AmEvs.BrE-vocab英美词汇对比.ppt

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.,1,AE VS BE,2019/7/14,Categories of differences,AE VS BE,2,2019/7/14,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,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,3,Background of this difference,These spelling differences are due to the fact that all of these words were from French, such as mtre, thatre, centre, couleur, organiser, actualiser, raliser. The spelling of British English words are similar with their original, while the spelling of American words is more different.,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,4,Verb inflection,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,5,Some writing or speaking patterns,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,6,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. ,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,7,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 3.24,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,8,Dates,25/12/11 or 25.12.11 in the UK and 12/25/11 in the US 2nd March, 2011 BE March 2, 2011 AE British people are reluctant to use 9/11, for it is a symbol of an American disaster. So they just say September the 11th.,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,9,Time,British people use 24-hour clock, while American people prefer 12-hour clock. Quarter past VS a quarter after Quarter to VS a quarter to/of/till Half six VS Half past six/ Six thirty,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,10,Greetings,North America: Merry Christmas. In the UK Happy Christmas is also heard. Americans say Happy Holidays, referring to all winter holidays (Christmas, Yule, New Years Day, Hanukkah, Diwali, St Lucia Day and Kwanzaa) while avoiding any specific religious reference, but British people refer to the religion.,2019/7/14,AE VS BE,11,Punctuation,Full stops/Periods in abbreviations: Americans tend to write Mr., Mrs., St., Dr.; the British will most often write Mr, Mrs, St, Dr. Quotation marks :Americans begin their quotations with double quotation marks (“) and use single quotation marks () for quotations within quotations, while British people just use single quotation marks. Carefree means “free from care or anxiety.“ (American style) Carefree means free f