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Differences between american english and british english

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This document discusses the key differences between American English and British English in spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. It covers historical influences on the divergence of the two languages and provides examples to illustrate differences. Some of the main points covered are that American English spelling tends to be more phonetic while British English retains more French spellings, there are differences in vowel and consonant sounds between the two, and vocabulary and some grammar constructions like the use of the past tense differ.

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH
Differences between american english and british english
 Introduction  Historical Background  Spelling  Pronounciation  Vocabulary  Grammar  Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION American English and British English are two versions of the same language. “England and America are two countries divided by a common language”(Geoger Bernard Shaw)
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
 SPELLING
America n British America n British America n British -or -our -ize -ise -ll -l flavor flavour recogniz e recognis e fulfill fulfil humor humorou r organize organise traveller traveler Many of these spelling differences result from French influence on English:  British English has a tendency to keep the spelling of many words of French origin  American try to spell words more closely.They sound phonetically and they tend to omit some letters.
Differences between american english and british english
 PROUNCIATION Prounciation-differences in both vovel and consonant as well as stress and intonation
 STRESS BRITISH adult ballet brochure advertisement A M E R I C A N  adult  ballet  brochure  advertisement
THE SOUND OF A B R I T I S H [ A ]  bath  class  chance  ask  after  can’t A M E R I C A N [ Ə ]
THE SOUND OF T B R I T I S H [ T ]  better  water  writing  bottom  artificial A M E R I C A N [ D ]
VOCABULARY AMERICAN  Sidewalk  President  Ladybug  Cotton candy  Flight attendant  Carry out  Post code  attorney BRITISH  Pavement  Chairman  Lady bird  Candy floss  Airhostess  Take away  Zip code  solicitor
CLOTHES BUILDINGS
Differences between american english and british english
GRAMMAR  Past tense /Present perfect  The verb ‘’get’’
PAST TENSE/ PRESENT PERFECT BRITISH  I have lost my keys  Have you finished your work?  I have already seen that film. AMERICAN  I lost my keys  Did you finished your work?  I already saw that film.
USE OF THE VERB ‘’GET’’ AMERICAN He has gotten much better at playing tennis He has gotten a prize BRITISH He has got much better at playing tennis He has got a prize
CONCLUSION

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