{"id":3139,"date":"2014-12-15T12:51:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T11:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockyourenglish.com\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2014-12-15T12:51:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T11:51:41","slug":"joosts-honoroops-mean-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffiduberman.com\/nl\/joosts-honoroops-mean-honour\/","title":{"rendered":"In Joost\u2019s honor\u2026oops I mean honour!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! Last week I got a lovely email from Joost who asked me to focus a bit on British English. Aye aye, Guv\u2019na (she said while twirling her umbrella and swaying her pinafore on the Tower Bridge)! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Although I\u2019m American, my book Rock Your English! teaches British grammar (with American exceptions ;)). I get asked a lot about the differences between US and UK English. Here\u2019s a few basic ones in a nutshell:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spelling<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe Brits: honour, labour, colour<br \/>\nThe Yanks: honor, labor, color<br \/>\nThe Brits: analyse, organise, realise<br \/>\nThe Yanks: analyze, organize, realize<br \/>\nThe Brits: centre, theatre, litre<br \/>\nThe Yanks: center, theater, liter (although we use gallons) J<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grammar<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe Brits: Have you got\u2026.?<br \/>\nThe Yanks: Do you have\u2026?<br \/>\nThe Brits: I\u2019ve just called him.<br \/>\nThe Yanks: I just called him.<br \/>\nThe Brits: Shall I arrange that for you?<br \/>\nThe Yanks: Should I arrange that for you?<br \/>\nThe Brits: I dreamt about grammar last night.<br \/>\nThe Yanks: I dreamed about grammar last night.<br \/>\nThe Brits: It\u2019s lovely weather, isn\u2019t it?<br \/>\nThe Yanks: The weather\u2019s great today!<br \/>\nThe Brits: Did he turn off the lights? He must have done.<br \/>\nThe Yanks: Did he turn off the lights? Bet he did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe Brits: 3 February 2015 (so you fill in 3\/2\/2015 on your forms)<br \/>\nThe Yanks: February 3, 2015 (so you fill in 2\/3\/2015 on your forms)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe Brits: I have to buy new pants, all of my boxers are in the wash! (This means \u2018underwear\u2019)<br \/>\nThe Yanks: I have to buy new pants because I just bought a new jacket and I want them to match. (This means \u2018outerwear\u2019)<br \/>\nThe Brits: I left my phone in the toilet, on the shelf.<br \/>\nThe Yanks: My phone fell in the toilet!<br \/>\nThe Brits: Where is the toilet?<br \/>\nThe Yanks: Where is the bathroom?<br \/>\nThe Brits: It\u2019s so cold I\u2019m wearing a vest today. (Under my clothes.)<br \/>\nThe Yanks: It\u2019s so cold I\u2019m wearing a vest today. (Over my clothes.)<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nWell dear, I hope that helps you out \u2013 and Joost- thank you so much for asking! There\u2019s plenty more to be found online if you\u2019d like to find out more!<\/p>\n<p>And just to let you know the Delightful December Discount is still on in my webshop!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buffiduberman.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=945a4f95e721709d4096282cc&amp;id=e72d9d7595&amp;e=328800cf81\" target=\"_blank\">Give the gift of learning and laughter this year!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Darling, this is my last newsletter of the year! I\u2019m going to focus the next couple of weeks on unplugging, recharging, decorating my new office, volunteering for Serious Request, and enjoying friends, family, food, and my fireplace!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you sweetie for making this year so very special to me.<br \/>\nSending you and yours love, light, health and happiness for 2015, and way, way beyond. I so look forward to reconnecting with you in January!<\/p>\n<p>Much love! X buffi<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! Last week I got a lovely email from Joost who asked me to focus a bit on British English. Aye aye, Guv\u2019na (she said while twirling her umbrella and swaying her pinafore on the Tower Bridge)! \ud83d\ude09 Although I\u2019m American, my book Rock Your English! teaches British grammar (with American exceptions ;)). 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