User:Pepsi Lite/Differences between standard Croatian and Serbian

1. Croatian is based on Chakavian, Kajkavian and Shtokavian dialects. Serbian is based only on Shtokavian dialect.
2. Serbian language standard tends to be "inclusive", whereas Croatian standard is more purist and prefers neologisms instead of loan-words.
3. Croats use "softer" accent than Serbian speakers.

Word differences

All errors here are my own.

English	Serbian	Croatian
tobacco	duvan	duhan
to cook	kuvati	kuhati
dry	suvo	suho
deaf	gluvo	gluho
coffee	kafa	kava
sport	sport	šport
point	tačka	točka
correct	tačno	točno
municipality	opština	općina
priest	sveštenik	svećenik
scientist	naučnik	znanstvenik
translator	prevodilac	prevoditelj
reader	čitalac	čitatelj
toorganise	organizovati	organizirati
to construct	konstruisati	konstruirati
Bethlehem	Vitlejem	Betlehem
Athens	Atina	Atena
Europe	Evropa	Europa
Cyprus	Kipar	Cipar
chlorine	hlor	klor
impedance	impedansa	impedanca
minute	minut / minuta	minuta
second (time)	sekund / sekunda	sekunda
planet	planeta	planet
what	šta / što	što
train	voz	vlak
road toll	putarina	cestarina
tomato	paradajz	rajčica
spoon	kašika	žlica
helicopter	helikopter	zrakomlat
aircraft	avion	zrakoplov
telegraph	telegraf	brzojav
porcelain	porcelan	porculan
plate	tanjir	tanjur
salt	so	sol
ox	vo	vol
stick	kočić / kolčić / štap	kolčić
cartridge	čaura	čahura
wrestler	rvač	hrvač
rust	rđa	hrđa
observer	gledalac	gledatelj
vote	glasanje	glasovanje
carrier	nosilac	nositelj
one thousand	hiljada	tisuća
factory	fabrika	tvornica
rice	pirinač / riža	riža
carrot	šargarepa / mrkva	mrkva
trousers	pantalone / hlače	hlače
bread	hleb	kruh
spinach	spanać / špinat	špinat
wave	talas / val	val
space	svemir / vasiona	svemir
compare	poređenje	usporedba
Italians	Italijani	Talijani
spine	kičma	kralježnica
air	vazduh / zrak	zrak
week	nedelja / sedmica	tjedan
history	istorija	povijest
science	nauka	znanost
personally	lično	osobno
United Nations	Ujedinjene Nacije	Ujedinjeni Narodi
artificial	veštački	umjetno
cross	krst	križ
democracy	demokratija	demokracija
officer	oficir	časnik
highway	autoput	autocesta
length	dužina	duljina
general (common)	opšte	opće
Christ	Hrist(os)	Krist

At least 2500 more words...