[Vocabulary] fall vs. autumn

[jiamajia]

Do Americans use the word 'autumn' at all?

 

[riquecohen]

Yes, we do.

 

[Nightmare85]

But I guess fall dominates.

Cheers!

 

[macanudo]

I would say that most Americans use fall and most British use autumn. Americans will use autumn, but it sounds stiff and formal to my ears. You might use it in a poem or report but not so often in conversation. In my opinion. I'm from the Midwest.

 

[TheParser]

Do Americans use the word 'autumn' at all?

NOT A TEACHER

Sometimes Americans "have to" use autumn. For example: "fall

leaves [of a tree]" would simply not be acceptable.