The Differences between American English and British English

So, last night I imported a few Russell Brand stand up DVDs from amazon.co.uk. I had previously seen them many times before, but because I think Russell's stand up in England is by far his best I wanted to own the DVDs. What I noticed was that a lot of words used on the British Amazon site are different than the American counterpart. For example, in America you add items to your "cart", in England you add them to your "shopping basket". Also, in America your items get "shipped", in England they get "dispatched". I just thought it was interesting.

Although this is an innocent thread, it will/could end horribly.

" Although this is an innocent thread, it will end horribly. "

Oi, get of me lawn you bloody wankers or I'll colour your blue till you can't smoke a fag on the lift anymore. 

in america you put it in the trunk, in england in the boot.

As an American learning the ways of British English, I can safely say that the British are overly complex, too complex for their own good.

American English is straight to the point, while being accurate.   When I say I want to use the bathroom, I go like "yo bitches, where's the piss hole?", while in British English they state, "Cheerio good chap, my buttox is in need of emptying, and thus I need to use the room of which I may empty my feces.  God save the Queen."    

In Soviet Russia, car drives you.

" Oi, get of me lawn you bloody wankers or I'll colour your blue till you can't smoke a fag on the lift anymore. 

Don't hate me, I'm just a product of my environment. 

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Lift

" @Chabbs0 said:

" Although this is an innocent thread, it will end horribly. "

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" As an American learning the ways of British English, I can safely say that the British are overly complex, too complex for their own good.

American English is straight to the point, while being accurate.   When I say I want to use the bathroom, I go like "yo bitches, where's the piss hole?", while in British English they state, "Yo wanka, where's the piss hole?"

British English is stuffy and archaic, American English is streamlined.

" @Wolverine: You mean delivered or dispatched, right? I've never seen 'deployed' I'm afraid, and I'm from Engerloind. That's how we spell it. Also, as an Englishman, born in England, I say I speak 'English', not 'British English'. But, if I were American, I'd be saying 'British English' and 'American English'. "

" So, last night I imported a few Russell Brand stand up DVDs from amazon.co.uk. I had previously seen them many times before, but because I think Russell's stand up in England is by far his best I wanted to own the DVDs. What I noticed was that a lot of words used on the British Amazon site are different than the American counterpart. For example, in America you add items to your "cart", in England you add them to your "shopping basket". Also, in America your items get "shipped", in England they get "deployed". I just thought it was interesting. "

Ain't no English like the Queen's English.

" @Wolverine said:

" So, last night I imported a few Russell Brand stand up DVDs from amazon.co.uk. I had previously seen them many times before, but because I think Russell's stand up in England is by far his best I wanted to own the DVDs. What I noticed was that a lot of words used on the British Amazon site are different than the American counterpart. For example, in America you add items to your "cart", in England you add them to your "shopping basket". Also, in America your items get "shipped", in England they get "deployed". I just thought it was interesting. "

I'm English and I've never seen anything as "deployed". That just seems silly. We used 'shipped' just like everyone else. "

" @KaosAngel said:

" As an American learning the ways of British English, I can safely say that the British are overly complex, too complex for their own good.

American English is straight to the point, while being accurate.   When I say I want to use the bathroom, I go like "yo bitches, where's the piss hole?", while in British English they state, "Yo wanka, where's the piss hole?"

fixed "

" British English is stuffy and archaic, American English is streamlined. "

" @Bones8677 said:

" British English is stuffy and archaic, American English is streamlined. "

You call it streamlined. We call it lazy. "

" @Bones8677 said:

" British English is stuffy and archaic, American English is streamlined. "

You call it streamlined. We call it lazy. "

" Although this is an innocent thread, it will/could end horribly. "

" @Chabbs0 said:

" Although this is an innocent thread, it will/could end horribly. "

I'm starting to understand why this is going to end horribly. "

English from England is the real English. American English is the bastardized form because people like this dickhead:

Mainly the spelling i notice. I moved to Canada form Scotland bout 6 years back and when I came over my wifes friend told me your wrong to say "im going to the toilet" when its correct to say "Im going to use the washroom". I asked her where my final destination was. Told her I wasn't going to bathe in bathroom, for a rest in a restroom and wasn't going to wash in the washroom but if shed rather get more information on what I'm up to I would gladly tell her I was going for a piss.
It'll be universal when Snoop Dogg becomes the official language of Earth. Amazizzle.com has now de-to-the-spatched yo shiiiiiit.

" Oi, get of me lawn you bloody wankers or I'll colour your blue till you can't smoke a fag on the lift anymore. 

Don't hate me, I'm just a product of my environment. 

"

I always find it funny how British press (and CBC in Canada) will report someone being taken to the hospital as so:
"He was taken to hospital..."
Whereas in The States it would be:
"He was taken to THE hospital..."
Or more likely along the lines of:
"He was taken to Fort Sanders Hospital for..."
if there is more than one hospital in the city.

In my country we learn British English, i think its just fine.

One's better for stabbing, ones better for shooting dudes, take your pick.

 "Dispatched" is so British.  

They spell 'tire' really weird. Also, I was playing Typing of the Dead recently, and they use British spellings for words like 'colour' and 'favour' which really throws me off. Write American, dammit!

I love british english <3

Everything I know about England I learned from Top Gear.

Can I bum a fag?

After playing Portal 2, I've actually started to like british english more than american...

" British English is stuffy and archaic, American English is streamlined. "

" English from England is the real English. American English is the bastardized form because people like this dickhead:"

" Can I bum a fag? "

Do you guys have to give Kate a gift or do you just send her a cheque?

You mean good English and bad English?

I've always been strongly pro British English, but the only thing that actually annoys me is the American pronunciation of the letter U as oooooo. It's not ooo, it's you. As in Ubisoft. It's not ooooooooooooooobisoft.

" Although this is an innocent thread, it will/could end horribly. "

" Oi, get of me lawn you bloody wankers or I'll colour your blue till you can't smoke a fag on the lift anymore. 

Don't hate me, I'm just a product of my environment. 

"

" As an American learning the ways of British English, I can safely say that the British are overly complex, too complex for their own good.

American English is straight to the point, while being accurate.   When I say I want to use the bathroom, I go like "yo bitches, where's the piss hole?", while in British English they state, "Cheerio good chap, my buttox is in need of emptying, and thus I need to use the room of which I may empty my feces.  God save the Queen."    

As you can see, American English is far more quicker and to the point. Again, it's different cultures so it's understandable.

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American English is for stupid people, which works out quite nicely.

" I love british english <3 "

"American English is far more quicker and to the point. "

Also, who ever says 'British English?' I'm English and I speak english, plain and simple.

" Oi, get of me lawn you bloody wankers or I'll colour your blue till you can't smoke a fag on the lift anymore. 

Don't hate me, I'm just a product of my environment. 
"

The difference is when I watch a documentary, I understand what they are saying, that's american english. For british english english, I have to rewind it a hundred times in a row because they stutter and say things so fast like everyone can decode their accent. I mean we call it vitamins, they call it vee ta mins. Imagine watching a documentary on that and hearing it a hundred times and rewinding it constantly. That's all i'm saying. With american english, it's straight to the point.

Then again, I didn't mean to sound like an arse, but in my opinion, rewinding it a hundred times because I though I gone daft, trying to figure things out. I just say, oh bollocks, I can't take this anymore, i'm going to stop watching this documentary and leg it. But then again maybe we should appreciate the english because of the royal wedding, which is cracking, or smashing. But everything is going hunky doory easy peasy for me. Well cheerio.

" @KaosAngel said:

"American English is far more quicker and to the point. "

erm....    fail? "

" I didn't mean to sound like an arse"

American English is sexy and seductive

British English makes my ears bleed.