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Made by: Katerina Jovcheska, Ajsel Tochi, Mirko Levkoski, Patrik Rudski

British and American Eng

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BRITISH ENGLISH

British English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of thlanguage used in the United Kingdom from forms usedelsewhere. The Oxford English Dictionary applies the term to Englispoken or written in the British Isles; especially the forms of English in Great Britain", reserving "Hiberno-English" for the "English languaspoken and written in Ireland". Nevertheless, Hiberno-English form

broad British English continuum. Others, such as the Cambridge AContent Dictionary, define it as the "English language as it is spokwritten in England." The European Union basically uses 'British Engstandard variety of English (including alsoIrish English).

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British English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of thelanguage used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere

Oxford English Dictionary applies the term to English "as spoken othe British Isles; especially the forms of English usual in Great Britain"Hiberno-English" for the "English language as spoken and written Nevertheless, Hiberno-English forms part of the broad British Engliscontinuum.[citation needed] Others, such as the Cambridge AcaContent Dictionary, define it as the "English language as it is spokwritten in England." The European Union basically uses 'British Eng

standard variety of English (including also Irish English).

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AMERICAN ENGLISH

American English is a set of dialects of the English language usedthe United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native sEnglish live in the United States.

English is the most widely-spoken language in the United States. Ecommon language used by the federal government and is consthe de facto language of the United States due to its widespread

English has been given official status by 30 of the 50 state governan example, under federal law, English is the official language ofStates courts in Puerto Rico.

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The use of English in the United States is a result of English colonizatiwave of English-speaking settlers arrived in North America during thcentury, followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centurithen, American English has been influenced by the languages of Wthe Native American population, German, Irish, Spanish, and otherof successive waves of immigrants to the US.

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COMPARISON BETWEEN BRITISAMERICAN ENGLISH

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British English American English

A A

accelerator gas pedal, accelerator

aerial (TV, radio) antenna, aerial

Alsatian German shepherd

American Indian Native American

anorak jacket, parka

at the weekend on the weekend

aubergine eggplant

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ladybird ladybug

to lay the table to set the table

letter box mail box

lift elevator

litre liter

lorry truck

lost property lost and found

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candy floss cotton candy

car park parking lot

caravan trailer

caretaker janitor

catalogue catalog

centre center

chemist's shop drugstore, pharmacy

chips French fries

city centre downtown, city centercloakroom checkroom, coatroom

clothes peg clothespin

colour color

cooker stove

(bathing) costume swimsuit

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cot (baby) crib

cotton wool cotton ball

courgette zucchini

crisps potato chips

crossroadscrossroad (in the country)intersection (town and country)

curriculum vitae (CV)

rsumcurriculum vitae(depending on the professional

field)

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garden yardgear lever gear shift

Gents Men's Room

goods train freight train

ground floorfirst floor

ground floor, first floorsecond floor

harbour harbor

headmaster, headteacher principal

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bank holidaynational holiday,federal holiday

barrister, solicitor lawyer, attorney

base rate prime rate

to bath to bathe

beetroot beet

bill (in restaurants) check (in restaurants)

bin, dustbin garbage can/trash can

biro ball-point pen

biscuit cookie

bonnet hood

boot trunk

braces suspenders

(round) brackets parentheses

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