NEW ZEALAND

VERSUS

AMERICA

Probably, the most of the people in the world who is not native assumes the differences between British English and American English, but this is not the only thing, because there are large differences in the same language. However, it will depend on the country in which we are.

New Zealand is another country in which exists owns word that can distance us from American ones.

The following words summarize some of the large differences between New Zealand English and American English.

NEW ZEALAND	AMERICA
brown bread	wheat bread
white bread	white bread
mincemeat	ground beef
beef patty	salisbury steak
blue vein cheese	blue cheese
brawn	head cheese
bacon rasher	bacon slice
(hot) chips	(french) fries
hot dog	corn dog
American hot dog	hot dog
fish fingers	fish sticks
crayfish	lobster
shrimp prawn	shrimp
filled roll	hoagie sub (New York) poor boy (Louisiana) hero
spring roll	egg roll
biscuit	cookie
porridge	oatmeal
icing sugar	powdered sugar
golden syrup	molasses
candy floss	cotton candy
soft drink	soda pop (Chicago) soda pop
sweets lollies	candy
smarties	M and Ms
jelly	jello
jam	jelly
capsicum	bell pepper sweet pepper
beetroot	red beet
swede	rutabaga
telegraph cucumber	English cucumber
spring onions	green onions
rock melon	cantaloupe
kiwifruit	kiwi
tasty cheddar cheese	sharp cheddar cheese
to grill	to broil
to barbecue	to grill
takeaways	takeout carry out
chilly bin	cooler ice chest