Top Ten English vs American Words

I'm American. I say both. It just depends on what mood I'm in.

This is my favorite English vs. American word because it's something I've heard very often!

Britgirl, I love this list for two reasons:
#1 It's a new list made by my amazing friend.
#2 It helps because I'm Canadian, and I don't know all the British words very well, so thank you for teaching me!

It's pretty confusing. In Britain, fries are chips, chips are crackers, and crackers are biscuits (I think), which are dog treats in the USA. Confusing!

It would be strange, for instance, to hear a doctor saying, "I have an awesome medication for your case" instead of "I have an excellent medication for your case." I think "excellent" is the right word to use.

Awesome seems like something a drug addict would say! But... well, excellent reminds me of Mr. Burns, haha.

I'm British, and I use both. Excellent is better. Mr. Burns!

Why can't they both reconcile and call it a "junksty"? Just curious... It sounds a bit classier.

Throw in the Canadian: garbage. I like rubbish.

I'm American and say autumn because I find fall incorrect for some reason. I mean, fall is an action, not a season.

I say both sometimes. I'm from the country, so I say fall a lot.

A season is a set of episodes. A series is a set of seasons. I'm surprised to find that the British (with how strict and picky they are with grammar and spelling) would have this big of a mistake as a common error.

It would be more logical to say "series 1, series 2" than "season 1, season 2." As far as I know, seasons are related to the four seasons. Why should a TV series be related to that?

In Canada, we would use "series" to refer to the entire set of seasons of a given TV show.

I personally like American football, but I have to agree: why did they name it football? I mean, most of the time they don't even use their feet. Heck, it would make more sense if they called it handball!

Football is also soccer, and I love football/soccer. I hate American football. It's a copy of rugby.

There's always arguments about these words: football vs. soccer.

I don't know why, but this really drives me spare. No offense to anyone, but "math" just doesn't sound right.

I blame imported television shows that are now making people say "math." It is my pet peeve.

Saying the letter s after math is hard to pronounce.

In America, we say both all the time.

The UK pronounces it "Zed," but it would sound so ridiculous saying "I love Zed Zed Top."

Reminds me of a boy who knew some magic and was chased by a Hitler-type guy throughout the series (and I won't say season). He was considered excellent by the magicians of this magical world. When he was just a baby and thus wore nappies (so cute! Diapers don't sound right for a cute little baby), the Hitler guy attacked him with his wand. The story is too long for me, so I'll just end it here. The author of this story is someone who would often use the words belonging to the left side. Who is the winner?

In America, even "ass" is becoming obsolete. They prefer the strange, ugly-sounding "booty" now. Whatever that means.

I'm British, and only posh idiots say arse. I say ass.

In Britain, theatre means the exhibit for a play. Cinema is the exhibit for a film. When you call both a theatre, it's weird.

I usually say cinema because I find it easier. It's a similar word to "cine," which means "cinema/theater" in Spanish.

Before anyone giggles, this refers to the point at the end of the sentence, not the other meaning.

Attics are typically larger, while lofts are usually smaller and often just used for storage.

I'm British, and I don't think I've ever said loft.

It's really the difference in the accents that has affected the spelling of the word.

Mum is better than Mom, but Mama is the best!

Both countries use both of these words.