Различия в грамматике
| Тема |
AmE |
BrE |
| Present Perfect |
He’s just gone home. |
He’s just gone home. |
| He just went home. |
| have |
take a bath / shower / look etc. |
have a bath / shower / look etc. |
| will/shall |
I will be there. |
I will be there or I shall be there. |
| Where should we go?* |
Where shall we go? |
| Perfect Infinitive |
She must not have come. |
She can’t have come. |
| needn’t |
You don’t need to hurry. |
You needn’t hurry. |
| You don’t need to hurry. |
| Reply Questions |
I can drive. ~You can? |
I can drive. ~Can you? |
| Subjunctive |
It is important that she be told. |
It is important that she should be told. |
| as if/like |
He looks like he’s had a fight. |
He looks as if or like he’s had a fight. |
| Adverbs |
They talked real strange.* |
They talked really strangely. |
| have/have got |
I got a lot of friends.* |
I’ve got a lot of friends. |
| can** |
I see or I can see something. |
I can see something. |
| Infinitive Clause |
We’d like for you to stay. |
We’d like you to stay. |
| We’d like you to stay. |
| Adverb Position |
He probably has left. |
He has probably left. |
| He has probably left. |
| come/go |
Let’s go see the house.* |
Let’s go and see the house. |
| this/that |
Hello, is this Kevin? |
Hello, is that Kevin? |
| Plural*** |
The team is winning. |
The team are or is winning. |
| may/might |
Are you coming? ~I may. |
Are you coming? ~I may do. |
* разг. вариант; ** гл. see, hear, smell, feel, taste; *** собир. сущ. family, team, firm, club и т.п.
Глаголы
| Infinitive |
Past Simple |
Past Participle |
| AmE |
BrE |
AmE |
BrE |
| burn |
burned |
burned or burnt |
burned |
burned or burnt |
| dive |
dived or dove |
dived |
dived |
| dream |
dreamed |
dreamed or dreamt |
dreamed |
dreamed or dreamt |
| fit |
fit or fitted |
fitted |
fit or fitted |
fitted |
| get |
got |
got or gotten |
got |
| lean |
leaned |
leaned or leant |
leaned |
leaned or leant |
| learn |
learned |
learned or learnt |
learned |
learned or learnt |
| plead |
pled or pleaded |
pleaded |
pled or pleaded |
pleaded |
| prove |
proved |
proved or proven |
proved |
| quit |
quit |
quitted |
quit |
quitted |
| saw |
sawed |
sawed or sawn |
sawn |
| smell |
smelled |
smelled or smelt |
smelled |
smelled or smelt |
| sneak |
snuck or sneaked |
sneaked |
snuck or sneaked |
sneaked |
| spell |
spelled |
spelled or spelt |
spelled |
spelled or spelt |
| spill |
spilled |
spilled or spilt |
spilled |
spilled or spilt |
| spit |
spit or spat |
spat |
spit or spat |
spat |
| spoil |
spoiled |
spoiled or spoilt |
spoiled |
spoiled or spoilt |
| wake |
woke or waked |
woke |
woken or waked |
woken |
| wet |
wet |
wetted |
wet |
wetted |
Предлоги и частицы
| AmE |
BrE |
| different from or different than |
different from or different to |
| do over or do again |
do again |
| write smb. or write to smb. |
write to smb. |
| on the street |
in the street |
| on the weekend |
at the weekend |
| in high school |
at university |
| on a team |
in a team |
| in a course |
on a course |
| turn around |
turn round or turn around |
| talk with smb. or talk to smb. |
talk to smb. |
| 9:10 — ten past / after nine |
ten past nine |
| 8:50 — ten to / of / before / till nine |
ten to nine |
| Monday through / to Friday |
Monday to Friday |
| affiliate with |
affiliate with or affiliate to |
| fill out |
fill in |
| the opportunity to do |
the opportunity to do or of doing |
| check smth. out |
check smth. |
Даты и числа
| AmE |
BrE |
| January 18, 2005 or 01/18/2005 |
18 January 2005 or 18/01/2005 |
| 305 — three hundred five |
three hundred and five |
Различия в словаре
| AmE |
BrE |
Перевод |
| administration |
government |
правительство |
| airplane |
aeroplane |
самолет |
| anyplace, anywhere |
anywhere |
где-нибудь, везде |
| attorney, lawyer |
barrister, solicitor |
адвокат |
| apartment |
flat, apartment |
квартира |
| area code |
dialling code |
телефонный код |
| bill |
note |
банкнота |
| busy |
engaged |
занято (о телефоне) |
| cab, taxi |
taxi |
такси |
| can |
tin |
консервная банка |
| candy |
sweets |
конфеты |
| check, bill |
bill |
счет (в ресторане) |
| closet |
cupboard |
шкаф |
| cookie, cracker |
biscuit |
печенье |
| corn |
sweet corn, maize |
кукуруза |
| crib |
cot |
детская кроватка |
| crazy |
mad |
сумасшедший |
| crosswalk |
pedestrian crossing |
пешеходный переход |
| cuffs |
turn-ups |
отвороты (на одежде) |
| diaper |
nappy |
подгузник |
| doctor’s office |
doctor’s surgery |
кабинет врача |
| dumb, stupid |
stupid |
глупый |
| elevator |
lift |
лифт |
| eraser |
rubber, eraser |
ластик |
| fall, autumn |
autumn |
осень |
| faucet, tap |
tap |
водопроводный кран |
| first floor, second floor etc. |
ground floor, first floor etc. |
1 этаж, 2 этаж и т.д. |
| flashlight |
torch |
фонарик |
| french fries |
chips |
картофель-фри |
| garbage, trash |
rubbish |
мусор |
| garbage can, trashcan |
dustbin, rubbish bin |
мусорный ящик |
| gas, gasoline |
petrol |
бензин |
| gear shift |
gear lever |
рычаг коробки передач |
| highway, freeway |
main road, motorway |
шоссе |
| hood |
bonnet |
капот |
| intersection |
crossroads |
перекресток |
| license plate |
number plate |
номерной знак |
| mad |
angry |
сердитый |
| mail |
post |
почта |
| mean |
nasty |
отвратительный |
| movie, film |
film |
фильм |
| nervy |
impudent |
наглый |
| one-way ticket |
single ticket |
билет в один конец |
| pants, trousers |
trousers |
брюки |
| pantyhose |
tights |
колготки |
| parking lot |
car park |
парковка |
| pavement |
road surface |
мостовая |
| pitcher |
jug |
кувшин |
| pocketbook, purse |
handbag |
дамская сумочка |
| potato chips |
crisps |
чипсы |
| railroad |
railway |
железная дорога |
| raise |
rise |
повышение зарплаты |
| recess |
break |
перемена (в школе) |
| rest room, bathroom |
toilet |
туалет |
| resume |
CV |
резюме |
| round-trip ticket |
return ticket |
билет туда и обратно |
| schedule, timetable |
timetable |
расписание |
| sick |
ill |
больной |
| sidewalk |
pavement |
тротуар |
| sneakers |
trainers |
кроссовки |
| stand in line |
queue |
стоять в очереди |
| stingy |
mean |
жадный |
| store, shop |
shop |
магазин |
| subway |
underground |
метро |
| track |
van, lorry |
грузовик |
| trunk |
boot |
багажник |
| two weeks |
fortnight, two weeks |
две недели |
| vacation |
holiday |
отпуск |
| windshield |
windscreen |
ветровое стекло |
| zee |
zed |
буква Z |
| zipper |
zip |
застежка-молния |
Различия в правописании
| Формула |
AmE |
BrE |
| -our ? -or |
color |
colour |
| harbor |
harbour |
| favorite |
favourite |
| -re ? -er |
center |
centre |
| meter |
metre |
| theater |
theatre |
| -ogue ? -og |
analog |
analogue |
| dialog |
dialogue |
| catalog |
catalogue |
| -ll ? -l |
traveled |
travelled |
| canceled |
cancelled |
| modeling |
modelling |
| -ae / -oe ? -e |
encyclopedia |
encyclopaedia |
| paleontology |
palaeontology |
| estrogen |
oestrogen |
| -ise / -yse ? -ize / -yze |
realize |
realise |
| analyze |
analyse |
| criticize |
criticise |
| -ence ? -ense |
defense |
defence |
| license |
licence |
| offense |
offence |
| -ge ? -g |
acknowledgment |
acknowledgement |
| judgment |
judgement |
| aging |
ageing |
|
| AmE |
BrE |
| aluminum |
aluminium |
| ax |
axe |
| behoove |
behove |
| check |
cheque |
| disk |
disc |
| draft |
draught |
| furor |
furore |
| karat |
carat |
| mold |
mould |
| cozy |
cosy |
| donut |
doughnut |
| gray |
grey |
| jewelry |
jewellery |
| curb |
kerb |
| mustache |
moustache |
| omelet |
omelette |
| pajamas |
pyjamas |
| plow |
plough |
| program |
programme |
| specialty |
speciality |
| story |
storey |
| sulfur |
sulphur |
| tire |
tyre |
| whiskey |
whisky |
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