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8英语（8 English） American English and British English Hundreds of years ago, Americans spoke the same English as the british. They use the same vocabulary and spelling when they write. Indeed, American English and British English are of the same origin, but gradually began to appear between two kinds of english. As time went on, Americans decided to use different words to express the same meaning. For example, they dont use petrol, but they use gas or gasoline to represent gasoline. Americans tell each other to take the sidewalk (sidewalk), while the British say pavement stands for the sidewalk. When the British first arrived in the new world, they felt they were far removed from the English speaking population. This isolation, in a sense, brings Americans a new kind of english. They talked only to people on the mainland and never noticed that their accent was slowly changing. At the same time, British accents are beginning to change, but not with americans. This change took many years, and eventually the two accents became very different. American English and British English But hundreds of years ago, Americans say the same kind of English, English speaking. When they write the words on the paper, they use the same vocabulary and spelling. This is true, American English and British English come from the same origin, but gradually the language is a little different. * As time went on, Americans chose to use different words for the same thing. For example, gasoline in the United States, not gas or gasoline. The Americans told each other to walk on the sidewalk, but the British talked about the road. When Britain first came to this new land, they felt very far away and native speakers of English came home. In a sense, this separation gives a new kind of english. They just said that each other never knew their accent was slowly changing. Their accent went back to England and began to change too much, but not in the same way. They changed for years, but eventually their a