CENTRO DE IDIOMAS

ELEMENTARY DOCTORATE

“HOMEWORK - BRITISH AND AMERICAN

ENGLISH – THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT”

Cycle:
• CYCLE I

Student:

• Chico Minchán, Fanny Mabel

E-mail:

• fchicom_epg20@unc.edu.pe

Teacher:

• Carlos Alberto Ramírez Aguilar

Cajamarca – Perú 2021

 British and American English – the Same, but
different
British and American people speak the same language, English,
but with some small differences.

1. Vocabulary. Some words are different in American English, for

example, they say cookie, not biscuit; trunk, not boot; and elevator,
not lift. Some words have different meanings, for example, in
British English a coach is a comfortable bus used to take groups
of people over long distances. In American English a coach is
someone who gives lessons, especially in a sport.

2. Spelling. Analyse, paralyse and other words that end in -yse in

British English end in -yze in American English. Defence, licence
and other words that end in -ence in British English end in -ense
in American English.

3. Grammar. There are some small differences, like shall. For

example, British people often use Shall with I and we, in
statements when referring to the future, especially in more formal
situations, but Americans prefer will.

4. Pronunciation. This is the really important difference between

American and British English. American accents and British
accents are very different. When an American starts speaking,
British people know he or she is American, and vice versa. For
example, British people don’t pronounce “r” when it comes after a
vowel in the same syllable, but in American English the “r” is
pronounced.