What's the difference between English spoke in Britain and English spoke in America?

Well depending on whom you ask one of us has an accent. But in all seriousness the major differences in the English spoken in Britain and the one spoken in America is, that we have different pronunciation as well as different spelling for most words. Here are some differences to look out for when distinguishing among the two.

There are different uses when it comes to tenses. For example a British English speaker would say, “ I’ve already eaten”; while an American English speaker would say “I already ate”. Spellings of words often differ because of pronunciation.So British English Speaker will spell “mum” with a ‘U’ ; while an American English speaker will spell the same word as “mom”.

Also the same words can have different meanings. For BeA speakers ‘football’ is known as soccer and in AmE ‘ football’ means American football. And of course terminology or lingo is different within any culture, group, or community.

There are a few differences between English spoken in Britain and English spoken in America. One of the biggest differences is the accent. Just like in America, people living in different parts of Britain have different accents. There are a lot more variations of a British accent than there are American accents.In a one hundred mile radius in Britain, you can have a person who drops his “h's�

And a person who doesn't. Another difference is that the lingo is somewhat different. Here a list of some of the common terms in the US and in the UK.UK –lorry US – Truck, utility van UK – roundabout US – traffic circle UK – mack US – cap (hat) UK – loo US – half bathroom UK – mate US – friend Quotes from effingpot.

Com -quote Mate - Most chaps like to go to the pub with their mates. Mate means friend or chum. -endquote -quote They are basically the same as a normal roundabout except the traffic travels in both directions around the outside and at each intersection there is yet another mini-roundabout!

-endquote I recommend you visit the site to learn more about british lingo. It is very informative and entertaining! http://www.effingpot.com The third major difference between British and American English is the spellings of certain words.

Not all words have different spellings. The most common ones are some words ending in -er. For example, a place where you go to see a play in Britain is called a “theatre�.

In America it is a “theater�. The two words are pronounced almost the same.

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