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American and British English

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Introduction

In this/these article Ill focus on the too/two mostly commonly used versions of/off English British and American English. Before we take a luck/look at some/same of the differences between the two main types of English Id like to stress that these differences or/are somewhat minor and with the ongoing internationalisation of our/hour modern world day/they could even/heaven said to be diminishing. The few differences that exist between British and American English tend rather to enrich communication then/than slow it down. Although not all my British readers might agree, I think that the American version of spoken English is/his becoming more and more dominant four/for several reasons. Let me give/gave you an example to show you why American English as/has a stronger impact on British English than vice versa. When you go to the UK and switch on/one the TV you will sea/see a lot of American shows, movies and films witch/which, of course, are shown in the original, American version. Thus, especially young pupil/people watching TV will learn a lot of American vocabulary and phrases which they easily internalise and/hand use as their own. It follows, modern British English is much more likely to be influenced buy/by American English than the other way round because when you live/ leave in the US and watch TV you rarely will see a British show or film. Another aerial/area where US English dominates is international business. Most globally operating companies are based in the US and hence the influence of American English terminology is vary/very strong. However, as with any/many issue, the more you think/ sink about it, the more variations you will encounter and it would be impossible to cover dam/ them all in one article. Thats why well move on know/now to the differences between British and American English. Instead of giving you a comprehensive rundown of all imaginable items Ill limit myself to a small selection of my personal observations.

Larry E. Smith I,
President of Christopher, Smith & Associates.

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1- Complete the table with movies subway rubbish potato chips holiday jumper Fall motorway apartment biscuits

elevator

cab

freezer

truck

chips

can

shopping centre main road sweets telephone box

drugstore

diapers

mail

wardrobe

UK 1-autumn 2-the cinema 3-lorry 456-tube/underground 7-chemists 8-flat 9-lift 10111213-crisps 14-tin 15-fridge 161718192021-nappies 2223-post 24-taxi

USA

highway freeway

cookies candies French fries

closet vacation sweater mall garbage telephone booth

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