british and american english usage
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There are quite a few noticeable differences between the BritishEnglish dialect and the evolved dialect of American English.
These are the ones we will cover:
Spelling
Pronunciation {sounds}
Pronunciation {accent}
Grammar
Vocabulary
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AMERICAN-or BRITISH-our
Color Colour
Honor Honour
Favorite favourite
AMERICAN-ll BRITISH-l
Enrollment Enrolment
Fulfill Fulfil
Skillful skilful
AMERICAN-ze BRITISH-se
Analyze Analyse
Criticize Criticise
Memorize Memorise
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AMERICAN-er BRITISH-re
Center Centre
Meter Metre
Theater theatre
AMERICAN-og BRITISH-ogue
Analog Analogue
Catalog Catalogue
Dialog Dialogue
AMERICAN-ck or -k BRITISH-que
Bank Banque
Check Cheque
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AMERICAN-e BRITISH-ae or -oe
Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia
Maneuver Manoeuvre
Medieval Mediaeval
AMERICAN-dg -g -gu BRITISH-dge -ge -gue
Aging Ageing
Argument Arguement
Judgment Judgement
AMERICAN-ense BRITISH-ence
License Licence
Defense Defence
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AMERICAN BRITISH
Jewelry Jewellry
Draft Draught
Pajamas Pyjamas
Plow Plough
Program Programme
Tire Tyre
Other word-specific differences --
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BASE WORD AMERICAN BRITISH
Counsel Counseling Counselling
Equal Equaled Equalled
Model Modeling Modelling
Quarrel Quarreling Quarrelling
Signal Signaled Signalled
Travel Traveling Travelling
Base words that end in L normally double the L inBritish English when a suffix is added.
The letter candouble in Americanas wellbut ONLY IFthe stress is on thesecond syllableof the base word.
BASEWORD
AMERICAN BRITISH
Excel Excelling Excelling
Propel Propelling Propelling
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WORD AMERICANPRONUNCIATION
BRITISHPRONUNCIATION
Teacher
Father
Letter
Water
Aunt
Tomato
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There are also other words borrowed fromFrench that feature stress differences.
American first-syllable; British last-syllable:Mustache Mustache
Cigarette Cigarette
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The next 2 videos show a teacher saying the same text
first with the American accent and then with the British
accent
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NOUNSIn British English, collective nouns
can take either singular or pluralverb forms, depending onwhether the emphasis is on thebody or the members within it.
i.e.A committee was appointed.
The committee were unable
to agree.
VERBSmorphology American -- "-ed"
British -- "-t"
i.e. learned/learnt, dreamed/dreamtBritish English rarely use gotten; instead, got
is much more common. Past participles often vary:
i.e. sawAmerican: sawed; British: sawn
tenses British English employs the present perfect totalk about a recent event {i.e. Ive alreadyeaten, Ive just arrived home.}
auxiliariesBritish English often uses shall and shant
American English uses will and wont
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American& British
English
sometimeshave
different
words forthe same
things --
AMERICAN BRITISHApartment Flat
Argument Row
Carriage/coach Pram
Bathroom Loo
Can Tin
Cookie Biscuit
Diaper Nappy
Elevator Lift
Eraser Rubber
Flashlight Torch
Fries Chips
Gas Petrol
Guy Bloke/chap
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AMERICAN BRITISH
Highway Motorway
Hood {of a car} Bonnet
Jelly JamKerosene Paraffin
Lawyer Solicitor
Line Queue
Mail Post
Napkin Serviette
Nothing Nought
Period Full stop
Potato chips crisps
AMERICAN BRITISH
Truck Lorry
Trunk Boot
Vacation HolidayWindshield Windscreen
License Plate Number Plate
Pacifier Dummy
Parking lot Car park
Pharmacist Chemist
Sidewalk Pavement
Soccer Football
Trash can Bin
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American and British English speakersoften use the same words but intendvery different meaning with them:
WORD AMERICAN BRITISH
Biscuit Dinner roll Cookie
Brew Beer Tea
Bureau Chest of drawers Writing table/desk
Casket Coffin Jewelry BoxFirst Floor Ground Floor Second Floor
To hire To employ To rent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_having_different_meani
ngs_in_British_and_American_English {for more examples!}
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Intemann, Dr. F. Teaching English Grammar and Lexis.http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~intemann/BA/grammar-lexis/bara-
ristau-schubert.pdf
Jones, Susan. List of American vs. British Spelling.
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/spelling.htm
Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace. Trivia on History of Merriam-Websters Dictionary Part 1.
http://www.trivia-library.com/b/history-of-merriam-webster-dictionary-part-1.htm
Wikipedia. British English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English
Wikipedia. American and British English Differences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences
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