The Differences Between American and British EnglishI. IntroductionAmerican English and British English: two【T1】
1of English【T1】
2A. Three major differences:-【T2】
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4—vocabulary—spellingB. The most important rule of thumb: be【T3】
5in your usage【T3】
6II. Principal differences between American and British EnglishA. Use of the present perfect—【T4】
7: to express an action that has occurred in the recent past and【T4】
8has influence until now—example: "I lost my key. Can you help me look for it?"is【T5】
9in【T5】
10British English but accepted in American English. —other differences concerning the use of already, just and yetB.【T6】
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12—two forms: have or have got—have got being【T7】
13in British English: have being popular in【T7】
14American EnglishC. The verb get—the past participle in American English: gotten: got in British EnglishD. Vocabulary: the major difference—the same word means different things, e. g.【T8】
15, rubber【T8】
16—solution:【T9】
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18—exception: the【T10】
19used for automobiles【T10】
20E.【T11】
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22—examples: on the weekend/at the weekend: on a team/in a team:please write me soon/please write to me soonF. Past simple/past participle—some verbs with two forms of the past simple/past participle: burn,burnt or burned, dream, dreamt or dreamed, etc. —British English:【T12】
23: American English: the regular one【T12】
24G.【T13】
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26—words ending in -or(American)-our(British): words ending in -ize(American)-ise(British)—to use the【T14】
27on your word processor【T14】
28III. ConclusionA. Very few differences between British and American EnglishB. The largest difference: the choice of vocabulary and【T15】
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