Confusion & More Confusion - Eng UK Vs US

Wouldn't life be easy if we all spoke the same language?

We're not content with coming up with the 6,800 languages that are spoken in the 200 or so countries in the world.

Oh no, we like to complicate things further by having two versions of English. American English, as well as being used in the United States, is taught in schools and to business students as a second language in many countries (Eg : Russia, Japan, the Philippines among others). British (or Commonwealth)

English is used across the United Kingdom and many other countries (Eg : much of Africa – including South Africa, Pakistan, India, Malta, Australia, New Zealand).

So what English have you been brought up to learn?

Maybe you know the basics. In case you don't, the general spelling differences are :

Words ending ise in UK will end ize in USA (eg, realise / realize)

• Words ending our UK will end or in USA (eg, humour / humor)

Do you get confused here on the forum, with interpreting some of the language used that you are Not familar with?

For example-Some common errors:

Chips Vs fries, crisps Vs chips: UK chips are US fries (although the UK does also use the term fries, but only for skinny chips, the fast food kind. (Oh, come on, don't pretend you don't know what they are!). Confused yet? Well, to make it worse…US potato chips are UK crisps.

Football vs Soccer : A complicated one! UK football is usually US soccer, but very occasionally it means rugby. US football is always referred to as American football in UK

Fringe vs Bangs: UK fringe (hair) is US bangs

Holiday vs vacation, Christmas Vs holiday: UK holiday is US vacation. Note that holiday is not used in UK to signify Christmas. Hence, holiday decorations (US) are Christmas decorations (UK). So holiday images in the US will mean Christmas images. But holiday images in the UK will mean travel destinations!!

So guys have you ever got confused in the languages Anywhere?

Some language differences we pick up in day to day life like Lift is an elevator and Soccer is football but when even F n B section, people were going on about Bangs, and i was like 😕 and later realised they were talking about wht i refer to as a fringe in hairstyles.😆

Toh confusion hi confusion - Have you experienced and if yes when?

Love Saira.

We learn't UK english in school, especially when it comes to spelling. The first time that I felt irritated about the two different English was when I started using MS Word. I used to write 'colour' and it would underline it and suggest 'color'. And then there is that whole football and soccer thing and I'm still not sure why the US wants to call that sport 'football'. Then there are pronunciation differences also. But I feel UK english is the original and it will remain so.

I love UK English and ofcourse have been taught that in school.But most of the spellings I use are from US English.Instead of me getting confused between them I thought mixing them both to confuse others will be much better. 😆

Nope I've not got confused between the two... I live in the UK and that's the english I use...

hehe Finally saira sweetie u posted this 👏
well sometimes i do get confused yaar 😆 😆

Thanks dear

LOve,
Gracella

eeeeekkk!! thats confuddling!! i always get confused with ise and ize! i dont know the difference! 😆 😆 oh well... microsoft word corrects me... 😆 and then in notes it makes no diff 😉 😆 ahh... technology 😆

great post saira! 😃

They say USA made a different English. It is not the English rest of the World uses. Its so true. I had some embarrassing situation by using Brit words. And of course teachers got confused caz my spellings changed from Brit to American again and again. I wrote colour and color in the same essay.
Nice topic Saira 😊

Yeah i used to get confused all the time, and I never realized my word changed to US Eng, and i ended up with Z's in everything, lolsss..and i could not remember lots of times if the way i was spelling colour wa the Uk way or the US way. 😆

I got confused all the time 😳

Thanks for responses. 😳 Nice to know i am not alone 😳 in my weird confusing spellings. 😳

Originally posted by: bollycrazy

eeeeekkk!! thats confuddling!! i always get confused with ise and ize! i dont know the difference! 😆 😆 oh well... microsoft word corrects me... 😆 and then in notes it makes no diff 😉 😆 ahh... technology 😆

yeah, i know!😆