AmE vs. BrE-vocab 英美词汇对比.pptVIP

AE VS BE American English and British English differences American English (AmE/AE) is the form of English used in the United States. It includes all English dialects used within the United States. British English (BrE/BE) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom. * AE VS BE * Categories of differences AE VS BE * * AE VS BE Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation spelling Writing or speaking Patterns Derivation Spelling 1. -re/-er: metre/meter,?theatre/theater,?centre/center 2. our/or: colour/color,?favourite/favorite 3. -ise/ -ize: organise/organize,?actualise/actualize,?realise/realize? * AE VS BE * Background of this difference These spelling differences are due to the fact that all of these words were from French, such as mètre,?théa^tre,?centre, couleur, organiser,?actualiser,?réaliser. The spelling of British English words are similar with their original, while the spelling of American words is more different. * AE VS BE * Verb inflection BE AE present P. p.p P. p.p learn learnt learned dream dreamt dreamed shine shone shined wake woke waked * AE VS BE * Some writing or speaking patterns * AE VS BE * Numbers Monetary amounts Dates and time Greetings Punctuation Equivalent idioms Numbers In BE one billion means one million million, while in AE it means one thousand million. British people may use double or triple when speaking numbers: 330112; 999 When reading 0, British people prefer o, while American people prefer zero. …… * AE VS BE * Monetary amounts In AE one may say a dollar fifty or a pound eighty, whereas in BE these amounts would be expressed one dollar fifty and one pound eighty.(less than 2) a thousand and two hundred dollars VS one thousand two hundred dollars $3.24 as $324 or $324 VS ￡3.24 * AE VS BE * Dates 25/12/11 or 25.12.11 in the UK and 12/25/11 in the US 2nd March, 2011? BEMarch 2, 2011 AE British people are reluctant to use 9/11, for it is a symbol o