It is not only the students who (hopefully!) learn something new each week at E-Style. One of the advantages of working with American teachers like Alan and R.T. is that I also learn new words each week.
As you may know there are many small differences between British and American English, especially with vocabulary, and if possible I try to teach my students both (usually after checking with Alan!).
Here are some common examples of different vocabulary used in the US and UK:
US: Apartment, UK: Flat （アパート）
US: Candy, UK: Sweets （お菓子）
US: Chips, UK: Crisps （ポテトチップス）
US: Cookie, UK: Biscuit （ビスケット）
US: First floor, UK: Ground floor （一階）
US: Fries, UK: Chips （ポテト）
US: Line, UK: Queue （待ち行列）
US: Movie theater, UK: Cinema （映画館）
US: Pants, UK: Trousers （ズボン）
US: Soccer, UK: Football （サッカー）
US: Trash, UK: Rubbish （ごみ、くず）
US: Truck, UK: Lorry （トラック）
There are of course many other differences including differences in spelling and also grammar. I will introduce some more in a future post.
I often feel about differences between UK and US English. Because I'm studying English in UK at the moment, but I learned US English in Japan when I was a student.
ReplyDeleteSo I have a question.
If people want to say "トイレ", English people usually use "toilet" but American pepole use "bathroom".
Is that right?