‘vacation’or
‘holiday’?
‘cell’or
‘mobile’?
‘subway’or
‘underground’?
‘restroom’or
‘toilet/loo’?
‘on the weekend’or
‘at the weekend’?
‘color’or
‘colour’?
‘learn - learned - learned’or
‘learn - learnt - learnt’?
Taking a trip overseas?
It’s great to know those all important differences!
The most commonly mixed-up words and phrases, simply and clearly explained.
I have been teaching English at different levels for many years now and students are always asking me whether words or phrases belong to American English or British English. I am often explaining the slight variations in the language, so I decided to put all of the common and often confusing differences into a book!