Differences between american english and british english
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH"England and America are two countries separated by a common language." (George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1856-1950) MAIN INFLUENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 55 BC - 449 AD 450 - 1066 1150-1400 1476 - 1782 1828 - 1928 1928
so some contrasts are disappearing ENGLISH EVOLUTION AND CONTRASTS COMPARISON British English (BrE) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom, and includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom. American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States, and includes all English dialects used within the United States. British and American English are reference norms for English in the rest of the world BRITISH HEGEMONY AND COLONIAL 1607-1776
NATIONAL 1607-1776
An American Dictionary of the English Language INTERNATIONAL 1898-present period PRONUNCIATION SPELLING DATES 10/23/2014 BRE 23/10/204 AMER NUMBERS GRAMMAR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN DIALECTS DIFFERENCES OF VOCABULARY SOME WORDS solicitor/ lawyer barrister diary appointment book flat apartment aeroplane airplane sweet (s) candy (ies) biscuit (s) cookie (s) current checking account account state public school school trade labor union union DIFFERENCES IN SPELLING
OTHER WORD-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES DIFFERENCE IN GRAMMARIn British English it is used to talk about past actions that have an effect in the present I have lost my key. Can you help me look for it? In American English past simple and present perfect are used in the same situations
PRESENT PERFECT X SIMPLE PAST AND ADVERBS ALREADY, JUST, YET
American English: simple past and present perfect Have x Have got British English have got or have American English only have can be used in questions and negative sentences
The past participle of the verb get is gotten in American English
In informal American English the adverb form ending in -ly is often not used
Shall is not used instead of will in American English for the first person singular of the future He looked at me really strangely. I will be here tomorrow
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