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Комментарии • 112

  • @EasyEnglishVideos
    @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +45

    Like if you prefer British English

    • @zakariyashakir4091
      @zakariyashakir4091 Год назад

      🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @marketazelenkova969
      @marketazelenkova969 Год назад +5

      It's mixed for me, so just comment

    • @thieyiwaon6316
      @thieyiwaon6316 Год назад +4

      I am fascinated with British English as well, considering it is the real deal 😂

    • @juergenhartmann4864
      @juergenhartmann4864 Год назад +4

      I do prefer British English but listening to this episode I realized once more what a mix (or as we Germans say: Misch-Masch) I am speaking and writing! I guess that is because some of my teachers at school prefered American and some British English (and I had about a dozen English teachers!), and nowadays at work, I am exchanging mails with my colleagues in London - and one is Irish and the other one American. Never mind, I envy you all for your "lingua franca" and keep up the excellent work with your podcast (both of you!).

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +2

      @@juergenhartmann4864 Thanks Juergen! We hope you enjoy our podcast too! To be honest, I also find myself using American terms or pronunciation because of the influence of Nickelodeon in my childhood. 😆

  • @adamjohnson5285
    @adamjohnson5285 Год назад +13

    We actually spell it aluminum, so we're not actually ignoring any letters with our pronunciation.

    • @DoodiePunk
      @DoodiePunk Год назад

      That's the mote conservative form of the word that Americans retained.

  • @anjawright4609
    @anjawright4609 Год назад +16

    As a native German speaker with a master's degree in English and translation, I am familiar with both versions i.e. British English and American English having lived in both countries. I personally prefer British English and sometimes use British expressions here in the States where I currently reside and will get weird looks 🙂. But I usually just use the word that is used in the particular country switching from trunk to boot or from chips to crisps etc.

    • @dng2000
      @dng2000 Год назад

      Very interesting! I'm a student learning standard German but when I learned the word "Fleischhauer", that has naturally become my preferred word to describe a "butcher" than the word Metzger because it's naturally easier for me to say it as a native speaker of American English. 😊

    • @klimtkahlo
      @klimtkahlo 11 месяцев назад

      I do the same! Full stop sounds so much better than period! But I think Americans secretly hate me for it! They would tolerate me were I a native English speaker but being non-native speaker I get the “French treatment”. 😊

  • @esmith712
    @esmith712 Год назад +7

    Tricky and fun! Mitch said Justin was stubborn, but only Justin gave any words to Mitch 😂

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +5

      Oh yeah! I actually didn’t realise that I’m the stubborn one 😆🫠

    • @esmith712
      @esmith712 Год назад +1

      @@EasyEnglishVideos surely to be some word you don't like to give away 😂

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +2

      @@esmith712 Maybe in part 2?... 😉😆

    • @esmith712
      @esmith712 Год назад

      @@EasyEnglishVideos Yes! Many parts - so many funny words lol

  • @user-ti9ef7fv1v
    @user-ti9ef7fv1v Год назад +8

    British English is cool !!! 😊👍

  • @Mvtthias
    @Mvtthias Год назад +5

    ‏‪1:31‬‏ LOL my stomach hurts me from laughing, Jello 😂😂 o my gosh lol

  • @resourceress7
    @resourceress7 Год назад +4

    Let's all take a moment to realize (or realise) that there are many different native dialects of English in the world, and they are all correctly used by their local communities.

  • @marketazelenkova969
    @marketazelenkova969 Год назад +7

    Thanks Justin, Mitch and you made my day 😂👍. Looking forward to the second part 🎉

  • @thieyiwaon6316
    @thieyiwaon6316 Год назад +4

    It makes me bloody buzzing that you finally have a video comparing BrE and AmE.

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff Год назад +2

    Thanks.

  • @deltonconti
    @deltonconti Год назад +4

    I’ve learned American English. I find it easier to pronounce. It sounds better.

  • @estebanlabulle649
    @estebanlabulle649 11 месяцев назад +1

    yard and garden actually are very similar and came from the same word in different ways into english. yard, garden, jardin etc...

  • @marclozachmeur3629
    @marclozachmeur3629 Год назад +5

    Hi Mitch. I hope you are doing well! I definitely prefer"British English" even though "American English" feels like more casual. I really like "Aubergine". You are right, "British English" is more sophisticated!

  • @MM-jm6do
    @MM-jm6do 5 месяцев назад +1

    Crossroads sounds quaint to me, like with rural dirt roads.

  • @SeminalK
    @SeminalK 5 месяцев назад +1

    Justin is so likeable👋😌🙌

  • @alagunoff
    @alagunoff Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff Год назад +1

    Thanks Justin.

  • @englishlessonswithsilviopa4139
    @englishlessonswithsilviopa4139 2 месяца назад

    in British English both spelling airplane and aeroplane are common.
    I heard sometimes the word "fall" in Wales and South West England.

  • @user-vq2pr1xv8v
    @user-vq2pr1xv8v 4 месяца назад

    Parking lot sounds like an allotment lol ;) whereas Carpark is where you park the car. Nice and logical and short.

  • @klimtkahlo
    @klimtkahlo 11 месяцев назад +1

    Fall walk! 😂😂😂 so pessimistic! Never thought about it that way!

  • @resourceress7
    @resourceress7 Год назад +1

    I'm fascinated by the floating graffiti under the Union Jack...

  • @bandelier100
    @bandelier100 Год назад +2

    I've never called them sneakers, rather tennis shoes. Yep, no matter the sport.
    Math or Arithmetic.
    Great job Justin.

  • @knowledgehunter_
    @knowledgehunter_ 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think English subtitle was wrong for Aluminium (authentic one)
    British: Aluminium
    American: Aluminum (spelling is also different, not only just pronunciation) --> i is missing after alumin

  • @klimtkahlo
    @klimtkahlo 11 месяцев назад +1

    All your videos make me smile! So much fun! 😊

  • @ControlledCha0s
    @ControlledCha0s Год назад +8

    12:20 - The subtitles: *_two_*_ maths for me_ 😁
    You know, I'm rather torn between the two, Mitch, old mate. Learning English at school it was American English I was exposed to the most, except for two teachers who spoke an excellent British English.
    And then you have all the books I read and the computer games I played, where there would also be a pretty well-balanced mix of both varieties.
    Nowadays, I tend to use the British accent more and more often, even though here in Mexico it's of course the American one that's got the upper hand. Both British and American English can be either casual and relaxed, or elegant and sophisticated, it depends on the speakers involved and the context, but I admit I do prefer them both when they're the latter, _much_ more awesome. 😎
    Definitely looking forward to that second part of American vs British English! Justin's also very cool, I think it would be great if he started his own American English episodes for Easy English. 👍
    Big hug to both of you!

  • @hamilton9076
    @hamilton9076 2 месяца назад +1

    Word "eggplant" makes me laugh every time i think somebody trying to guess it😂

  • @lukewood7016
    @lukewood7016 Год назад +2

    or if you from the south you would say 'chesterdrawers'

  • @ninecatsmagee8384
    @ninecatsmagee8384 Год назад +1

    On the continent a lot of people who've learned English as a second language speak it with an irish accent, attesting to the huge number of Irish tutors who moved there. I'm not sure what version of these particular words they used. Al-u-min-i-um is a misspelling in America, which is why it's not used. There the word is spelled "aluminum." The one that kills me in the UK is the English who pronounce "a" as "or." For instance -- a woman named Magda becomes "Magdor." Agenda becomes "agendor." What law of English pronunciation is at work here? It would seem that the so-called posh people made this up. Justin was brilliant. I was with him all the way and just wondered how come Mitch didn't give over even ONE word?

  • @EasyPortugueseVideos
    @EasyPortugueseVideos Год назад +5

    Hiya! Hi hi! Justin meets Mitch! All our love in the comments. How does trunk make you think of elephant nose? 😂 We are dying fo the part 2. Se ya 💛💚

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +2

      Awww thanks guys 😊
      Hopefully we can collab together soon too 🇬🇧❤️🇧🇷

    • @EasyPortugueseVideos
      @EasyPortugueseVideos Год назад +3

      @@EasyEnglishVideos 🤍♥💛💚

  • @raullopezcifuentes1911
    @raullopezcifuentes1911 Год назад +1

    Fine!!!!

  • @WillGrimm623
    @WillGrimm623 Год назад

    Funny thing is because of the really strong dialect of where I live, we call those shoes “gym shoes” bc when they first because a thing, people would only wear them to the gym (or gym class)

  • @biggsleezy
    @biggsleezy 10 месяцев назад +1

    11:20 "Nappy" is colloquial for "Napkin", isn't it?

  • @edethanblass7469
    @edethanblass7469 10 месяцев назад

    I believe both are right.

  • @teresah.4126
    @teresah.4126 Год назад +3

    I might have a theory about the nil-nil part. I had a semester of gaelic and in gaelic you make sentence positive or negative. There is no yes and no, so you have to do it that way.
    Ta me... - I am
    Nil me... - I am not
    So maybe that's where it comes from 😊

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +1

      Ah! Thanks for your input Teresa, that sounds like a convincing explanation 🙌

    • @treslinguaesacrae
      @treslinguaesacrae Год назад

      I think it comes from Latin nil meaning literally "nothing".

  • @hannofranz7973
    @hannofranz7973 6 месяцев назад

    Being more familiar with British English, i notice somehow how many American words have slipped into my daily usage.

  • @dinahassanijirdehi-pv5sz
    @dinahassanijirdehi-pv5sz 3 месяца назад +2

    Love you ❤❤❤

  • @klimtkahlo
    @klimtkahlo 11 месяцев назад +1

    Justin was awesome and I will give him trunk and diaper! Nappy sounds like having a nap and sleeping in the middle of the day! Boot is only for what you wear on your feet! 😄

  • @leandromartinez5163
    @leandromartinez5163 Год назад +4

    American accent sound more easy,i try to hear more of the british accent watching a british show called Peep Show ,but was too hard understrand what Súper Hands is tryng to say,great video, saludos.

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +1

      I bloody love Peep Show! Such a great programme to learn Brit English with! Funnily enough, I think Superhands lives in Brighton 😁

  • @zakariyashakir4091
    @zakariyashakir4091 Год назад +2

    Football pitch not field

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +4

      Just wait for part 2 🤣😂🤣😅

    • @zakariyashakir4091
      @zakariyashakir4091 Год назад +2

      @@EasyEnglishVideos just don’t say movies mate😂😂😂😂 it kills me the moment I see a Brit saying an American word 😂😂😂😂

  • @gabrielbade1669
    @gabrielbade1669 Год назад +1

    VERY USEFUL AND FUN-TANK YOU - WHAT ABOUT ”SPANGLISH”? I AM FROM A LATIN EAST- EUROPEAN COUNTRY-ROMANIA?!

  • @user-vq2pr1xv8v
    @user-vq2pr1xv8v 4 месяца назад

    Are you trying to improve your English, lol, I so thought you were talking directly to the Justin guy right there ;) hahahaha

  • @serrademers6047
    @serrademers6047 Год назад +1

    We call it a parkade in Canadian English.

    • @resourceress7
      @resourceress7 Год назад

      That's adorable. Is it the name of the multi-level parking structure, or the one that is only at ground level?

  • @gabrielabissinger6263
    @gabrielabissinger6263 Год назад +3

    I just loved it!!! I want part 2, 3, 4, 186749.... And I realised that I speak more American than British english. Nappy?!? Sounds like napkin!! Please, no!!!

  • @user-vq2pr1xv8v
    @user-vq2pr1xv8v 4 месяца назад

    Just car boot. Put it in the boot. Trunk sounds like elephant. Mind you, boot doesn't make sense either - so actually a bit divided on this one.

  • @WisdomRose
    @WisdomRose Год назад +1

    British: Aubergine
    American: Eggplant
    Me as a Malaysian: Brinjal ! 😆

  • @Greenforrest7342
    @Greenforrest7342 Год назад +1

    It is strange that American English has retained its older form of English.

  • @gabrielalopez2972
    @gabrielalopez2972 Год назад +2

    I prefer British English sounds much better and sophisticated. American English is a bit aggressive like Mitch mentioned from the army 😂

  • @user-vq2pr1xv8v
    @user-vq2pr1xv8v 4 месяца назад

    Candy STORE, no?

  • @lindenbeck
    @lindenbeck Год назад +1

    For me gasstation doesn't make sense.

  • @DoodiePunk
    @DoodiePunk Год назад

    Wouldn't it have been more fun to choose American over British English, as the more common form across the world, entertainment, education, politics, and so on? British English has way too many variations than all of North America has!

  • @estebanlabulle649
    @estebanlabulle649 11 месяцев назад

    the brit likes fancy french words over celtic until the americans use french over celtic (crossroad/intersection)

  • @steffen6987
    @steffen6987 Год назад +7

    I prefer English from the country it's from obviously. Not some weird dialect of it. Every language says aubergine, and only aluminium is correct, because all other metals that end in um in the English language is the same, magnesium, titanium, uranium etc. Saying "aluminum" sounds just as dumb to me as saying "uranum" and "titanum".

    • @klimtkahlo
      @klimtkahlo 11 месяцев назад

      Love this argument! 🎤 no come back possible after this! 😊

    • @graveyardkeeper777
      @graveyardkeeper777 9 месяцев назад

      Chemist Humphry Davy first referred to it as "Alumium", but ultimately settled on "Aluminum. The Brits added the extra "i" so that it sounded like the other elements (ending in "ium") and more like classical Latin. In many regards, American English is the original or older form of English because Americans seperated from England and retained words that fell out of use in England. Just like the term "soccer". The British hate the term and especially because they don't understand how it came to be, but it comes from the British term "aSSOCiation Football", and it got shortened to "assoc" when being written about in the newspapers. With the influence of Oxford "er" slang, it became "Assoccer" and lastly became "Soccer".

    • @steffen6987
      @steffen6987 9 месяцев назад

      @@graveyardkeeper777 Right, so what do you call titanium? Titanum?

    • @graveyardkeeper777
      @graveyardkeeper777 9 месяцев назад

      @@steffen6987 No, we don't call "titanium" "titanum". The point of my comment was to show how and why Americans use the term "Aluminum"; it was the original term and Americans just never stopped using it.

    • @steffen6987
      @steffen6987 9 месяцев назад

      @@graveyardkeeper777 I understood the point of your argument. But as it was wrong, I ignored it.

  • @cha.felino
    @cha.felino Год назад +1

    Howdy Justin ❤ Cheers Mitch

  • @eliseup.5527
    @eliseup.5527 2 месяца назад

    😂 I laughed a lot

  • @JohnathenSweeney
    @JohnathenSweeney Год назад +2

    Justin is kinda cute 👀👀

  • @sunray1803
    @sunray1803 Год назад +1

    😂❤❤

  • @miguelalonsogranja-to4bx
    @miguelalonsogranja-to4bx Год назад +1

    I prefer British myself: Bullocks, bugger. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tony.ponkeo
    @tony.ponkeo Год назад +3

    American here. I prefer British English🇬🇧

  • @zakariyashakir4091
    @zakariyashakir4091 Год назад +6

    British English is always the best no doubt🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @EasyEnglishVideos
      @EasyEnglishVideos  Год назад +1

      Whoop whoop! 🙌

    • @justmusikbr7395
      @justmusikbr7395 Год назад +4

      British English words ok but american accent is better 😁

    • @zakariyashakir4091
      @zakariyashakir4091 Год назад +1

      @@justmusikbr7395 you can say it is true for yourself, for me British accent is the best and American accent is Rubbish

    • @justmusikbr7395
      @justmusikbr7395 Год назад

      @@zakariyashakir4091 👍

    • @baccamau80
      @baccamau80 6 месяцев назад

      @@zakariyashakir4091 for me US accent is the most popular accent in English ,so obviously is the best ,better than british accent

  • @jaskatpon1
    @jaskatpon1 Год назад

    I prefer Indian English! 😀

  • @teddysaginaw9101
    @teddysaginaw9101 9 месяцев назад +1

    The English dude sounds kind of conceited ngl.

  • @suevialania
    @suevialania Год назад +1

    I prefer euro English! Not British, American, Australian, South African, Israeli English! Even less, the African, Ásian, Amerindian, Indian or aboriginal english!😊

  • @manipathak244
    @manipathak244 Год назад +1

    yea of course British

  • @manipathak244
    @manipathak244 Год назад +3

    British is only one original language ❤