American English VS British English

1. Oh ya, topik yang di request di blognya #grammarian malam ini tentang 'American English (#AmE) VS British English (#BrE)'. Selamat belajar.

2. #AmE itu b.Inggris yang dipakai org2 Amerika, #BrE itu dipakai org2 Inggris. Meski sama2 b.inggris, ada perbedaanya. Ada yang bisa kasitau?

3. Yg bikin beda #AmE dan #BrE adalah lafal/pengucapan, ejaan, ungkapan, dan tata bahasa. Kita bahas satu2 ya..

4. Contoh perbedaan dalam lafal/pengucapan, either = 'aidhe (#AmE), 'i:dhe (#BrE).

5. in favor of (#AmE), in favour of (#BrE)

6. mail man (#AmE), post man (#BrE)

7. high school (#AmE), secondary school/middle school (#BrE)

8. sidewalk (#AmE), pavement (#BrE)

9. sayang sekali = too bad (#AmE), bad luck (#BrE)

10. singgah di tengah jalan = stop over (#AmE), break one's journey (#BrE)

11. Kata 'mad' dalam #AmE artinya marah, sementara dalam #BrE artinya gila.

12. billion = 1.000 juta (#AmE), 1.000.000 juta (#BrE)

13. WATCH OUT FOR the dog/BE CAREFUL OF the dog (#AmE), MIND the dog (#BrE)

14. Is it going to rain? I guess not (#AmE), I expect not (#BrE).

15. Haruskah saya bekerja sekarang? = DO I HAVE TO work now? (#AmE), HAVE I GOT TO work now? (#BrE).

16. Ohya pemakaian 'graduate' dalam #BrE hanya kalau seseorang itu tamat dari universitas. Jadi kalo mau bilang tamat SMA pake 'finish' aja.

17. ambil bukumu = Go get your books (#AmE), Fetch your books (#BrE)

18. Berapa TINGKAT gedung ini? = How many STORIES to this building? (#AmE), How many STOREYS to this building? (#BrE).

19. He's sick (#AmE), He's ill (#BrE).

20. I can't come, BECAUSE I have to work (#AmE), I can't come, AS I have to work (#BrE).

21. May 2, 2011 (#AmE), 2 May 2011/2nd May 2011 (#BrE)

22. di bawah nol (derajat) = below zero (#AmE), of frost (#BrE)

23. berkali-kali/berulang kali = time and again/time and time again (#AmE), again and again/repeatedly (#BrE)

24. tajuk rencana = editorial (#AmE), leading article/leader (#BrE)

25. gudang = warehouse (#AmE), store (#BrE)

26. pertimbangan/keputusan = judgment (#AmE), judgement (#BrE)

27. seperempat jam = quarter hour (#AmE), quarter of an hour (#BrE)

28. Saya belajar bahasa Jepang selama 2 tahun = I studied Japanese for 2 years (#AmE), I learnt/learned Japanese for 2 years (#BrE).

29. pertandingan = game (#AmE), match (#BrE)

30. kamar disewakan = room for rent (#AmE), room to let (#BrE)

31. bioskop = movies (#AmE), cinema (#BrE)

32. teman sepermainan (di masa kecil) = playmate (#AmE), playfellow (#BrE)

33. liburan = vacation (#AmE), holiday (#BrE)

34. cupboard = lemari makan (#AmE), lemari (#BrE)

35. mahasiswa baru = freshman (#AmE), first-year student (#BrE)

36. mahasiswa tingkat dua = sophomore (#AmE), second-year student (#BrE)

37. mahasiswa tingkat tiga = junior (#AmE), third-year student (#BrE)

38. mahasiswa tingkat empat = senior (#AmE), forth-year student (#BrE)

39. pergilah terus/jalanlah lurus = go straight ahead (#AmE), go straight on (#BrE)

40. Jam berapa kamu makan malam? = when do you EAT dinner? (#AmE), when do you HAVE dinner? (#BrE)

41. Kamu udah siap ngerjain PR belum? = are you through with your homework? (#AmE), have you finished your homework? (#BrE)