British English vs. American English American English is the form of English used in the United States. British English is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. Ⅰ. History A. the introduction of English to the Americans —time: in the (1) (1)______ —way: by colonization B. divergence after the introduction —result: BE and AE Ⅱ. Accents A. before American independence —American and British accents were similar —both AE and BE were rhotic i.e.letter R was pronounced (2) (2)______ B. since 1976 —accents diverged —British English changed more C. towards the end of the 18th century —non-rhotic speech became (3) in Britain (3)______ —exceptions also exsit Ⅲ. Use of Tenses A. the present perfect —BE: to express an action that has occurred in the recent past that has an effect on the present moment —AE: present perfect or (4) to be used to express the (4)______ same thing B. the use of words already, just and yet in the present perfect Ⅳ. (5) (5)______ A. some words exist in both AE and BE, but have different meanings B. some words are only common in AE or BE alone C. some word are (6) differently (6)______ Ⅴ. Use of Prepositions —e.g.in, on and at, etc. Ⅵ. Verb Usage —use a base verb in different manners e.g.different (7) for a same verb (7)______ Ⅶ. Pronunciation —same word, different pronunciation —same pronunciation, different (8) (8)______ Ⅷ. (9) (9)______ A. different telling for quarter(s): e.g.quarter past ten is common in (10) (10)______ B. same telling for thirty minutes after the hour C. different writing ways for times: e.g.AE:6:00 vs BE:6.00 British English vs. American English American English is the form of English used in the United States. British English is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. Ⅰ. History A. the introduction of English to the Americans —time: in the (1) (1)______ —way: by colonization B. divergence after the introduction —result: BE and AE Ⅱ. Accents A. before American independence —American and British accents were similar —both AE and BE were rhotic i.e.letter R was pronounced (2) (2)______ B. since 1976 —accents diverged —British English changed more C. towards the end of the 18th century —non-rhotic speech became (3) in Britain (3)______ —exceptions also exsit Ⅲ. Use of Tenses A. the present perfect —BE: to express an action that has occurred in the recent past that has an effect on the present moment —AE: present perfect or (4) to be used to express the (4)______ same thing B. the use of words already, just and yet in the present perfect Ⅳ. (5) (5)______ A. some words exist in both AE and BE, but have different meanings B. some words are only common in AE or BE alone C. some word are (6) differently (6)______ Ⅴ. Use of Prepositions —e.g.in, on and at, etc. Ⅵ. Verb Usage —use a base verb in different manners e.g.different (7) for a same verb (7)______ Ⅶ. Pronunciation —same word, different pronunciation —same pronunciation, different (8) (8)______ Ⅷ. (9) (9)______ A. different telling for quarter(s): e.g.quarter past ten is common in (10) (10)______ B. same telling for thirty minutes after the hour C. different writing ways for times: e.g.AE:6:00 vs BE:6.00