What do British people call an apartment?
Flat. Spencer Platt/Getty Images. The British equivalent of an apartment, a flat has little to do with having a level surface.
Do Canadians say flat or apartment?
In Canada nobody uses it, we say “apartment”. Flat is rarely used in the U.S. It is understood by many people, but is definitely considered to be a British English term.
Do Brits use the word apartment?
4 Answers. Flat is used in British English, and apartment is used in North American English. The exact meaning of the word apartment depends on where you live.
Do British say taxi or cab?
Nowadays either word is used. In UK the word ‘taxi’ is used for the diesel-engine ones with a high roof to the passenger compartment (also known as ‘black cabs/black taxis’), and the term ‘minicab’ is used for standard passenger saloon cars that just happen to be available for hire.
Biscuit (UK) / Cookie (US)
In the UK, these are generally called biscuits, although people do call the bigger, softer kind cookies, too. However, in the UK, people LOVE biscuits (especially with tea) and there are hundreds of different varieties that aren’t called cookies, too.
What is vacation British English?
Vacation isn’t used much in British English, except to refer to a period of time when a university is closed, but holiday is used in American English, where it means a national, legal day off, like Thanksgiving or Independence Day. … British people talk about bank holidays.