Jam vs Jelly
Jelly vs Jello
What's your favourite jam? Strawberry? Raspberry? Blueberry?
How about jelly? Orange? Lime? Watermelon?
In America and UK, these are different types of food.
A popular sandwich is "peanut butter and jelly" in America. For a British person this sounds quite horrible!
However jelly, just means jam. The jam you would put on toast and scones.
When a child in America says they are eating "jello", this means "jelly" in British English. "Jell-O" is a popular brand in America, so that's why it's said in that way.
Jelly vs Jello
What's your favourite jam? Strawberry? Raspberry? Blueberry?
How about jelly? Orange? Lime? Watermelon?
In America and UK, these are different types of food.
A popular sandwich is "peanut butter and jelly" in America. For a British person this sounds quite horrible!
However jelly, just means jam. The jam you would put on toast and scones.
When a child in America says they are eating "jello", this means "jelly" in British English. "Jell-O" is a popular brand in America, so that's why it's said in that way.