely normal.
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I have an appointment at the surgery at 10 o'clock.
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And in America, if you need medicine after seeing the doctor, you go to a pharmacy or a drugstore.
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In Britain, you go to a chemist.
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Or a pharmacy too, actually.
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Both are used.
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Chemist.
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Like a scientist.
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I know, it does sound like you were going to see a chemistry professor.
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But no, just the medicine shop.
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The medicine shop.
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And in America, when you go shopping, you push a cart around the store.
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In Britain, that same wheeled basket on wheels is called a trolley.
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Shop in trolley in Britain, shopping cart in America.
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And when you get to the checkout, in America, you stand in a line.
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In Britain, you stand in a queue.
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Q-U-E-U-E.
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Queue.
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Such a funny spelling for such a simple thing.
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It is basically just the letter Q followed by four silent letters.
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That is a very funny way to think about it.
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Q-U-E-U-E.
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The U-E-U-E are almost all silent.
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And the British take their queues very seriously.
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Do not push in a queue in Britain. Do not.
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It is considered extremely rude.
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One of the worst things you can do socially.
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People will give you very disapproving looks.
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Very cold stares.
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The famous British cold stare.
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Worse than any words.
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So much worse.
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The Q is sacred in Britain.
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Sacred.
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And in America, when you need to use the bathroom, you ask for the bathroom or the restroom.
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In Britain, you ask for the toilet or the loo or the WC, which stands for water closet.
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Water closet.
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What a polite, old-fashioned name for the toilet.
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And Americans sometimes find the British use of toilet a bit too direct, too blunt.
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Too blunt.
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Yes, Americans prefer the softer words, bathroom, restroom, even though there is often no bath or rest involved.
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A restroom for resting.
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A bathroom with no bath.
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English is funny.
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English is so funny.
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And in America, when you want to call someone, you call them on your cell phone.
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In Britain, you call them on your mobile, mobile phone, or just your mobile.
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Cell in America, mobile in Britain.
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Same device, different names.
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And if something goes wrong with your mobile in Britain, you might call the company's helpline, and they will put you on hold.
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And while you wait on hold, in America, the music or voice sounds one way.
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In Britain, very often you hear, you are number three in the queue.
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Even the automated phone system uses queue.
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The queue is everywhere in Britain.
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Okay, let's keep going with more vocabulary differences, because there are so many good ones. So many.
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Let's talk about things in everyday life, things you might need to say or ask about.
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If you are sick in America, you go to see a doctor.
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And the place you go, a clinic or medical office, is sometimes called a doctor's office.
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In Britain, you go to see your GP.
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That stands for General Practitioner.
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And the place is called a surgery, or a GP surgery.
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A surgery?
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That sounds very serious, like an operating room.
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I know, but in British English, surgery for a doctor's office is completely normal.
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I have an appointment at the surgery at 10 o'clock.
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And in America, if you need medicine after seeing the doctor, you go to a pharmacy or a drugstore.
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In Britain, you go to a chemist.
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Or a pharmacy too, actually.
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Both are used.
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Chemist?
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Like a scientist.
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I know.
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It does sound like you are going to see a chemistry professor.
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But no, just the medicine shop.
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The medicine shop.
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And in America, when you go shopping, you push a cart around the store.
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In Britain, that same wheeled basket on wheels is called a trolley.
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Shopping trolley in Britain.
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Shopping cart in America.
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And when you get to the checkout, in America, you stand in a line.
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In Britain, you stand in a queue.
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Q-U-E-U-E.
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Queue.
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Such a funny spelling for such a simple thing.
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It is basically just the letter Q followed by four silent letters.
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That is a very funny way to think about it.
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Q-U-E-U-E, the U-E-U-E are almost all silent.
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And the British take their Qs very seriously.
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Do not push in a Q in Britain. Do not.
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It is considered extremely rude, one of the worst things you can do socially.
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People will give you very disapproving looks.
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Very cold stares.
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The famous British cold stare.
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Worse than any words.
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I know.
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So much worse.
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The Q is sacred in Britain.
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Sacred.
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And in America, when you need to use the bathroom, you ask for the bathroom or the restroom.
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In Britain, you ask for the toilet or the loo or the WC, which stands for water closet.
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Water closet.
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What a polite, old-fashioned name for the toilet.
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And Americans sometimes find the British use of toilet a bit too direct, too blunt.
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Too blunt.
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Yes, Americans prefer the softer words, bathroom, restroom, even though there is often no bath or rest involved.
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A restroom for resting, a bathroom with no bath.
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English is funny.
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English is so funny.
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And in America, when you want to call someone, you call them on your cell phone.
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In Britain, you call them on your mobile, mobile phone, or just your mobile.
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Cell in America, mobile in Britain.
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Same device, different names.
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And if something goes wrong with your mobile in Britain, you might call the company's helpline, and they will put you on hold.
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And while you wait on hold, in America, the music or voice sounds one way.
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In Britain, very often you hear, you are number three in the queue.
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Even the automated phone system uses queue.
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The queue is everywhere in Britain.
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Okay, now let's talk about spelling, because this is where learners often get very confused, especially when they are writing.
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Yes, writing.
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Because when you type or write in English, Spellcheck will either accept or reject your spelling, depending on which version of English it is using.
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So it is important to know both, and to be consistent.
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Pick one style and stick with it.
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Pick one style, yes.
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Don't mix them.
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That looks inconsistent and confusing.
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So let's look at the main spelling patterns that are different.
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Pattern 1.
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The O-U-R ending versus O-R ending.
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In British English, you write color.
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C-O-L-O-U-R.
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In American English, you write color.
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C-O-L-O-R.
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The British have the extra U, and this applies to many words.
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Color versus color.
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Flavor versus flavor.
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Honor versus honor.
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Neighbor versus neighbor.
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Favorite versus favorite.
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British, the U is in.
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American, the U is out.
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Out with the U.
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The Americans decided we don't need that U.
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They did.
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And actually, this was a deliberate decision.
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An American called Noah Webster, who wrote the first American dictionary in the early 1800s, deliberately simplified many spellings.
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He wanted American English to be simpler, more logical, more phonetic, meaning the spelling matches the sound more closely.
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Phonetic, yes.
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So color sounds like C-O-L-O-R, and he removed letters that were silent or unnecessary.
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A language reformer, he changed how a nation spells.
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One man, one dictionary.
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A whole nation's spelling changed.
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Incredible.
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The power of one person and one book.
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Pattern 2.
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The R-E ending versus E-R ending.
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In British English, theatre.
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T-H-E-A-T-R-E.
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In American English, theatre.
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T-H-E-A-T-E-R.
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British centre.
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American centre.
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British metre.
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American metre.
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British fibre.
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American fibre.
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The British put the R before the E.
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Americans put the E before the R.
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R-E in Britain, E-R in America at the end of those words.
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The I-S-E ending versus I-Z-E ending.
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In British English, you organize O-R-G-A-N-I-S-E with an S.
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In American English, you organize O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-E with a Z.
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British recognize, specialize, apologize, all with S.
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American recognize, specialize, apologize, all with Z.
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The Americans love the Z.
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It is called Z in America.
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And in Britain, Z is called Z so even the name of the letter is different.
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Oh, I forgot about that.
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Z, Z in America, Z in Britain.
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Z versus Z.
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So if someone sings the ABC song in Britain, at the end they say W, X, Y and Z.
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W, X, Y and Z.
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It doesn't rhyme as nicely with Now I know my ABCs.
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Ha!
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It really doesn't.
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The American Z rhymes perfectly.
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The British Z, less so.
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Sorry British English, but Z does not rhyme with me.
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Pattern 4 Double letters in British English Versus single letters in American In British English, traveled T-R-A-V-E-L-L-E-D, double L In American English,
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traveled T-R-A-V-E-L-E-D British, canceled American, canceled British, labeled American, labeled The British,
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double the L The Americans keep just one One L is enough Say the Americans
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And pattern 5 The O-E combination in British English That becomes just E in American British, estrogen O-E-S-T-R-O-G-E-N with the O-E together.
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American estrogen.
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E-S-T-R-O-G-E-N, just the E.
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British fetus.
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American fetus.
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British anemia.
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American anemia.
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The O-E in British becoming just E in American, mostly in medical and scientific words.
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Medical and scientific words.
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So if you are studying medicine or science, be aware of which system your textbook or institution uses.
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Very important practical advice.
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Know your context and spell consistently.
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Okay, now the really fun part, pronunciation differences.
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Because hearing the difference and being able to understand both is so important for your listening skills.
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And this is where so many learners get confused.
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They learn pronunciation one way, and then they hear it completely differently from another speaker.
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Let's go through the main pronunciation differences.
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Difference one, the letter R.
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In American English, the R is almost always pronounced.
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Clearly, strongly, even when it comes after a vowel.
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So Alnarekans say car with a very clear R at the end, car.
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And they say better with a clear R, better.
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In British English, particularly in the standard educated accent called received pronunciation or RP, the R after a vowel is often not pronounced.
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So a British speaker says ca, almost no R at the end, ca.
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And better without the R, better.
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This is one of the most noticeable differences.
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Americans roll their R's.
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Standard British speakers often drop them.
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Drop them.
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And this is why British English can sound softer to some ears.
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The R gives American English that distinctive, strong sound.
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That distinctive sound, yes.
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And difference, too.
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The A sound.
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Oh, this is a big one.
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In American English, words like dance, chance, ask, bath, path, class, the A is pronounced like the A in cat.
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Short.
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Flat.
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So Americans say dance, chance, bath, with that short flat A.
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In British English, standard British pronunciation uses a longer, deeper A sound, more like the A in father.
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So British speakers say dance, chance, bath, with that longer, more open sound.
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Dance versus dance, bath versus ath.
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Once you hear it, you cannot unhear it.
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It is so clear. So clear.
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And difference three, the T sound in the middle of words.
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In American English, the T in the middle of a word, like water, better, butter, city, pretty, often sounds like a soft D, or even an R in some accents.
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So Americans say waiter, better, butter, city, pretty.
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The T becomes more of a D sound.
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This is called a flap T.
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A flap T.
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The tongue briefly touches the roof of the mouth, very quickly, and it comes out sounding like a D.
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In British English, the T is clearly and crisply pronounced.
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Water, better, butter, city, pretty.
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A very clean, clear T.
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Very precise.
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Precise, yes.
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British English tends to be more precise with consonants.
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American English is more relaxed, more flowing.
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Relaxed and flowing versus precise and clear.
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Both are correct.
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Both are beautiful.
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Just different.
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Just different.
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And difference four, the word schedule.
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Oh, this one always causes debate.
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In American English, schedule is pronounced with a sk sound at the beginning, schedule.
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In British English, schedule is pronounced with an sh sound, schedule.
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Schedule versus schedule.
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Same word, very different sound.
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And difference five, the word advertisement.
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In American English, advertisement.
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The stress is on the second syllable, vert.
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In British English, advertisement.
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The stress is on the third syllable, ties.
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Advertisement versus advertisement.
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The stress falls in different places.
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And this stress difference happens with many words.
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Let's do a few.
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Garage.
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American.
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Garage.
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British.
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Garage.
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Vitamin.
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American.
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Vitamin.
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British.
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Vitamin too, actually.
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But pronounced differently.
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Vita in British has a long I.
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Vitamin versus vitamin.
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Address.
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American.
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Address.
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British.
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Address.
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Controversy.
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American.
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Controversy.
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British.
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Controversy.
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The same word, but the musical pattern of the word, the rhythm, is different.
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The musical pattern, the rhythm.
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And this is why understanding both accents takes practice, because the music is different.
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Different music, same words.
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Practice listening to both, and both will start to make sense.
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Okay, now my absolute favorite part.
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Expressions and idioms that mean completely different things, or only exist in one version of English.
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This is where things get genuinely funny, because some of these misunderstandings have caused real confusion in real life.
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Real confusion, real funny moments, and real lessons.
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Let's go through them.
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Expression one, I could care less versus I couldn't care less.
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Oh, this one drives grammar lovers crazy.
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Ha!
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In British English, people say I couldn't care less, which is the logical version.
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It means I care so little that it is impossible for me to care less.
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Zero caring.
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Bottom of the caring scale.
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Zero caring.
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The bottom.
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I couldn't care less about that TV show.
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I have zero interest.
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In American English, many people say I could care less, which logically means I do care a little.
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There is room for me to care even less.
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Which is the opposite meaning.
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Yes, logically opposite.
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But in American casual speech, I could care less means the same as I couldn't care less.
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It means I don't care at all.
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Language is not always logical, and American English especially is very influenced by casual speech patterns.
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And that is okay.
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Language is living.
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It evolves in ways that are not always logical.
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Living and evolving, yes.
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Expression two, knock me up.
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Ha!
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Oh, this one.
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This is a famous one.
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In British English, knock me up means, please wake me up by knocking on my door.
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Very old-fashioned phrase, but it exists.
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Could you knock me up at 7?
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In British English, please wake me up at 7 by knocking on my door.
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In American English, this phrase has a very different meaning, a very adult meaning that we will not explain in detail here.
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Yes.
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Let's just say, do not use this phrase in America if you mean, please wake me up you will cause a lot of surprise.
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A lot of surprise, and probably a very awkward silence.
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Expression 3.
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Fanny pack vs. bum bag.
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The small bag that people wear around their waist when they travel.
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Very practical, very tourist-looking.
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In America, it is called a fanny pack, fanny meaning backside, bottom.
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In Britain, fanny means something very different, and quite inappropriate to say in public.
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Yes, if you say fanny pack in Britain, people will look at you in shock, because fanny in British English is quite a rude word.
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Quite rude.
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Ha!
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In Britain, that bag is called a bum bag, and bum in British English just means bottom, backside.
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Not rude.
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Bum bag in Britain, fanny pack in America.
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Same bag.
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Very different levels of politeness in the other countries' English.
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Ha!
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So be careful which word you use where you are.
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Expression four, tabling something.
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This is the one from the intro.
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Let's table this discussion.
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In American English, to table a discussion means to postpone it, to put it aside for later.
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Let's table this and come back to it next week.
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But in British English, to table something means to bring it to the table for discussion, now, immediately, to raise it as a topic.
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So in a meeting with British and American colleagues, someone says, Let's table this item.
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The British person thinks, Great, we are discussing it now.
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The American person thinks, Great, we are postponing this until later.
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And they both walk away with completely opposite understandings.
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Ha!
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This has caused real confusion in real international business meetings.
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It is not just a funny example.
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It actually happens.
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It really happens.
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Language differences have real consequences in business, in relationships, in travel.
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Real consequences.
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That is why today's lesson is so important.
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Expression 5.
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Cheers.
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Oh, beautiful word.
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Beautiful expression, with different uses in both versions.
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In American English, cheers is said when you clink glasses together before a drink.
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Cheers.
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Celebration.
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A toast.
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In British English, cheers means much more than that.
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Yes, it means the same toast thing, but it also means thank you and also goodbye.
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So a British person might say cheers after you hold the door open for them, meaning thank you.
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Or at the end of a phone call.
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Alright, cheers.
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Bye.
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Cheers means thank you and goodbye, all in one word.
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Multi-purpose cheers. So efficient.
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Ha!
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So efficient and so British.
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Ha!
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Okay, everyone, dialogue time.
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Today we are going to do something really special.
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A dialogue between a British person
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and an American person who are meeting for the first time and having some wonderful moments of confusion.
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Moments of confusion.
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Yes, these are the moments that are funny in hindsight, but confusing in the moment.
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Okay, I will be the American.
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Alice, you be the British person.
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Perfect.
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Let's go.
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Hi there.
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You must be the new colleague from New York.
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I'm Alice.
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Lovely to meet you.
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Hi, Alice.
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Great to meet you, too.
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I'm David.
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Just got in yesterday.
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I'm still jet-lagged, to be honest.
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Oh, I bet.
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Do you need anything?
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Have you had a chance to sort your flat out yet?
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My flat?
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Oh, my apartment.
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Yes, it is small, but it works.
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Hey, do you know where the nearest drugstore is?
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Drugstore?
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Hmm.
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Do you mean a chemist?
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A chemist?
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Like a chemistry lab?
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Ah, no, no. A chemist is where you get medicine.
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Tablets, plasters, things like that.
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Oh, a pharmacy.
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Yes, I need some aspirin.
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And, um, I left my sweater in my suitcase and it is cold here.
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I need to buy a new one.
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A jumper?
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Yes, you definitely need one.
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It's been quite chilly.
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There's a good shop on the high street.
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The high street?
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Yes, the main shopping street in town.
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What do you call it in America?
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Oh, main street or downtown?
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Ah, yes.
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Same idea.
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So there's a great shop there.
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Take the lift to the second floor and you will find the jumpers.
547
The lift?
548
Oh, the elevator.
549
Okay.
550
And the second floor?
551
Is that one floor up from the ground?
552
Yes.
553
Well, one floor up from the ground floor.
554
So in your language, the third floor.
555
Ha ha.
556
Yes, exactly.
557
Okay.
558
I will figure it out.
559
By the way, do you want to table our meeting for tomorrow?
560
I don't want to rush into it today.
561
Oh, wonderful.
562
Yes, let's table it now then.
563
I have my notes ready.
564
Wait, I meant postpone it for tomorrow.
565
Oh, I thought you meant discuss it now.
566
Huh, right, yes.
567
Let's postpone it until tomorrow.
568
Haha, yes.
569
Sorry, American English.
570
Ha, don't be sorry.
571
This will be a very interesting working relationship.
572
I think so too.
573
Cheers, Alice.
574
Ha, you know cheers.
575
See, you are already becoming a little British.
576
Maybe.
577
I'm learning fast.
578
Normal voice.
579
Did you enjoy that?
580
I loved it.
581
And notice all the confusions.
582
Flat versus apartment.
583
Chemist versus drugstore or pharmacy.
584
Jumper versus sweater.
585
High street versus main street.
586
Lift versus elevator.
587
Floor numbering and the tabling confusion.
588
All real.
589
All things that actually happen when British and American people meet for the first time.
590
And notice, they handled every confusion with humor, with curiosity.
591
Nobody got upset.
592
Nobody felt judged.
593
Because confusion is not failure.
594
Confusion is just a gap in knowledge, and gaps can be filled.
595
Filled with learning, and laughter, and connection. And connection.
596
Yes, even confusion can create connection.
597
All right, vocabulary review time.
598
Let's go through all the key words and differences from today.
599
Nice and slow, nice and clear.
600
Please repeat after us.
601
This will really help you remember everything.
602
American word, British word.
603
Let's go.
604
British chips.
605
American cookie.
606
British biscuit.
607
American pants.
608
British trousers.
609
American sweater.
610
British jumper.
611
American drugstore or pharmacy.
612
British chemist.
613
American line, as in standing in line.
614
British queue.
615
American cell phone.
616
British mobile phone.
617
American highway or freeway.
618
British, motorway.
619
American, shopping cart.
620
British, shopping trolley.
621
American, bathroom or restroom.
622
British, toilet or loo.
623
American, main street or downtown.
624
British, high street.
625
American, first floor, ground level.
626
British, ground floor.
627
American, second floor.
628
British, first floor.
629
And spelling patterns.
630
Color versus color.
631
Theater versus theater.
632
Organize versus organize.
633
Traveled versus traveled.
634
All of these, all the differences stored in your memory now, ready to use.
635
Ready to use, yes, in whichever English-speaking country you find yourself.
636
Practice time.
637
We are going to say a sentence, and you have to tell us, is this American English or British English?
638
Think about it.
639
Say your answer out loud.
640
Say it out loud even if you are alone.
641
Say it out loud.
642
Sentence one.
643
I left my jumper in the boot of my car.
644
Think.
645
The answer is British English.
646
Jumper equals sweater.
647
Boot equals trunk of the car.
648
Sentence two.
649
I need to take the elevator to the third floor to get my sweater from the trunk.
650
Think.
651
American English.
652
Elevator, third floor for the level we'd call second in British, sweater, trunk, all American.
653
Sentence three.
654
Can you join the queue?
655
The chemist is quite busy today.
656
Think.
657
British English.
658
Q equals line.
659
Chemist equals pharmacy.
660
Sentence four.
661
I'm going to grab some chips from the gas station.
662
Think.
663
American English.
664
Gas station equals American, and chips in America equals the thin, crispy snack.
665
Crisps in British English.
666
But if a British person said grab some chips, they might mean hot French fries.
667
Ha!
668
Ha!
669
Context is everything.
670
Sentence 5.
671
Could you organize the meeting?
672
We need to color code the schedule.
673
Think British English.
674
Organize with an S.
675
Color with a U.
676
Both British spellings.
677
Excellent!
678
How many did you get right?
679
All five?
680
Four?
681
Three?
682
Whatever your score, you learned something today, and that is what matters.
683
That is always what matters.
684
Okay, this is a question we get asked all the time, and I want to answer it honestly and clearly today.
685
Should I learn American English or British English?
686
The honest answer?
687
It depends on your goals, but let's break it down.
688
If you want to work in or travel to the United States, Canada, or other countries that use American English, focus on American English.
689
If you want to work in or travel to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, countries that use British English, focus on British English.
690
But here is the most important thing.
691
You should be able to understand both, even if you only actively use one.
692
Understand both?
693
Use one.
694
That is the ideal.
695
Because the world is connected.
696
You will watch American shows and British shows.
697
You will have American colleagues and British colleagues.
698
You will read articles from both traditions.
699
And both are correct.
700
Neither is better, neither is worse.
701
They are just different expressions of the same beautiful language.
702
The same beautiful language, yes.
703
So pick the one that makes sense for your goals, learn it well, and familiarize yourself, or familiarize yourself, with the other.
704
Ha, you used both spellings.
705
Familiarize, British.
706
Familiarize, American.
707
Ha, I did.
708
Both are correct.
709
Both are English.
710
Both are English.
711
And that is the most important thing.
712
Reflection time.
713
Questions for you to think about in English, in your mind, or out loud.
714
And these questions will help you understand which type of English is most relevant for your life.
715
Question one.
716
Which type of English do you hear most in your daily life?
717
In TV shows, music, movies, or work?
718
American or British?
719
Think about your media diet, your entertainment, your daily English exposure.
720
Which accent do you hear most?
721
Question 2.
722
Do you have a preference?
723
Do you find one accent easier to understand or more enjoyable to listen to?
724
There is no wrong answer.
725
Our ears naturally prefer what we hear most.
726
It is normal to have a preference.
727
Question 3.
728
Can you think of any words in your native language that are similar to either American or British English?
729
Sometimes languages borrow words from one specific version.
730
This is such an interesting question.
731
Many languages borrowed English words from British English during colonial times, but now many are borrowing American English words because of Hollywood and the Internet.
732
The Internet and Hollywood, two of the biggest forces shaping English worldwide.
733
Question 4.
734
After today, which difference surprised you the most?
735
Which one will you remember forever?
736
For me, it is always the table a discussion one, because it is so dramatically opposite in meaning in meaning.
737
For me, it is the pants and trousers confusion, because it is so easy to accidentally say something embarrassing.
738
Yes, the pants confusion is a classic.
739
A classic moment of cross-cultural misunderstanding.
740
Okay, we are approaching the end of day five, and I want to leave you with some final thoughts and practical tips.
741
Practical tips, always useful, Always welcome.
742
Tip 1.
743
When you watch English content, notice which variety it is.
744
Train your ear to recognize the differences.
745
Active noticing, not passive watching.
746
Notice.
747
Pay attention.
748
Engage.
749
Tip 2.
750
Don't stress about making vocabulary mistakes between the two versions.
751
If you say apartment in London or flat in New York, people will understand you perfectly.
752
They will understand.
753
Communication is the goal.
754
Remember day 3.
755
Communication is always the goal, not perfection.
756
Tip 3.
757
Learn a few phrases from the version you don't normally use.
758
It will make people smile, and it shows cultural awareness.
759
Cultural awareness.
760
Being aware of and respectful of cultural differences, including language differences.
761
If you are American and you say, brilliant, in Britain, people love it.
762
If you are British and you say, awesome, in America, people feel the warmth.
763
gestures, big connections.
764
Tip 4.
765
Read British and American newspapers or websites, both, so you see the spelling differences in context.
766
In context, because seeing language used in real writing, not just listed in a lesson, is what truly makes it stick.
767
Makes it stick, like glue.
768
Real context makes words stay in your memory.
769
And tip 5.
770
Enjoy it.
771
This is one of the most fascinating things about English.
772
Two major world versions.
773
Both rich, both beautiful, both full of history and culture.
774
Both doors to incredible opportunities.
775
In work, in travel, in friendship, in life. In life.
776
Yes.
777
English opens the whole world.
778
American and British English together?
779
That is the whole English-speaking world.
780
The whole English-speaking world.
781
And you are accessing it.
782
Right now, today.
783
Right now, with every word you learn, with every video you watch.
784
With every day of this 30-day journey, you are opening more and more doors.
785
More and more doors.
786
And we are so proud of you for not stopping, for showing up, for Day 5 and beyond.
787
Day 5 and beyond.
788
You are doing something remarkable.
789
Remarkable.
790
Don't forget that.
791
And that is Day 5 complete.
792
Brilliant work, everyone!
793
Or should I say, awesome work?
794
One for the British listeners, one for the American ones.
795
Very diplomatic, David.
796
I try.
797
OK, let's do our final summary.
798
Today we learned why there are two main versions of English.
799
The history.
800
The two rivers from the same source.
801
We learned the vocabulary differences.
802
Apartment vs. flat, elevator vs. lift, chips vs. crisps.
803
So many wonderful pairs.
804
We learned the spelling differences.
805
Color versus color.
806
Theater versus theater.
807
Organize versus organize.
808
We learned the pronunciation differences.
809
The R sound, the A sound, the T sound.
810
Schedule, schedule versus schedule.
811
We learned the expression differences.
812
Tabling a discussion.
813
Cheers.
814
The famous pants and trousers situation.
815
We had a hilarious dialogue between a British and American colleague meeting for the first time.
816
And we answered the big question.
817
Which English should I learn?
818
Learn one well, understand both, and enjoy both.
819
Enjoy both.
820
Yes!
821
Both are gifts.
822
Both are treasures.
823
And if this video helped you understand English just a little bit better today, please give it a big thumbs up.
824
It means the world to us.
825
It really does.
826
And subscribe if you haven't yet.
827
Hit that bell notification so you never miss a new video.
828
Day 6 is coming very soon.
829
Day 6.
830
Keep going everyone.
831
You are building something real here, something that will last your whole life.
832
Your whole life.
833
English is a lifelong gift, and you are giving it to yourself every day.
834
Every day.
835
Now, our common question for today, and this one is really fun.
836
We want to know, tell us one British English word or one American English word that you are going to start using, and explain why you chose it.
837
Maybe you love the word brilliant and want to start saying it.
838
Maybe you love awesome.
839
Maybe you want to start saying cheers as a thank you.
840
Whatever it is, tell us in the comments, in English, and let's celebrate our vocabulary together.
841
Together.
842
This community of learners from all over the world, all choosing English, all growing together.
843
All growing together.
844
Until day six, I'm David.
845
And I'm Alice.
846
Cheerio.
847
Very British, Alice.
848
Very British indeed.
849
See you in day six, everyone.
850
Bye-bye.
851
Cheers and brilliant work today.
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