Do Americans and British Speak the Same Language?

A Fun Look at Pronunciation and Vocabulary Differences: American vs. British English.
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Discover the delightful quirks of American and British English! From the contested "Derby or "Clerk" to the charming "lift" vs. "elevator," explore how pronunciation and vocabulary reflect cultural nuances. Dive into playful debates over "biscuits" and "cookies," and enjoy the rich tapestry of two dynamic dialects separated by "The Pond".
Costarring Lindsey of “Ken Goes Cruising: Ken and Lindsey travel again” (YT).
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[@britsonaship]

Now that made us a giggle! Love the nod to Love Actually with the "oh it's the same" comment. From a cruise perspective we always pick up on the nightstand/bedside table and faucet/tap difference in cabin reviews

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Glad you both liked it!

[@loumello8813]

This was fun, thanks for sharing.

[@InnocentsAbroad]

You’re welcome, Lou!

[@sauspud]

This is the best. Love how the ladies are doing each other's accents, that makes it even more special. Such a laugh and the outtake at the end 😂

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 Especially the outtake. This was fun to put together!

[@cruiseforever1281]

Absolutely fantastic. Truly creative. Having spent a lot of time in England, I found myself using the words of the country I was in. When I stop for petrol, I change his nappy.

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 this is a great deal of fun to put together with our friends, along with us for the cruise.

[@andrewcubbage8657]

No, we speak English and you speak American! 😆

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Whatever do you mean? Holly channeled her inner British and Lindsey did her best American 😂

[@lilylovesitaly3932]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CruisingEngineer]

Awww Dude, way too funny!! (Michele)

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 glad you liked it!

[@lilskywalker4491]

That was so fun! Grits.....That was hilarious!! (I'm from the South, grits are yummy!) Love comparisons like this, and it's so interesting how language evolves the way it does, and often so regional. Please do more!

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Hi Lil, I’m glad you enjoyed it! it was a blast to make, and to be honest, there were very few retakes, the girls did that in less than 30 minutes. Of course, being from Southern California, we love grits, but our dear friends from Britain that were with us on this trip most assuredly do not 🤣 Four of us and one other friend are cruising together again, specifically this December, and there are plans already underway for version two! Be sure to check out their channel as well, which you can find in the item description of this video. Thanks for watching - we hope you like the other content on our channel, which is mostly about cruising. Thank you also for taking time to leave a comment!

[@joanfreestone1707]

Here in Australia, we use most words the same as England but also a lot the same as America. I don't know how that came about! Interesting how the same language is used differently in different countries.

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Change in usage and in many cases meaning is a very interesting thing indeed.

[@suelelievre5513]

Hysterical!😂😂😂

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 glad you enjoyed it! It was a bunch of fun to make.

[@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel]

LOL! Fun video!

[@InnocentsAbroad]

It was fun to make!

[@warrenwolf4690]

Thanks for starting my Friday morning with a 😀

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 Happy to be of service, Warren.

[@SoloonaCruise]

This was great for a person who is from neither country and picks and mixes as I please. I had to laugh so hard.

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 I’m glad you enjoyed it, it was terribly fun to make and very tongue-in-cheek. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment!

[@karen6603]

Great Fun 😂😂

[@InnocentsAbroad]

It was, Karen!

[@virtualgardener]

Part two being planned ❤

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Yes it is!

[@linrepboras]

I've always trouble understanding why americans use the word "entrée" for "main course". In french its a dish served before the main course and/or entrance (to a building). In Swedish very similar word (entre/entré) means the same as french and regarding a dish served before the main course, "starter" i beleive it's called in america, is logical being the "entrance" or beginning of a meal. After all american english developed from UK english and how a word can change so much is quite fascinating.

[@InnocentsAbroad]

How the words can change is quite fascinating, absolutely.

[@KenGoesCruising]

We definitely speak English

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Certainly… this was a fun day.

[@lcarocham]

Lived in England for 3 years at a young age and acquired my English there when I return to Venezuela where we had a very strong american cultural influense I had to endure this type of change in vocabulary. All of a sudden I was not wearing trousers but pants, I didnt love bisquits but cookies; not to mention spelling gaffes like "color" instead of "colour" and the likes

[@InnocentsAbroad]

I can imagine all the interesting changes you went through! Thank you for leaving the comment 😊😊

[@anneavenell3691]

My brother who is British is married to an American girl. They met online and did a lot of their courting over FaceTime & the telephone. This was one of their conversations in the early days of their relationship. My brother: what are you eating? SIL: Biscuits Br: What type? I love chocolate ones. SIL: Eeew - who’d have biscuits with chocolate? Br: well what do you have then? SIL: Gravy, same as everyone else! Br: Eeew - that’s disgusting!!! Took them a while to realise biscuits in the UK different from biscuits in the US. Since moving to the US my brother has completely embraced the culture and now refers to biscuits as cookies and I now have to ask him to explain certain things to me when we video call as he now speaks American English 😊

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Thanks for watching, Anne!

[@susanmacgregor426]

🤣🤣🤣 and then there is the Canadian dictionary 🤣 Everyone must have been rolling on the floor laughing while trying to film. Thank you for the outtake

[@InnocentsAbroad]

You’re welcome!

[@claireb999]

Very funny. I dont know how they managed to keep such straight faces. As a Brit, i still have no clue about what a grit is. Also don't know what an American biscuit is, which can, apparently, be eaten with gravy, which may, or may not, be what we call gravy in the UK 🤣🤔

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂 Hi Claire, Grits are like tiny Polenta… just creamy oats in minuscule pieces. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for leaving a comment 😊

[@kriseasterwood2664]

From what I understand, a "biscuit" in America is a scone, but fluffier and buttery. Our(America) gravy is way different than yours. It's made with flour, milk, sausage, and black pepper mostly. You're missing out. Plus I can't tell you how many Brits I've seen declare that American food is much better and flavorful. A bit biased I'm sure, but I haven't seen anyone claim British food is better, except maybe Gordon Ramsey lol

[@TheRochester]

This was so funny & sweet at the same time..I’m British so it was absolutely hilarious to hear this

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Glad you enjoyed it, it was so fun to make!

[@kriseasterwood2664]

Surprisingly alot of the words we use that the U.K. makes fun of us Americans for, they actually invented but stopped using. Can we all agree that all languages have their pros and cons, but it would be stupidly boring if everyone talked the same?

[@InnocentsAbroad]

It would certainly be boring if we were all the same!

[@ROUGUEDRAGONCRAFT]

So cute!

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Thanks!

[@CruisingPeter]

😂 As the saying goes we’re two nations divided by a common language! It’s interesting because I do Americanise some words occasionally to be understood. Once someone thought I was called pizza because was pronouncing my name with a hard t as I would normally (peet-ter) so had to go American (pee-der) so they could understand! The American “risotto” really hurts my ears though. I don’t know why 😆 oh and you missed arugula v rocket…

[@InnocentsAbroad]

😂😂 there are plenty that we missed, we are planning tentatively, a second version when this motley crew gets together again in December.

[@user-bz3oe9yi4b]

Doe you speak american american

[@InnocentsAbroad]

I even spell good, too.

[@user-mj5bl5dy1b]

No such thing as american english. Did americans invent english

[@InnocentsAbroad]

Apparently, at least we place punctuation at the end of our questions 🤣