Anyone who has travelled between the United States and the United Kingdom can tell you that the first thing most people notice is the difference in accents and the way people say words. They use a lot of the same words, but the way that Americans and British say some words is very different.
Words that are often stressed differently👇🏾
| Words | American Pronunciation | British Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| address | ADD-ress | a-DRESS |
| adult | uh-DUHLT | A-duhlt |
| advertisement | AD-ver-ties-muhnt | uhd-VER-tis-muhnt |
| after | AAF-tuh | AF-tr |
| agile | A-jl | A-jile |
| aluminum | ah-LUH-min-um | al-OO-min-i-um |
| amen | Ay-MEN | Ah-MEN |
| bald | bold | bor-ld |
| bar | baR | bAAr |
| basil | Bay-zil | Bah-zil |
| better | BEH-tr | BEH-tuh |
| brochure | bro-SURE | BRO-sure |
| caffeine | ka-FEEN | KA-feen |
| chance | chans | chaans |
| chauffeur | show-FUR | SHOW-fuh |
| cliche | klee-SHAY | KLEE-shay |
| clique | klik | kleek |
| crescent | CRES-uhnt | CREZ-uhnt |
| debris | duh-BREE | DAY-bree |
| debut | day-BYOO | DEH-byoo |
| decor | day-KOR | DAY-kaw |
| donate | DOW-nayt | dow-NAYT |
| dynasty | DIE-nuh-stee | DIN-uh-stee |
| ear | eaR | eaH |
| either | EE-thuhr | EYE-thuh |
| evolution | eh-vuh-LOO-shun | ee-vuh-LOO-shun |
| falcon | FAL-kn | FOL-kn |
| fertile | FUR-tl | FUH-tile |
| garage | gr-AAZH | GA-raazh |
| gourmet | gor-MAY | GAW-may |
| herb | Erb | Herb |
| ice cream | AI-skreem | ise-KREEM |
| leisure | LEE-zhuhr | LEZH-uh |
| magazine | MA-guh-zeen | ma-guh-ZEEN |
| medicine | MED-ee-suhn | MED-suhn |
| missile | MIS-uhl | MIS-eye-ul |
| montage | MAAN-taazh | MON-taazh |
| neither | NEE-thuh | NIGH-thuh |
| niche | nitch | neesh |
| nonchalant | naan-shuh-LAANT | NON-shuh-luhnt |
| often | AA-fn | O-fn |
| oregano | uh-REH-guh-now | o-ruh-GAA-now |
| parliament | PAR-luh-muhnt | PAR-li-muhnt |
| patent | PAT-uhnt | PAY-tuhnt |
| premature | pree-muh-CHUR | preh-muh-TYUOR |
| produce | proh-joos | prod-joos |
| privacy | PRAI-vuh-see | PRIV-uh-see |
| rotate | ROW-tatyt | row-TAYT |
| route | rout | root |
| sachet | sa-SHAY | SA-shay |
| salon | suh-LAAN | SA-LON |
| schedule | SKED-jool | SHED-jool |
| semi | SEM-eye | SEM-ee |
| tomato | tuh-MAY-toe | tuh-MAR-toe |
| vase | vays | varz |
| version | VER-zhun | VER-shun |
| vitamin | VAI-tuh-min | VIT-uh-min |
| wrath | rath | roth |
| yogurt | yoh-gurt | yog-uht |
| zebra | ZEE-bruh | ZEB-ruh |
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