AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH

QUESTIONS
A. how many differences in American vs british English mentioned in the video? What are
They?
B. find more examples of each difference mentioned ?
c. what are other englishes mentioned and give examples of those englishes ? (besides
American and british English)
D. which do you prefer, American or british English? Why ?

ANSWER
A. there are 4 differences between American English vs british English, including :
1. accent
2. spelling
3. vocabulary
4. grammar
- prepositions
- collective nouns
B. example for each
1. accent
Ex : flap T
- bottle
- turtle
- little
- water
2. spelling :
Ex: -suffix“ our “ to “or”

 British : behaviour, colour, armour, favour, honour

 American : behaviour, color, armor, favour, honor
 -suffix “re” to “er”

 British : centre, litre, theatre, fibre

 American : center, liter, theater, fiber
-suffix “se” to “ze”

 British : analyse, criticise, memorise, organise

 American: analyze, criticize, memorize, organize
3. vocabulary

 Ex: british : chips, football, nappy, lift, university, shop, rubbish

 Ex: American : fries, soccer, diapers, elevator, college, store, trash
4. grammar : 1. prepositions
Ex: American : Monday through Friday
British : Monday to Friday
2. collective nouns
Ex: American : the commitee is here
British : the committee are here
C.

D. I prefer American English because the vocabulary is easier to understand, and American
English is used more often, America also has spelling and pronunciation going up.