British vs American

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

American vs British English

In welke landen is Engels een officiële (vaak de eerste) taal?

Which sentence is correct
1. We took the underground when we were on holiday in Barcelona.
2. We took the subway when we were on vacation in Barcelona.

1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2

Differences

*      pronunciation
*      spelling
*      words

Spelling

British English - American English

favour - favor
organise - organize
centre - center

travelling - traveling

Words

British English - Amercan English
autumn - fall (= herfst)
lorry - truck (=vrachtwagen)

biscuit - cookie (=koekje)

bangs

1. British English
2. American English

BE= fringe

traffic circle

1. British English
2. American English

BE=roundabout

Driving licence

1. British English
2. American English

AE= driver's license

Turn signal

1. British English
2. American English

What other examples of words can you think of?

Pronunciation

- difference in intonation -> tomato

- difference in stress -> adult

Do you pronounce the words with an American or English accent?

difference?

Americans usually pronounce every “r” in a word, while the British tend to only pronounce the “r” when it's the first letter of a word. There are also differences between American and British English in the areas of spelling, vocabulary and grammar

how do you pronounce...

 bath 

 tomatoes

laugh

ask

ear

better

mobile

british vs american

Name two differences between British English and American English pronunciation.

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