The Great Illustrated Showdown: British Vs. American English
by N/A, 10 years ago |
1 min read
Ever since 1776, Americans have been paving our own path from driving on the right side of the road to ya know, ditching the whole king thing. And even though we all speak English, the differences abound, not only in spelling (enter the great -ou/-o debate) but in lexicon as well. So in case you have no idea what an aubergine is, or if you've ordered biscuits and been surprised with cookies, these graphics will help straighten it all for you.
Americans wear sneakers
And don't eat courgette
Americans order french fries when we're hungry
And I've never had a treacle cookie.
Brits live in flats
and drive estate cars
Which I will say is much classier than a station wagon.
on the motorways.
American mechanics work under the hood
and play soccer on the weekends.
Americans take fall vacations
and order Chinese takeout.
Brits take out the rubbish
wait in line at the chemist's
and change their baby's nappy in the loo.
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Do not show me this again