Some little words work differently in British and American English. Learners often say "in the weekend", "I'm meeting with my friend" or "I'm at doctor". Then a British friend says "Grandad's in hospital" or "Come round on Sunday" and it sounds strange. In this episode: • Time and place habits • Shops, services and homes with 's • Round, out of and fill in • People: write to, meet, talk to, different from • Listening lab • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: Grandad's in hospital for a few days — he is a patient there My sister's at university in Leeds — she is a student there university (yoo-ni-VUR-si-tee) — the stress is on VUR, with no R sound in a team — a member of a team (British; American English says on a team) Leo's in the football team — he is a player in it on holiday — away for a break (British; American English says on vacation) at the doctor's — at the doctor's surgery at the dentist's — at the dentist's surgery chemist's (KEM-ists) — the stress is on KEM to the hairdresser's (HAIR-dres-uz) — to the hair salon at Nan's — at Nan's house round at Sam's — at Sam's house (casual) Dad's at the chemist's getting some plasters — he is in that shop come round — visit someone's home (casual) Come round for tea on Sunday — please visit us pop round — make a short visit (casual) I'll pop round later — I will visit you briefly round the corner — very near The shop's just round the corner — it is very close show you round — give you a tour I'll show you round the flat — I will take you through the rooms all year round — in every season Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.