American English and British English differences.

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American English and British English differences.
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• 1. Introduction
• 2.American English and British English
  differences.
• 2.1.Spelling
• 2.2.Pronunciation
• 2.3.Vocabulary
• 2.4.Grammar
• 2.5.Conclusion
• 3.The differences in business cultures
• 4.Conclusion

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Spelling

• British English
  
  
• Centre
• Theatre
• Realise
• Catalogue
• Programme
• Travelled
• Neighbour
• Grey
• Plough
• To practise
• Practise
• cheque

• American English
• Center
• Theater
• Realize
• Catalog
• Program
• Traveled
• Neighbor
• Gray
• Plow
• To practice
• Practice
• Check

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Pronunciation

• British English
• advErtisement
• dEtalis

• American English
• Advertisement
• detAIls

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Vocabulary

• British English
• Lift
• Boot
• Autumm
• Litter
• Crossroad
• Trousers

• American English
• Elevator
• Trunk
• Fall
• Garbage
• Crossing
• Pants

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Grammar

• The differences in American and British grammar
  are as small and few as holds true for both
  versions of their lexicon. Still, here are some
  of them

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Grammar

• Use of the Present PerfectIn
  British English the present perfect is used to
  express an action that has occurred in the recent
  past that has an effect on the present moment.
• In British English the above would be considered
  incorrect. However, both forms are generally
  accepted in standard American English. Other
  differences involving the use of the present
  perfect in British English and simple past in
  American English include "already", "just" and
  "yet".

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Grammar.Possession

• There are two forms to express possession in
  English. -- "have" or "have got
• "Do you have a computer?" "Have you got a
  computer?" "She hasnt got any hobbies." "She
  doesnt have any hobbies." "She has an
  interesting new book." "Shes got an interesting
  new book.
• While both forms are correct (and accepted in
  both British and American English), "have got"
  ("have you got", "he hasnt got", etc.) is
  generally the preferred form in British English
  while most speakers of American English use the
  "have" ("do you have", "he doesnt have" etc.)

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Present Progressive (also known as Present
Continuous)There are some verbs in British
English that cannot be used in the Present
Progressive while in American English they can.
Here are two examples

• British English
• "I like this conversation more and more.
• "I remember this quite clearly."

• American English
• "Im liking this conversation more and more.
• "Im remembering this quite clearly."

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AdverbsAmericans tend to use
adjectives instead of adverbs. Instead of "Thats
really good" you might hear them say "Thats real
good" or instead of "Im doing very well" they
say "Im doing pretty good".

• British English
• He did that really quickly.
• Lets take things slowly.
• Her car drives more quickly.

• American English
• He did that real quick.
• Lets take things slow.
• Her car drives quicker.

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Plurals

• British English
• types of accommodation
• types of food
• a lot of fruit
• strands of hair

• American English
• Accommodation
• Foods
• many foods
• hairs

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Conclusion

• British and American English are more similar
  than they are different.
• In the past people learning a new language didn't
  pay much attention to the cultural aspects of the
  country in question. Nowadays, however, it is
  much more common for language courses to
  specifically look at the cultural aspects of a
  given country when teaching the language.
• This is especially important when it comes to
  communicating in business terms and it can also
  make it far easier when visiting a foreign
  country. The fact is that it is no longer good
  enough to learn a language and then to simply
  translate what needs to be said directly from
  English -- it's also important to understand the
  cultural aspects of a language before it can be
  used correctly.

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The differences in business cultures

• Business people working in foreign countries will
  find it far easier to do business successfully if
  they take the time to learn appropriate
  languages. Fluency is good to have but is not
  vital -- the majority of foreigners will simply
  appreciate the courtesy and effort that has gone
  into beginning to learn the language. It is,
  after all, a lot easier when a foreign
  businessman takes some time to learn business
  English.Learning a foreign language helps
  people understand how other cultures work. For
  example, dealing with certain nationalities can
  be a lot different than dealing with your own.
  The Chinese, for example, like to build up
  long-term relationships, don't like to lose
  'face' and find it hard to actually say no. So,
  taking the time to learn the language here makes
  it far easier to negotiate the 'maybe', 'perhaps'
  and 'we'll see' culture and to understand what
  the answers given will actually mean.

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Conclusion

• English is a very compact language. The average
  English word for example is shorter than its
  German equivalent. That's because English verbs,
  nouns and adjectives don't have endings. But
  don't forget the Present Tense that has the
  letter "s" for the third person as in "he
  speaks". Also, there are many more English words
  containing only 3 or 4 letters than in the German
  language for example.
• There is almost no declension and no
  conjugation in the English language which makes
  it much easier for someone who is learning the
  language to form simple sentences that are
  grammatically correct.

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• There are 19 German equivalents to the possessive
  adjective "your".
• There is only one definite article in the
  English language whereas in German there are
  three.
• Most words in English have several meanings. This
  can be an advantage for learners as you can
  convey different meanings using the same word in
  a different context. On the other hand this might
  cause confusion especially for beginners.
• The English language contains a lot of
  homophones. These are words that have the same
  pronunciation but are spelled differently. Of
  course they have different meanings.

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In English all nouns are spelled with small
letters. Exceptions are

• proper names
• the days of the week
• the personal pronoun "I"
• the names of the months
• titles, positions and greetings such as Mr, Mrs,
  Dr, Director of Marketing, CEO, etc.

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Thank you.