Презентация, доклад на тему American English vs. British English.

Bernard Shaw

to the Americans through British colonization in the early 17th century and it spread to many parts of the world because of the strength of the British empire. Over the years, English spoken in the United States and in Britain started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to two dialects in the form of the American English and the British English.

right after the industrial revolution

With the spread
of modern
technology,
more terms
are becoming
common

language should reflect the way they spoke, and be distinct from British English
Came of age during the American revolution, and therefore placed great emphasis on America’s cultural separation from England

word is stressed. For example, everyone says PEncil and reLAX, CInema and consIDER, but the following words from the table are stressed differently in two dialects:

languages)

units:

which are understood by most Britons, and vice versa. But there are others which can cause difficulty.

the Dictionary of the English Language published in 1828 by Noah Webster.
He simplified spellings of many words, such as plough?plow centre?center colour?color.
He added uniquely American words,
such as squash and chowder

-or instead -our
-er instead –re
-se instead –ce
-z- instead -s-
-l- instead -ll-

are however some interesting variations. For example there are differences in certain verb forms.
In British English the Present Perfect Tense is used for situations in which American English would typically use the Past Simple. 

agreement of collective noun and verb form than Britons. 

of telling the time.

British English has come under increasing influence from American English. This is because the majority of television programmes, films and music are exported to the UK from the States and people pick up words and expressions they are commonly exposed to, thus bringing them into general usage.