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from English Grammar Today
Most of the differences between the English of the UK (which we shall call BrE)
and the English of North America (which we shall call AmE) are vocabulary
differences and differences in pronunciation and spelling. However, there are
some differences in the way grammar is used. Almost all of the structures in this
book are used in both varieties, but there are often differences in how common a
structure is in one variety or the other. There are fewer differences in writing than
in speaking.
Grammar is always changing, and many new ways of using grammar in BrE come
from AmE, because of the influence of American popular culture, American media
and the Internet.