这两个国家的英语其实除了发音外,现在已经有越来越多的不同之处,以下是这两个国家的生活中所总结的经验

                                  Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ              Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
炸薯条                               chip                         french Fried
薯片                                  crisp                               chip
卫生间                              toilet                            restroom
电梯                                  lift                               elevator
高速公路                            motorway                       freeway
邮编                               postcode                        zipcode
排队                                queue                              line
姓名(姓)                                       surname                        family name
退款                                refund                             return
裤子                               trousers                             pants
商店                                 shop                               store
汽油                               petrol                                gas
人行道                             pavement                        sidewalk
秋天                                autumn                            fall
汽车                                 motor                             auto
上交                               hand in                             turn in
测验                                test                                  quiz
玉米                               maize                                corn
议会                              parliament                         congress
一年级学生                    the first year student               freshman or  fresher       
高年级学生(高中)                           six form                        high school student
糖果                              sweets                               candy
手提包                           handbag                            purse
钱包                            男:wallet                              purse女:purse
公寓                                flat                                apartment
生病                                 ill                                      sick
旅行                            journey                                  trip
货物                              goods                                freight
打包运送                       dispatch                             shipping
出口                            way out                                 exit
售后服务                     after sales                           customer service
航空邮件                      air-mail                                   air-post
挂号邮件                    special dilivery                        registered mail
出租车                          taxi                                         cab
地铁                             tube                                     subway or underground
货滩                             stand                                     boots
股票                            shares                                    stock
行李                             luggage                                baggage
作业                              prep                                    homework
垃圾                             rubbish                                    trash
足球                            football                                    soccer
橄榄球                           rugby                                   football
饼干                            biscuits                                    cookie

许多单词虽然发音一样,但是有时候拼写会有很大的不同
比如: 英国英语里re结尾的单词在美国英语里面变成了er,同样-logue,-ise结尾的单词在美国英语里变成了-log,-ize
Example                          UK                                  US
                                centre                                center
                              catalogue                              catalog
                              memorise                             memorize
当然,还有许多不规则的
                         UK                                    US
                                woollen                              woolen
                               cheque                                 check
                                honour                                 honor
                              jewellery                               jewelry
                               storey                                    story
                             judgement                            judgment
                             programme                            program
                              cigarette                              cigaret
                             kilogramme                             kilogram
                              advertisement                           ad
                               labour                                   labor

数字的读法
比如: 077766
UK: Zero triple seven double six
US:zero seven seven seven six six

在时间的表述上,也有许多不同
比如:1点10分          
       UK: ten past one (or) ten past
       US: one ten

除此之外许多助词的用法也不一样
比如                UK                                US
                   at the weekend               on the weekend
                    in the street                      on the street
                     in a team                           on a team