THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND BRITISH ENGLISH.doc

Differences between British English and American English
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Abstract
English is one of the most important languages in the world. It is important because of its worldwide use. English is unmistakably one language but can be grouped into two major varieties, British and American English which have their own character. With the development of the two countries __ America and the UK ,the differences in some fields are clear and are also reflected in their language.
Key words: American English, British English, differences, pronunciation, spelling, meaning, use.
English is the most studied and used language in the world. There are many different aspects between American English and British English,and here,i just want to introduce the differences in the following aspects: spelling ,pronunciation , vocabulary grammar etc.
Ⅰdifferences in spelling
British English and American English are belong to the same system, but the two countries in the spelling system are still a little different.
⑴ American spelling always more adjusted to the spelling regularity and pronunciation than British English. The most typical example in American English in use –or or –er instead of –our or -re.
.: color colour center centre
humor hunour kilometer kilometre
⑵ American spelling always avoid the repetition of the letter of consonant. Generally, l is not doubled in American English.
.: canceled canceling cancelled cancelling
marveled marveling marvelled marveling
⑶ American spelling always simplified some pound like –e -ae –oe -o -ou
.: esthetic aesthetic mold mould
⑷ American spelling always omit the un-pronounced letters.
.: catalog catalogue ax axe
dialog dialogue good-by good-bye

Ⅱ. Differences in Pronunciation:
⒈differences in individual sounds
⑴ Americans retain the r at the end of the words car, etc. , or before consonants as in hard, etc. ; in British English the r is not pronounced, as in teacher ['ti: tʃə].
BrE star [sta:]