I Am Stuck In Between Uk English and Us English

i get taught english by a american and talk to british friends online.

i think american english is little easier to understand

like once my british friend said he lived in a flat.

i did not know what to think til he said it was a apartment!

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approachingmyexpirationdate · 70-79, M

the US has it's share of phrases that have to be explained. I didn't think about it until we made friends with a person from France. she had the technical aspects of the language but sometimes we would be speaking and she'd get that puzzled look on her face and we would have to explain it.

but i know what you mean - I love to watch UK tv - and sometimes I have to google phrases.

the guy watched a lory drive by and then took a lift to his flat - had to google a couple of things. it isn't wrong - it's just a different version of the language.