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Furthermore, I am going to talk about the

FACTS ABOUT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE in USA.


For the purpose of showing the characteristics of the english spoken in the USA, I
am going to compare it to the english spoken in England.
1. In terms of past-time adverbs such as yet, just, or already, Brits usually use the present perfect verb
tense and Americans use the past simple verb tense. Again, both forms are correct, and you can get the
same meaning across either way:
BE: Have you already been to the library?
AE: Did you already go to the bank?
2. British English speakers will also use the word got more than American English speakers. Where Brits
will say have got, Americans will typically say have. Like this:

BE: Ive got five siblings.


AE: I have five siblings.

BE: Have you got a sister?


AE: Do you have a sister?

3. There are a lot of differences in regular and irregular verbs in British and American English. That means
that we add on various endings on some verbs in one dialect that we dont in others. A couple of the verbs
that are irregular in British English are burn, learn, and smell. These words are all regular in American.
English. For example:
BE: The garden smelt of roses.
AE: The garden smelled of roses. (regular)
4. The use of the verbs have and take are also a little different. In British English, they prefer have,
while in American English, they prefer take. For instance:
BE: Im going to have a nap.
AE: Im going to take a nap.

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