ONE language, THREE accents - UK vs. USA vs. AUS English! (+ Free PDF)

[@EnglishwithLucy]

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[@raine4705]

Thank You! I'm Really Bad At English

[@aristoteleskarim7385]

For flip flops can't we also say sandle

[@spielegoetter-music]

bo'ohw'o'wo'er

[@HI-rl8lf]

U was on my recommended what a coincidence

[@roxonetv]

if you want to hear a nice english accents you have to listen Turkey English accents its amazing! :)

[@rue1z]

I just realized that my english is a mix of American, British, and Australian

[@shealwaysread]

And sometimes, it makes my brain stop working😂😂😂

[@farzanahaque7256]

Same

[@thatpinkdude6850]

I'm asian, and I can confirm, I speak all the types of English

[@sunnysunshine8897]

Huh? Where are you from?

[@clocks1026]

@@thatpinkdude6850 same

[@itsactuallyaman]

US: highway Australia: highway UK: thank you Emma and Vanessa for joining.

[@armanrahman593]

😂

[@Careuuu]

😂😂😂 I was waiting for...😂😂😂😂😂

[@geraldlok4139]

Exactly I was waiting as well

[@windymj3816]

so what's the answer ? I also wait for it.. lol

[@d-six4817]

What is it ? I need an answer :D

[@adammortgage2457]

For a non native speaker like me, American english is a lot easier to understand. British english is indeed beautiful in its own way.

[@Enric.]

I bet it's because what we're more used to hear (games, movies, music, series, etc.)

[@Sunrise-gq8tu]

For me it's the opposite.

[@SMaryG]

I can't agree with you. As a foreigner who has always had British teachers or travelled very often to Britain, American accent has always sound less familiar to me. I can't say I don't understand Americans, but it's just a question of ... practice. I try to train my ear to different accents as much as I can. So, thanks for this video Lucy!

[@ahmedal-nabhani6726]

For me it is totally the other way around. It could be because I am currently living in the UK. In all/any ways, the words(vocabularies) can be understood from the context itself; some times LOL 😁. Just pretend like you are elaborating more on the meaning hence you can guess the right definition of it without being awkward or old-fashioned wo-/man.

[@GODLYN1X]

British is the best for tv shows and movies but American English is the best! Also here in America they have said that USA English is the better one

[@Rizzy_K]

Comfort=comforter “That’s so weird!” “In Australia it’s called a DoOnA” 😂

[@AllAirdropUpdates]

In British is duvet 😂

[@mrpelifer1861]

British: The Woods American: Forest Australian: Forest Me: Jungle

[@jeslingeorge2067]

SAME HELP SJDJSJ

[@adelaine7151]

AHAHHA

[@adelaine7151]

Me : animal's habitat/wild place

[@krissilsil5272]

Forest

[@krissilsil5272]

Elijah and Gump

[@lucien1906]

American: flip flops British: flip flops Australian: thongs Me: sLiPpErS

[@nishalfishal]

OMG SAME

[@erenlevi516]

Same 😅

[@aizaaziah1708]

true! same here!

[@hoi8811]

Me: Badslippers😅

[@niraishere771]

SAME HERE 😂😂😂

[@hugoshaw5900]

U.S. : HIGHWAY Australia : HIGHWAY UK : Thank you so much to Emma and Vanessa for coming

[@cc-uv7eu]

lolll i was waiting for her to say what british ppl call it :'(

[@toyotaalphardestima13]

@@cc-uv7eu Most of the time we call it a car park or traffic jam lol

[@joinjemima7115]

@@cc-uv7eu In England we call this a motorway.

[@jenniryan2858]

I think they call it a motorway.

[@rubayetprity7125]

😆😆

[@harriethtw]

Learned some British English when I grew up…every time when I want to say “side walk”, pavement came into my head but then when the word is at my mouth, it feels weird and I always second guess. Some other good ones: rubber/ eraser, torch/ flash light, trash/ garbage. Biscute was a good one. Took time to absorb that.

[@luiza1988]

I love how she pauses her guests in the worst expressions but hers never pauses. Hahahahaha

[@Jeremiah_Auger]

10:37 look at the American girls face, lmao

[@almaansur6907]

Hahaha

[@mikedavidz6161]

Hehehe..

[@RavinduRashan]

😂😂

[@Chynaa_blak]

Im Screamin 😂😂😂 i swear

[@thenonamekid4927]

15:50 I’m from America, and never in my life have I ever heard the term “ABC Store” referring to a place that only sells alcohol… I’ve always grown up with it being called a “Liquor Store”

[@britneyragsdale4345]

Living in the South, where alcohol is heavily regulated, the ABC Store is a specific store, usually in a more rural area and typically the only place to purchase anything stronger than beer or wine.

[@kayxoh19]

I'm from Massachusetts. we call it the packie 😂

[@kayxoh19]

but I call it the liquor store

[@poisonedflowers]

@@britneyragsdale4345 I'm southern as well. The ABC is a specific liquor store, in general we call them all just liquor store

[@jennyschur6687]

@@kayxoh19 also from MA. We love the packie or liquor store.

[@rektdedrip]

As an American, I agree with Lucy's distinction between "woods" and "forest." I grew up in the southern midwest of the US, and "woods" was probably more common than "forest" for any area with many trees.

[@sakkosstuff1514]

Yeah Edit: OMg I finally got 6 likes

[@stay_groovy5174]

Yep same in the south east

[@ryliewhite7480]

i say both

[@charlottewikoff5460]

I’m American and I call it the woods all the time

[@witchygemini6667]

Agreed

[@RichardWane-p3r]

I enjoy watching such comparison because I am a Solomon Islands English teacher who loves to find new effective ways to help me with my diverse speaking students who want to understand and use English to some extent in the future.

[@lydia8948]

“Where’s the toilet? It’s in the bathroom” I couldn’t stop laughing with that one 😂😂😂

[@MarceloArzubialdeRodriguez]

What they understand with "toilet" is not the place, but literally the thing you sit on to leave what you don't need

[@bangta-n-ct6260]

Me too😆😆

[@dixi-chan6410]

@@baneofwolves9767 exactly

[@donnyc9430]

Why's that funny

[@samuelbhend2521]

Swiss Homes have a standard complete Bathroom with everything (small Appartements only have a shower, bc a Bathtub won't fit in). In the recent Decades it became quite fashioned to also have a additional separate little Room with just a Toilet and a Sink, the "Tages-WC" ("Day-Toilet") where often also the Washingmachine/Tumbler is or the Cupboard for cleaning Utensils is located. That's for day use or Guests, so they don't have to go upstairs in the private Family-Bathroom. The "Tages-WC" is mostly located between the Entrance and the Kitchen, conveniently where it's nearest to go to.

[@Фильмыивсетакое-э2д]

Americans: spider English: spider Australians: pet

[@familystephalski6414]

Фильмы и все такое 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Фильмыивсетакое-э2д]

@Street Hawk 🤣🤣

[@kaituaturet8099]

o русский

[@beanburrito1511]

In australia as someone who hates spiders it's referred to as a "fucking spider"

[@aboammarammar7846]

Very true in Australia they are everywhere

[@iw365]

For anyone wondering, us British people call freeways/highways: 'motorways'

[@miraeir]

THANK YOU! That's why I came to the comments

[@genesiusciyus5454]

Me too!

[@PedrooB23]

Thank you, I was looking for it lmao

[@ednaemode5762]

In Australia we have highways, but if a highway is hundreds apon hundreds of kilometres long, then, we call them motorways

[@Megan-colletttttt]

Yeah I was confused when she didn’t say it

[@bonkookie2478]

🇬🇧:Petrol station 🇦🇺:Petrol station 🇺🇸:Gas station And there is in 🇮🇳 we called it Petrol pump🤣

[@sdtedit5165]

🤣

[@bonkookie2478]

@@sdtedit5165 🤭🤭

[@Detson404]

Yeah gas station is just confusing

[@bonkookie2478]

@@Detson404 yes kind of

[@GamerFrisco]

Don't you guys have your own regional languages? 🇮🇳

[@lishajain6723]

Americans: comforter Australians: doona British: Duvet Me :Blanket

[@mariapaul8165]

Yup.. that's Indian right...

[@maymunahmir3357]

It is a motorway.

[@renlibra9811]

Ikr

[@fskyubi5079]

Yeahh its a blanket!!!this people stupid

[@bbycheetahgirl]

I may be british but there all just blankets to me

[@saanvviinarula19]

Vanessa : Flip flops Lucy : Flip flops Emma : Thongs Me : Slippers / Chappal 😂😂

[@breadzeppelin2705]

chappals

[@Irisgomesjmjfaith]

Lol slippers confused my English friend too. What they wear is footwear made of soft material. We call 'peppers' 'capsicum' in India. Since India and Australia were both British territories, I'm pretty sure we got it from the Brits. When I was in school, we learnt both the British English and the American English versions. Now with more English friends it gets really confusing. I can't say pants to mean trousers because it means underwear in England. That one made me laugh like anything.

[@Irisgomesjmjfaith]

@@breadzeppelin2705 That also.

[@jaindaugh509]

OK, I am old enough to remember when these shoes were introduced to the US from Japan after WWII. At that time those were called a lot of different names - Jap Flaps/Slaps Go-aheads (as in constant forward motion needed to keep on feet) sandals and later/now - flip flops People need to remember that in the 1950s things made in Japan were thought of as the same level of 'cheapness' that made in China invokes today.

[@Irisgomesjmjfaith]

@@jaindaugh509 we're Indians in this thread. We call them chappals/slippers.

[@tomofwc]

Yes, we do have duvets in the USA. A comforter is typically a much fluffier thicker blanket. A duvet is typically a thinner blanket.

[@smithrocks1]

The main difference between a duvet and comforter is that a comforter is just one piece of bedding while a duvet requires two separate pieces - an insert and cover. A comforter is usually quilted with the filling evenly distributed, while a duvet has an insert that works as the fill.

[@staciecarrel4492]

@@smithrocks1 yup! Duvet has a protective and decorative cover over a sealed fluffy insert, kinda like the blanket version of a pillow in a pillowcase. Comforter, like you said, is bedding where the fluffy filling is directly inside the decorative fabric. Both the duvet insert and a comforter can be quilted though as it helps keep the fill from bunching up in one spot. Since I mentioned it, a blanket doesn’t have fluffy filling, it’s a piece of thick fabric, sometimes quilted, sometimes woven/knitted. In the rare case a blanket has filling to make it warmer, the filling is nothing more than a thin sheet of poly-fill.

[@deniseholcomb2109]

I thought a duvet was a cover you put over a comforter (kinda like a pillowcase).?

[@christovog]

​@@deniseholcomb2109You're correct.

[@marisatotero630]

@@deniseholcomb2109duvet cover covers a duvet/comforter (the fluffier part)

[@Chris-bn1vt]

Dovet is the one where you have a cover and internals that can be separated. A comforter is one that can't be seperated.

[@APOPHISCA]

my english be like: *AUSMERICANTISH*

[@no_name_1987]

YES! EXACTLY! 🤣

[@albahrayn4287]

Yeah,I actually don't know which accent I use tho lol

[@reshmaparveen9263]

From where you?

[@albahrayn4287]

@@reshmaparveen9263 I'm from indonesia

[@albahrayn4287]

@@reshmaparveen9263 alright sure,you can DM me,my IG account is @rayn77_business

[@amirayuzri7571]

My accent: Elementary school: American Secondary school: British What I speak: Australian

[@kiaxoy]

Haha i speak australian accent even though im not Australian But with my teachers i speak normal english with no accent (most likely to be American)

[@vismayavipin5594]

Yes

[@vismayavipin5594]

@@siyamishra1610 oh fk

[@vismayavipin5594]

@@siyamishra1610 ARMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@siyamishra1610]

@@vismayavipin5594 armyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy💜

[@shujaulhaq5816]

American: human British: human Australian: *mate*

[@DarrylLyons]

I fixed it: American: human British: sometimes mate Australian: always mate :

[@dasren]

dude aussies say mate much more than british

[@Sherp-mk9vy]

Dude Australians says mate all the time what do u mean lol

[@darklightning9319]

Legit, g'day mate

[@shujaulhaq5816]

oh shit wtf did i typed so sorry i'll edit it

[@English-Mark]

We called it "the woods" in the Southern US. Forest is used for a large area that usually has a name.

[@VihMelchior]

That's what happens when you learn English on the internet, your accent becomes a mix of everything

[@spiritualsnail1584]

EXACTLY lol, and you use the different words indiscriminately

[@denisandrei8872]

For real.

[@1gmontana]

accent and vocabulary, and you know whats crazy.. i never even thought about that🤦🏾‍♂️

[@siva_subramaniam]

Hahaha

[@pretty948]

Ik and I'm not even American or Australian or English 😂

[@Muneeb100]

UK people to americans: where is the toilet? Americans: its in the bathroom

[@zafarinc]

Lmfao

[@relaxationfeeling3543]

how about w.c?

[@cacazaza]

wheres the RESTROOM

[@privateprivate5302]

we call it restroom, toilet, bathroom, ladies room...if you're a health care worker: The pisser, the WHIZard, the WATER BILL

[@goldenbananacaveman9899]

Loo

[@Torty03]

British: Lorry Australia: Truck US: Tractor Trailer Germany: LASTKRAFTWAGEN

[@kriegerkralle3875]

Ja isso 😂

[@essik6763]

Ja, aber man kürzt es auch mit LKW ab😂

[@proges]

in Italy : Camion or Autotreno (as far as I know, even in France they call it camion)

[@klugscheier1644]

@@proges anch' io avrebbero detto camion ma parlo tedesco 😂.

[@lo9850]

😂😂😂

[@ZLLi661]

non Melbournian Aussies would say: -Truck or semi-trailer; the toilet is usually separate from the bathroom, so you would say the toilet/ dunny/ loo if you wanted to use that and in rural Australia you will find on properties the toilet is located outside of the house and known as the dunny / loo/ outhouse / thunderbox, knows as the thunderbox as thunder occurs in there at times...; Forest/ The Bush; petrol station/ service station/ servo; pants/ trousers.

[@VortexOfficial]

18:40 You forgot to say motorway 🛣

[@sodie7841]

Who tho?

[@radhakrishnadas676]

What about Roads ?

[@maite_cerv276]

Is that what you call a freeway in the uk

[@duycuongnguyen5754]

In Vietnam we call its my way ! 😁

[@greasygrisha2706]

The main road

[@jayjaygaming8625]

For the “Tractor Trailer”, as an American, if someone said that, I would be confused. We typically call them trucks, semis, or semi-truck. Also, for the “ABC Store”, I have never heard anybody in America call it that. We typically call it a Liquor Store. If you call it an ABC Store, you may get a weird/confused look

[@AJAlv]

Even more specific, here in TX you'll hear us called them 18-wheelers.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Yea, never heard "ABC store" either. Party store or liquor store in the US, though more and more alcohol is being sold at big grocery chains like Walmart.

[@beckymyers9528]

I'm in the US too and I have never heard of an ABC store. It's liquor store or Beer distributor for us

[@criellamine]

i agree

[@Lotus235_]

Can confirm as an American because both confused me, I was like "Tractor trailer?" and "Wth is an ABC Store?! That's a liquor store-"

[@360lootgoon3]

We also call a forest “the woods” here in America. Being from the Northeast, I agree a “forest” generally refers to a huge area of trees, whereas just a couple acres or a small lot is just “woods”.

[@davroscaan1318]

Agree. When I was a kid, my parents' home in the midwest had three acres of trees in the back of a five acre lot. We always referred to it as 'the woods'. A trip to the forest meant that we were probably heading to a national park.

[@rolandhansen812]

I agree - Forest to me is a larger wooded area. I live in the woods (I have three acres of trees in the four acres of land I own) I don't live in a forest. That picture they showed was definitely just the woods

[@stevegoldstein3402]

Agreed. In the mid west we call it “the woods” as well. No one in there right mind would call something a forest that isnt. Also the American and Australian were only going off a small photo.

[@kitsuneuzumaki1094]

We New Englanders call it 'the woods'

[@Can_Head]

For example, you may see the woods off the side of a road, but you can go hiking in the forest.

[@Jannatul_Nayem_smlm]

When she say "my whole life is a lie" That crack me up..😆

[@oliva8390]

British: chips Australian: hot chips American: french fries Japanese: fried potato

[@Dorumondaaa]

British : crisps Australian : chips American : chips Japanese : potato chips (pota-chi)

[@constantinemawthoh2631]

India: Alu chips

[@noteva1938]

In Russia and Kazakhstan as well, кортошка фри - fry potato

[@dishakar8923]

@@constantinemawthoh2631 Exactly

[@ishandas2674]

@@constantinemawthoh2631 ya alu tikki XD

[@sarahdahne9644]

American English : comforter Australian English : doona British English: Duvet Me: Blanket

[@elizaecuador]

Meee

[@dmmundas8581]

Yass

[@vickyk962]

😅😅😅same! I wonder in what county they say Blanket

[@rainbowgirl949494]

Victoria Khinchagova probably the non native english speakers😂 english text books aren’t the most usual, we have to teach ourselves so much to not get laughed at😩

[@pigstrotters4198]

My English : my wife

[@Shibziroo]

Americans: flip flops British: flip flops Australians: thongs Filipinos: *weapons*

[@amazingly._perfect6725]

Indians: Bazooka

[@loop5720]

Chinese: Stonks market

[@andreaqf]

HAHAHHAHAHH

[@coryzhr]

arabians : knifes

[@maninedoow5895]

😂😂😂

[@LatinaBunny21]

Interesting! :) Thanks for the informative video! (American here) You didn’t say what do folks in the UK call the highway? Motorway, I guess?

[@dianalucchelli6366]

american: apartment australian: apartment british: flat me: LivInG rOom

[@vishnusudhakaran6278]

In India also living room

[@its_sabah2909]

VISHNU SUDHAKARAN in India its banchord

[@ПолинаКимми]

In Belarus at schools: Apartment, flat and living room 😂

[@anacecilia1125]

Yesss!! when the picture came out I said "living room" 🤣🤣🤣

[@adeebahussain9048]

I said the exact same thing aswell 😂😂😂😂

[@kigglz6871]

I’m from New York, and I use both “the woods” and “forest”. I generally call a smaller group of trees “the woods” and a larger group a “forest”.

[@rubinadhankwala3615]

kigglz15 Lol same here, I moved to New York when I was three but then moved back to India, and when I was twelve I moved to Canada and now it's been two years since I'm living in Canada. The profile pic is of my mom not me, lol. I miss New York though. I miss queens and Times Square and Manhattan. Waaaa

[@maineventjr1685]

Same in louisiana

[@Srushti_dhepe]

We call it jungle....😉

[@noullagray4248]

i’m from england and for me it sort of depends on what type of trees. i generallly call a group of lighter green trees ‘woods’ and darker evergreen trees as a ‘forest’

[@Mrsuman-gt3qb]

I think 🤔 Many Live tree call 🌳 forest and cut or pcs tree 🌳 woods. 😜😂

[@eiregirl317]

As an American, I'd say the woods if they're in like the city or someone's backyard. But I've NEVER heard of an ABC store. We'd call them either a liquor or package store. Also, the pavement can be used for what you walk on or drive on ("pound the pavement"). Additionally, while we don't usually use duvet, we do have duvet covers that go over your comforter. Especially if you have a plain white one or just want to change up the look of your comforter without having to buy a new one.

[@pwalker827]

Exactly

[@pwalker827]

I think we were misrepresented 😂

[@PuertoRicanqueen90]

Exactly but for liquor store we also say corner store... I've never heard of a package store before

[@PuertoRicanqueen90]

@@pwalker827 I totally agree.. We we try totally misrepresented lol

[@brooke4768]

I grew up in West Virginia and currently live in ohio after moving 10 years ago. I have never heard anyone describe a wooded area as a forest UNLESS they were speaking about a rain forest. We go hiking in the woods. We go hunting in the woods. We go shed hunting in the woods. I would say more “country” states say woods rather than forest.

[@3MinEnglishWithAI]

Learning English is always fun for me.

[@aaryanhoque2979]

🇺🇸: Disney 🇬🇧: Disney 🇦🇺: Sidney

[@Leanaaaaaaaaaa]

Im dead 🤣

[@lchapo6698]

Dad joke

[@Jostra_FAME]

This comment is underrated lmao

[@sslayzm]

HAHAHA LOL

[@criptovida]

You made it right Lmao.

[@federicoferrara8189]

American: Simplified British: Traditional Australian: Exotic

[@Klaratchi]

American: simplied British: honhonhon croissant. Australian: let's take some old british, with some exotic and American please

[@itsstar4561]

Pretty much..

[@itsstar4561]

I was actually very surprised by a lot of these lmao

[@seriesexoticas8615]

true

[@Purpetrat0r]

That's a very American way of simplifying it, lol

[@porenesianparapio6934]

British :- Duvet Aus:- Doona Usa:- Comforter Me:- Blanket?

[@Patty.just.exists]

Ikr

[@letslearn7562]

Same

[@alif360]

I think blanket is thinner than duvet and also it's furry.

[@christakpan]

Same but my mom calls them a duvet

[@vapuuu]

Samee

[@RootBoyJim]

The Woods is a Small Local Forest, probably Nearby or Between Towns. The US was One Big Forest when we got here.

[@joji889]

America: Forest Australian: Forest Uk: The woods Me: Jungle

[@mohamedzin442]

I'am algerian love america💗💗

[@erwinawado3744]

This really hits haha I love jungle

[@zlotrt]

lmao same 😂

[@LUKMANHAKIM-ok7ly]

in malaysia we usually use jungle / forest

[@issatowers2934]

in nj we use the woods sooo

[@ranhill62]

In the US, if you were to adk, "Where's the nearest ABC Store?" you'd die of thirst before you get an answer. "Liquor Store" is what they're commonly called.

[@alexfalardeau1520]

Package store or packie is fairly common too, or at least in the north east.

[@lizzyy6721]

If someone asked me where an abc store is i'd die of laughter- ;-;

[@ChickentNug]

@@alexfalardeau1520 definitely not the case in the northwest. I live in Idaho and havent heard that one before

[@jackmalone9258]

@@ChickentNug State store or liquor store in the Philadelphia area.

[@roundraccoon6141]

I would tell you to either go to Hawaii or Vegas to go to an ABC store. It's a store chain.

[@ashleyjessee5953]

I’ve lived in three different areas of the U.S. and I’ve never heard it called an ABC store. It’s called a liquor store. That’s what everyone I’ve ever known calls it.

[@jonnyrodriguez1332]

Yes.. really love Lucy's tutorials classes on English pronunciation...I'm pleased you also do..how often do you watch her?

[@danielavallejos3010]

Exactly! I said the same thing when I saw the picture :)

[@jonnyrodriguez1332]

@@danielavallejos3010 good morning from here

[@shizabox]

The ABC store is only in certain states

[@danielavallejos3010]

:)

[@KiraJenLove]

I am an American, and I would call it a "liquor store", not an "ABC Store". If you're in the military, it's called a 'Class 6 store". To us, "trousers" sound like something an old man wears with suspenders. Also, to us, "pavement" is the substance the road is made out of.

[@Zygon13]

I'm Australian but would call them trousers.

[@devindalton4688]

I think people tend to forget that the U.S. has a fairly diverse set of accents itself, just like the U.K. and Australia. A California accent doesn't sound like a Tennessee accent, and a Tennessee accent doesn't sound like a Rhode Island accent, and so on.

[@Rockhound6165]

Hell, a North Jersey accent doesn't sound like a South Jersey accent.

[@aemrt5745]

LOL, my California wife and kids chuckle at my nasal Michigander vowels.

[@goldfishgumbie5462]

@@aemrt5745 you mean the Superior accent

[@toytoytoi1]

Ctfu N.W., S.W., or N.E.DC DOES NOT SOUND LIKE SE DC

[@HistoryBluff137]

West Virginian (me) is pretty unique too. In fact, the Appalachian accent is closer to Elizabeth in English than modern UK English because of the historic, geographical isolation of the Appalachian region.

[@antwan179]

British: Hulk American: Hulk Australian: Shrek

[@adelelelellesong5821]

Antwan Rose I don’t call it Shrek... I know the difference

[@wowzerssssssssss]

stolen comment

[@mauricioubillusmarchena6660]

@@adelelelellesong5821 it's a joke dude

[@adelelelellesong5821]

Mauricio Ubillús Marchena 😑 I get it

[@marshallzingkhai889]

This strange relationship between Shrek and Australian accent in my mind.

[@Hadnigga]

American: comforter Australian: Doona British: duvet Me: blanket

[@rsviolin1984]

I've definitely heard of duvet covers - usually a separate piece of material to cover a comforter or "duvet".

[@sharonpieters2224]

Me too I have only heard comforter 3 times in my 11 year life and this is the third time

[@bygoneamelia]

Haha...But It is Doona..

[@YaHussain3_1_3]

Same

[@bolenglishbol3361]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp7WlXSlir6NrdE

[@JacobKawagekamane]

I really enjoyed your English lesson. Now I found out that I am using all these three different accents without knowing where to use correct ones. I'd love to learn more from all of you ladies 😊. Really appreciate your great help in learning English Language. I'm your big fan ❤❤.

[@strawberrieeMilky]

I’m an American and I have never heard of ABC store. We call them “liquor stores” where I live.

[@sherylhunter5026]

Or package store in places in the south.

[@denkikaminari1178]

Same

[@rabiyasyne621]

Summer Schilling we say 'RUMSHOP.'

[@TJX1138]

"Alcoholic beverage control (ABC) states, generally called control states, are 17 states in the United States that, as of 2016, have state monopoly over the wholesaling or retailing of some or all categories of alcoholic beverages"...such as distilled spirits / liquors...ergo, an "ABC Store" is often used to refer to the place where this type of alcohol is sold in these States (and this is actually on the sign of the store). But you can buy beer or wine pretty much anywhere (doesn't have to be an ABC store).

[@bigbandzz5108]

black people do in the south

[@bambamnj]

ABC Store, this is a local term and I would says most Americans would have no idea what she was talking about if she told them she was at the ABC Store, they would probably think she was buying educational material for her children. The common term in the US would be the Liquor Store or maybe even the Packaged Goods Store. Just adding an additional comment as someone reminded me. In the US many States allow what I will call "soft liquor" to be purchases in general grocery stores. So you can buy things like beer and wine at your regular grocery, but "hard liquor" you would have to go to the liquor store/package goods store, because those places have to have a liquor license to sell it. Also, many bars will have a package goods store where you can also purchase bottled liquor to take home.

[@johnsacco9897]

Yes I am from the Boston, MA area. It is most commonly called a liquor store, or the packie short for package store. Very common when I was in high school for someone to say I got someone to go to the packies for me. I have never heard the term ABC store. Interesting.

[@timothyharshaw2347]

NJ here, it's called liquor store here

[@susu1946]

ABC Stores exist in only 17 states. Those states do not allow retail package liquor to be sold by anyone but the state's Alcohol Beverage Commission. It is kind of depressing to reside in such a state as there is never a "sale" on prices and absolute nothing but hard liquor is sold in an ABC store. I was in Virginia on a 7 month work contract and discovered ABC Stores. I have no idea what states make up the other 16, but apparently NC is one of them. The number of locations of ABC stores is also limited as there is no competition allowed in the sale of hard liquor in those states. I was in Fairfax, VA for that 7 months and only found ONE ABC Store in that city.

[@boxingandbbq3596]

@@susu1946 Correct, most areas in the states it's simply "Liquor Store"..."common wealth" states have "ABC Stores"...and in Maryland the liquor store is "the bar", not to be confused with an actual bar that you sit in.. rediculous I know.

[@nicholasespinoza9610]

@@timothyharshaw2347 I live in South Jersey by PA and I think they call them ABC or state stores in PA but definitely liquor stores in NJ.

[@ZubairAli-ye8vt]

British: Duvet Australian: Doona American: Comforter Me: Blanket 😂 I wonder where that I get that from.

[@Natalia-tq6wv]

Blanket is different, it's that you cover duvet with in order to protect and wash easily).

[@apfvm9145]

Here in my country we called it bed cover. And blanket is on the top of bed cover

[@deloran8530]

It's bed cover

[@srijanbansal6078]

Razai

[@blackketapink890]

Same here can't understand anything

[@dutchy1121]

Cannot resist telling this story, I was talking with a British friend while driving down the George Washington Memorial Parkway, she said. "I never could understand why Americans drive on a parkway and park on a driveway." She was spot on.

[@simarjsingh]

Britisher: Where's the toilet? American: In the bathroom.

[@elmo7608]

Britisher

[@sophiepybus]

Britisher? We aren't britishers..we are brits..

[@long_term_karma9899]

@@sophiepybus ikr

[@eiraarmandas7895]

In Indonesia we call toilet, restroom, bathroom. So if you in Indonesia and you asking where's the toilet, restroom or bathroom they will know it

[@paff4eg]

@@sophiepybus oh, don’t be worried about that, he can’t even pronounce that :))

[@sashaberry2609]

I'm french and I just realised that when I speak english I mix all of these.. I guess teachers at school in France just didn't tell us the differences between cultures, that's too bad! Very interesting video

[@teresaantonio5867]

yes, same here to bad.

[@isabellearsenault8934]

​​@@teresaantonio5867I agree with you ! I live in Québec ( a french province of Canada ) I suppose I have learned canadian english at school but I love the british accent ! I wish I'll have the opportunity to go visit England one day...I wish to go to USA and Australia also ! I'm happy to listen to these videos today. Thank you Lucy ! Have a great day everybody !

[@sarrasinlucide2889]

Il fut un temps où l'anglais enseigné en France était British, depuis le l'avènement à grande échelle des séries américaines et le fait que les étudiants en langue anglaise ne choisissent plus principalement la Grande Bretagne pour leurs études nous avons de plus en plus un anglais scolaire moins homogène. Par contre ce qui me frappe c'est le nombre de mots français ou ayant une base française c'est hallucinant 😮

[@waqasmughal1549]

same

[@KateWas]

Yes. I was taught the same way. Years later I started learning about the difference and chose BrE

[@amyhatch3761]

I moved to Australia and I remember being told about the dress code on my first day at work. My manager said that I couldn't wear "thongs" and I told her it was none of her business 😂

[@karma-queenofflames376]

Lol!

[@bharatsuradkar6776]

Lol😂😂😂

[@zoeskyla]

😆

[@vimbeey]

😅😅

[@valhallaascend]

Lmaooo

[@simonwilson1686]

Lucy - Isn't it Off Licence - To license is the verb, but the certificate is a licence - The term off licence means it is outside the alcohol licencing laws, which years ago was very restrictive

[@justcallmed933]

No one: Not even a soul: Lucy: * stops girls so we can see funny faces * :D

[@carlroy1865]

Hey guys look up "the truth about vaccines" please i urge you "the truth about vaccines"

[@diyaadak9180]

XD

[@beguilingg]

U have 666 likes so I made it 667 :D

[@ninx_playz1503]

FINALLY somebody who noticed all those faces the girls look like when she pauses them bruh 😂

[@briannaengland6225]

@@carlroy1865 I've NEVER been to the hospital. weel twice once when I fell off my brothers home-made zip-line and broke my left shoulder and another time when I hade to have nose surgery b'cuz the inside flapy thinies were over grown and I couldn't breath properly. But neither times I went under anustiesiua. I was awake during the prosiedure on my nose. The doctor broke emy nose and pieced it back together. and then for my should I just got x-rays and a cast nothing else. And I've never had a shot beside for the nose surgery to numb the pain before he broke my nose anddrilled away some pieces of it. For about a month after the surgery I was afraid to sneeze b'cuz I thought I might blow pieces of my nose off. LOL. I had this surgery when I was 11 on march 17th 2017 .

[@mandarue5104]

I am American and I have never ever heard of a store that only sells alcohol to be referred to as an ABC Store. We call those stores a liquor store.

[@AnnandRR]

I agree. I live in the NE US, and we would call this a liquor store, or in New England (in the far Northeast), this would be called a package store [Edited to avoid misunderstanding}

[@carmelasicurezza]

yeah I'm in WA and OR and we call them liquor stores

[@jamievancourt6599]

Visit Virginia. ABC = Alcohol Beverage Control. The state controls the sale of all “Hard Liquor”, beer and wine can be purchased at stores.

[@Ari-hn7gd]

In the south, particularly VA and NC it’s called the ABC store.

[@michaelmolloy365]

@@carmelasicurezza More Poms in WA. The rest of the country call 'em Bottlo's. lol

[@Magdra]

Lucy, as far as using "woods" vs. "forest", it depends in America. The woods generally signifies a small wooded area, while a forest is a larger one.

[@laurencecopnall1]

didn't lucy explain it tho? at 9:09

[@GrumpyBearRawr]

I agree. I'm from Indiana and we call it the woods. I guess we think of forests as heavy pine tree areas like Yellowstone or BC Canada.

[@USAR8888]

Yeah I'm from Illinois and I don't think I've ever really used the word "forest" in my life. We always called woodland type areas "the woods". I've even worked for farmers that would call it "the timber", but that's more of a rural expression. Maybe because where I'm from here in the Midwest there really aren't huge forests so it's not a common word.

[@brandonfj5811]

@@USAR8888 you're right there's a difference like saying grassland or plains

[@janwilcox4777]

I was born and raised in North Carolina and I've always called it the woods. The only time I would use forest is if I was talking about a very large wooded area, e.g, the Smoky Mountain National Forest.

[@ODTU06]

I grew up in North Carolina and we said both duvet and comforter in my family... we also said woods and forest...

[@Z107.X0]

Me a Brit with an American mum, and Australian dad: *You dare to challenge me, in my own game?*

[@bageljade2165]

Wait that’s so cool

[@yooooo8600]

how'd you get the british accent then tho

[@alialhaj515]

What a mix 👏 🤣

[@magmalin]

What game?

[@Z107.X0]

YOOOOO I- I'm British- I WAS BORN IN ENGLAND-

[@Khushi-gj7zl]

American: Gas station British: Petrol station Australian: Petrol station Indian: PeTrOL PuMp

[@senorita6750]

😂🤣🤣

[@newvision7504]

True

[@user-lu2ms6zn7g]

😂😂 right

[@no-pc2ib]

😂true

[@rajeshrangaswamy9190]

india: Thel baroo

[@chelseythompson5167]

Also as an American, I have NEVER heard someone call a liquor store and ABC Store. It’s literally a liquor store.

[@postresconyasmin9990]

I have

[@ChanelM5]

I have.... its what we call it. Maybe its a regional thing.

[@zaza-tn8zr]

Right? Lol

[@PuertoRicanqueen90]

Faccttsss or a corner store

[@walterramirez6613]

I always call Liquor store not ABC Store.

[@james.b.mcgill]

In America we also sometimes call a highway a freeway. The reason is because before the federal interstate system, roads like that usually included having to pay a toll. The freeway could be driven on for free with no toll.

[@eliza3412]

The faces they paused on is killing me 😂😂

[@trapbunniebubbles1865]

Sammmmeeee 😭✋🏼

[@vanessavaldez9780]

Same 😂

[@vanessavaldez9780]

Same 😂

[@Shutterbugana]

Same bro

[@electrocat9]

What faces ?!

[@hdejjnfhfhr]

America : Flip Flops UK : Flip Flops Australia: Thongs Me : They’re just slippers..

[@sooya_hannie7944]

Fr🧍‍!! I also say tht..

[@hrishikeshp8960]

You from India?

[@hdejjnfhfhr]

@@hrishikeshp8960 Yes 😎

[@Mboogie69]

I’ve heard them called thongs in the US as well. Since the g-string/thong has become more common, flip-flops is most dominant

[@live-simply-n-beautifully3835]

I’m from the US I also used tongue for flip flops

[@kirahengevoss5122]

American here: we do use duvets, and the alcohol shop is called a “liquor store.” But- what is the highway in British English?

[@rebeccasegolin]

Im also curious

[@usanian83]

It’s called a motorway

[@quickfingers5979]

Each motorway has its own identifying number after the letter M. M1, M2 etc. but the M25 is less of a motorway and more of a car park...parking lot...ahhh whatever. Being English in America sucks sometimes.

[@acrossthestreet1190]

It's like a overhead bridge

[@zxcvbnm04]

a motorway.

[@WynnCherubin]

I'm American and I just started working for the UK market in my job. This was very helpful. I will say though, I was with Vanessa until you got to the store where you buy the alcohol. Everyone I know just calls it a "Liquor Store". I was today years old when I found out what ABC stands for. I've only ever heard of ABC Liquor which is a specific, branded store. Also, I would just say truck but I believe people that live in more rural areas or people that know a lot about trucks would say "tractor trailer". Anyway, super helped video. Thanks!

[@goldeadpool3367]

U.S : She's right Australia : She's right UK : She's not wrong

[@hiiammona462]

I can’t stop laughing at this 😂😂😂

[@mammadlin]

Ahahahahah rightt))))

[@daminisrivastava6849]

😀😀

[@ishaasigbey4681]

@@mammadlinhi

[@ishaasigbey4681]

@@daminisrivastava6849 hi

[@jeffboyack938]

I’m from Illinois in the US and “the woods” and “forest” are almost completely interchangeable but using the word forest is definitely for bigger areas of trees.

[@fredkay6743]

UK here, "the woods" is basically just a term to describe a small, unnamed collection of trees. A forest is much larger and older and is typically named, for example the ancient Savernake Forest. Other terms include a copse or coppice which is an area of privately owned trees which be fenced off, which may be used for commercial purposes like firewood or sap. There is also a grove which is usually a very small plot of land where trees grow with minimal undergrowth.

[@ahhhrealmonsters]

same and also from illinois. i wonder if it's different from state to state.

[@isaacsanders8444]

From Illinois, never heard of a semi being called a tractor trailer

[@graceface276]

I’m from IL too and I have always called it the woods

[@jeffboyack938]

Isaac Sanders I have heard it a few times but it’s definitely called a semi here! :-)

[@neptunesdaughter7493]

America: forest Australia: forest UK: The woods Me: jungle 😂

[@stapstap-tv9hi]

In persian pronunce is jangal

[@Asifansari-jp3dv]

Van

[@J1X5]

Me: big tree place

[@FreethoughtsOnline]

Early British settlers to the US called them woods...until they realised how big they were.

[@Lancer2004]

I live in the U.S. born and raised. It's the woods and the forest!!! A jungle is a rainforest like the amazon!

[@johna5599]

Just came across English WITH LUCY videos found them to be very interesting and entertaining. I learned a lot how different we talk plus she’s very fun.

[@CameraExplorer]

The missing British answer at the end was 'Motorway'.

[@sigutjo]

Thanks

[@americangroundhopper]

The US has a bunch of words - highway, interstate, freeway (in California), parkway

[@h3nk3r39]

Thanks. Im even rewind to verify if she mention it. But she didn't.😖

[@jaykrom852]

I was hoping someone would mention it down here!

[@gregjorda3080]

whats bad about this phrase is if its not an electric car the term is inaccurate...cars have engines that power them...a motor is electrical

[@iustinepanu4213]

American: sometimes similar to British Australian: expect the unexpected

[@wolfgirl28]

S2k Rom haha thanks mate. All us Aussie’s speak weirdly, huh? Lol

[@leonatl8621]

the australian is more like the british

[@leonatl8621]

I feel like. Ifl. Mybe not hahaha sorry

[@Anita-gm4fe]

Ooo

[@Nitro-rx4og]

S2k Rom you can’t compare squeakers to normal speaking people

[@mikemamesah539]

Vanessa: this is a Comforter Emma: weird, it's a Doona Lucy: It's a Duvet Me who calls them blanket : **visible confusion**

[@vandanaarora2215]

omg literalyy!!!!!

[@Sullinmyheart]

I can tell you never made your bed

[@dyme917]

I'm utterly confused too. I just called those blankets

[@dimenisrael]

In South Africa 🇿🇦

[@angiemota83]

Saaame

[@GermanFEDOROV-fz2og]

Hello, I'm German Fedorov; I'm from Los Angeles, California in the US and I'm pleased to meet you. My brother, who is from Australia, and my sister, which is from England, helped me to write down each word for the picture.

[@js-qg9ij]

I'm American. I've never heard of ABC store, it's a liquor store. We also say the woods, and some people say thongs for flip flops, rain boots can also be called rubbers, we have freeways and expressways, trousers and slacks.

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

How about parkways and .... Britches?🤔

[@Zlist1994]

i'm from Virginia and we have ABC stores to buy hard liquors. but now I live in California and they don;t have ABC stores and instead you can buy hard liquor at a gas stations or 7/11's even after 9pm.

[@sbilalahmed]

It's mean they don't know exactly

[@MaximPodbereznyy]

When I travel to the states I am looking for a liquor store and never heard of any ABC stores

[@pattyjordan7620]

We also have duvets and freeways.

[@koolandblue]

As an American, I can say I’ve never heard of an “ABC store.” I’ve always called it a “Liquor Store.”

[@MrBdoleagle]

probably North Carolinian english

[@cmldzab9438]

Yeah in NC we have abc stores. That’s the legit name of the store that sells alcohol lol

[@mariasolano4843]

I am not American however I was raise in America and I never heard of such a thing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@topbitchindiz]

Agreed... Some other differences too.

[@chaawesome]

@@MrBdoleagle I'm a North Carolinian and I would've said "Liquor Store", but I've heard of "ABC Store"

[@chitraprabhu1937]

I just realised that I use a mix of American, British and Australian English. I could understand most of the 3 countries' words.

[@dorafamousfive2376]

Means yur special dear

[@jannusheri6614]

I am also

[@cathluna8756]

Sameee

[@MiraasbyMariyamDawood]

Same. That comes with being Indian. Especially the British and US ones. British English was taught in schools to us and what we hear today in popular medias is American one so we use best of both. Like British Chips but Amrican way of saying fries but as children we used to refer to as fry as chips

[@rosmaintan2703]

So do i

[@JeiJei_theAutivert]

When Emma said that old people in Australia say "trousers," it actually made so much sense to me. Because that meant the old people she described were veterans of when Australia was under the British empire.

[@jxidxnexe5817]

For everyone wandering the last one for British is motorway (cuz she didn’t say it and I’ve seen a lotta ppl question)

[@Maria-tl1lm]

She didn't say it. She's too busy looking at herself.

[@ananyahariharan6834]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIuyeGCIfqucm9k

[@carolcarol3938]

thank you....I was wondering

[@greghudson6861]

Isn't it also sometimes called a dual carriageway, or is that an antiquated term?

[@JF-xh8tt]

@@greghudson6861 yes dual carriageway is used in Britain

[@ladymorgana2600]

UK: Bathroom USA: Bathroom Australia: Bathroom South Asian : Washroom

[@x.multistan.x9057]

@@apostlejohnsonsuleman2720 no Islam is the correct religion do not follow Christianity follow the only true religion which is Islam

[@doge5603]

Me: _THE SHITHOUSE_

[@chanchalnishanth8117]

Which South Asian?!

[@shivuprasad4333]

We use wash room for public ones

[@yaman1103]

@@x.multistan.x9057 what

[@lainbo_2454]

American:Apartment Australian:Apartment British:Flat Me: living room

[@euphoricviolet5488]

Ikr that was a living room 🤣

[@Razzkk]

haha yesss

[@Ace.C19]

British people also say apartment (rarely)

[@_meiikers_9795]

Me: apartflat

[@rufatubes]

That was my first thought too when looking at the picture... If she had shown it from the outside though... Here (the Netherlands) some will call a living room in a flat (-building) an appartement though. 😎👍

[@EpicNatureRelaxing]

Very interesting video with three beautiful teachers of English.

[@marlowelacse735]

"Does a video of UK vs. USA vs. AUS English" Canadians, Irishes, Singaporeans and other countries using English as a medium: *am I a joke to you*

[@TLColferable]

I'm shore she's soory aboot that, eh

[@marlowelacse735]

TLC HELPP??? JHJHASDFG

[@privateaccountuser2333]

Yes, you're a joke in MOST countries - but affectionately so. Because we know you won't get mad about it. And if you do, the worst you'll do is start a hockey game about it. And only a few people care about hockey anyway. It's like the Canadian version of NASCAR. So don't break your "Sunglasses At Night" over it, running back to the "Summer Of '69" Honey, because your "Heart Will Go On" afterall. Just yuk it up with the rest of us enjoying the worlds diversity. It's not worth getting wound up "aboot," "aye."; P

[@juli3836]

There are a lot of accents. They can't do every single one

[@TheAnhNguyen-nx2rr]

Oh poor you 😂😂😂

[@NanoDaPlayer]

UK: Off License Australia: Bottle Shop USA: Liquor Store Vanessa: ABC Store

[@donnabreedlove6862]

ABC store??? It's a liquor store.

[@YaHussain3_1_3]

Lol

[@yaphetslalnunpuia]

India:Wine Shop

[@purplebutterfly4859]

@@yaphetslalnunpuia Batla house

[@YaHussain3_1_3]

Russia: vodka shop

[@daadaa6356]

when english isn't your mother tongue so you just speak a mix of all three "dialects"

[@cookiplayz3201]

Can agree. I sometimes speak british sometimes american and sometimes australian. I never speak a mix tho. always one dialect.

[@sakurasfish2115]

Same i recall now talking about my pants at work and my colleages kinda laugh at me, never understood why.. i see now is trousers in the uk lol learned half my english watching american shows

[@arhamsaa]

Before the age of internet, foreigners only used British Vocabulary. With the rise of the internet people started consuming more American content and that's how foreigners now use mixed vocabulary.

[@Metasu]

True, it's make me confusing though.

[@mjc8891]

We Indians also do the same but we're closer to British and American english ✨️

[@DawnToDuskDesigns]

What a fun video! I laughed so much!! 😂🤣 Thanks for sharing! 🙏💕

[@joejanniepalacios7712]

UK: flip flops Australia: thong USA: flip flops Me: slippers

[@skznoonaexceptforchan8419]

Me : step in

[@ekakshiseal5256]

Me: sandle😂

[@soph4299]

Me: chanclas xD

[@nikkifrench9200]

Me: thongs or slippers 😂

[@sophielamont1669]

me: jandals 😂

[@sasisavocations5990]

Americans:Candies. Australians:lollies. British:sweets. Indians:all of the above

[@kareljoice5739]

haha, right, we call actually everything

[@zeuxlaught2797]

stfu , they never call it lollies, rather call lollipops to those stick ones. and sweets refere to their own traditional sweets made from diary products or flour. they simply call it chocolates.

[@negan3324]

@@zeuxlaught2797 i agree with you mate

[@studyoo8087]

In India we call it toffi

[@oliverjohn8349]

@Bellanagari Mivida Reddy or diebaites

[@sxpriite]

US: flip flops UK: flip flops AU: thongs me: s a n d a l s

[@ang6542]

YESSS

[@submarineradioman5535]

I grew up in eastern PA and we called them thongs

[@mathnscience1528]

Me: slippers

[@andrewthomas8737]

New Zealand Jandals

[@channelname8152]

Japan: Clogs

[@donaldperea7069]

I'm a Mexican American from Los Angeles, CA, and I love my English. Wouldn't trade it for any other english.

[@AxxaultEdits]

America: "Comforter" Australia: "Doona" British: "Duvet" Me: "bLaNkEt" edit: cool I got lots of likes :)

[@MJ-rg8mo]

ＳＡＭＥ

[@sarahbintemohammadrafi99]

Same

[@mramelka500]

Samee

[@TobiasFangorIsntCis]

Well yeah, but the type of blanket is a comforter

[@preetygirl7476]

Hii .are you from amarica

[@bonxef]

British: BISCUITS American: COOKIES Australian: BISCUITS ME & MY PAKISTANI FRIEND: BISKOT

[@lanaberisa6614]

Me a Slovenian: KEKS

[@skinnypotato4452]

and turkısh "pisküvi or pisküit"

[@phoebechan4378]

Me: quick lunch

[@justevelyn2792]

Indonesia:biskuit

[@EbuAdil]

بسكوت👍🏻😂

[@melodiefulmer4944]

In America it isn't generally an ABC store, it is normally called a liquor store

[@kjillustration]

Melodie Fulmer I have never heard ABC Store either, but in Michigan everyone says party store. I guess it varies depending on where you are in the US.

[@ZeDuBreju]

USA is a big country, so there may be differents ways to say the same thing

[@Max_Griswald]

In a lot of areas of the Southeast it is an ABC store. It goes by other names in other places, though.

[@dalegarringer6363]

An ABC store is when the state sells beverage. Normally, everyone just calls it the liquor store.

[@musicbox6144]

Nope , don’t make things up .