{"id":53067,"date":"2015-01-19T01:45:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T01:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-256-exaggerate-understate-3-key-differences-american-british-english\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:55:04","slug":"aee-256-exaggerate-understate-3-key-differences-american-british-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-256-exaggerate-understate-3-key-differences-american-british-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 256: Exaggerate or Understate? 3 Key Differences Between American and British English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today, Lindsay talks with teacher and author Douglas Amrine about three key differences, and why these matter for you in a job interview!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Douglas has spent half his life in the United States and half in the United Kingdom, so his accent is somewhere in the middle of the two.\u00a0 His experience has given him clarity about the differences in how Americans and British speak, and how speech is perceived in each country.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three key differences between American and British English that Douglas believes are important for you in a job interview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accent:<\/strong> Both countries have many regional accents, but pronunciation of the consonants \u201ct\u201d and \u201cr\u201d distinguish between British and American.\u00a0 In-between vowels, Americans pronounce \u201ct\u201d as \u201cd\u201d, so\u00a0a word like \u201cmatter\u201d might sound like \u201cmadder.\u201d\u00a0 Americans\u00a0also\u00a0pronounce \u201cr\u201d more strongly.\u00a0 While they would pronounce \u201cbetter\u201d as it is written, a British person might say it like \u201cbetta.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong> The US and the UK occasionally use different words for the same object.\u00a0 For example, Americans use the word \u201celevator,\u201d but British say \u201clift.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temperature:<\/strong> Americans like to show enthusiasm and exaggeration, but Britons are masters of understatement, often\u00a0describing something as smaller or less impressive than it really is.\u00a0 Even if they are thinking the exact same thing, an American\u00a0might show\u00a0his emotions\u00a0while Briton will be reserved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have you encountered these differences between British and American English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you know any others?<\/strong> <strong>Let us know in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4475 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Douglas-Amrine-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas Amrine\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Our guest today is not only a CELTA-certified English teacher but also an award-winning travel guide editor and publisher. 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