Hi, I'm Georgiana, your English teacher. Thanks for joining me for a new episode of the Speak English Now podcast.

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and subscribe to my free mini-course. Okay, let's start. Today you will learn some new words in English and compare the differences between American and British English.

This episode is part one of a series because over the next few weeks, we will continue to learn new vocabulary differences between British and American English. I'm going to make you guess each word, and then you're going to find out if you are

using an American or a British word. Let's start with the first word.

When we stop working for a few days, we take a break.

Can you guess this word?

Yes, the correct word is vacation.

Vacation is an American word.

In British English, we usually use the word holiday.

So remember, in British, we say holiday.

And in American English, vacation.

Try guessing the next word.

Tell me what season comes after summer.

That's right, after summer comes fall.

So what do you think?

Is the word fall an American or British English?

Time's up. The word fall is used in American English. In British English, we use the word autumn.

So remember, in British English, we use the word autumn. So remember, in British English, we use the word autumn and in American fall.

Let's continue.

This new word is simple.

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