Different from BE and AE

Differenc BE AE
e
Grammar - ‘JUST, ALREADY, YET’ with the present - ‘JUST, ALREADY, YET’
perfect tense. with the simple past
- Like + V-ing: refer a passion, hobby,… tense.
Like + to-inf: refer a choice, routine or doing - Like + to-inf: refer a
sth because of its advantage. hobby, routine or a
- To aim at + V choice.

- To aim to + V
Vocabulary - our: colour, humour, labour,… - or: color, humor, labor,
- tre: centre, metre, theatre,… …
- nce: defence, offence, licence,…
- ter: center. Meter,
theater,…
- nse: defense, offense,
license,…
Pronunciation - The /o/ vowel in BE: -> /o/
The /o/ vowel in AE: -> /a:/

Ex: document /dokjumentDocument [(Br.E) dɒkjʊmənt ] [Am.E) dɑːkjʊmənt]

·        Occupied [(Br.E) ɒkjʊpaɪd ] [Am.E) ɑːkjʊpaɪd]
·        Copy [(Br.E) kɒpi ] [Am.E) kɑːpi]
·        Monitor [(Br.E) mɒnɪtə ] [Am.E) mɑːnɪtə ]

 Either [ˈaɪðər] ·        Either [ˈiːðər]
·        Neither [ˈnaɪðər] ·        Neither [niːðɚ]
·        Privacy/’praɪvəcɪ/ ·        Privacy [’prɪ:vəcɪ]
·        Direction/daɪ'rekʃn/ ·        Direction [dɪ:'rekʃn]
·        Clerk [klɑːk ̩] ·        Clerk.[klɝːk]
·        Garage[gæridʒ ̩] ·        Garage [gəˈrɑːʒ]
·        Schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl] ·        Schedule [skedju:l]