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1、american and british englishamerican and british english are dialects （方言）of english which have a recognized standard form and are equally acceptable in academic english as long as the style and register （语域）used are appropriately formal. there are no significant differences in the academic form of

2、other varieties of english. these tend to resemble either the american or british form. for example, australian english generally uses the same spelling as british englishdifferences between british and american english.throughout this page, blue is used to denote british english and red to denote a

3、merican english.the most noticeable difference in the academic context is in spelling. there are also grammatical differences and vocabulary differences, although relatively few in formal language.spellingin general, both american and british spelling are acceptable, but it is important to be consis

4、tent, at least with the use of the same word - theatre or theater, but not both -and in your choice of ize or ise endings as in criticize or criticize, plagiarize or plagiarize. the cambridge international dictionary of english gives british, american and australian english spelling. american spelli

5、ng tends to reflect pronunciation and british spelling tends to reflect grammatical or historical implications（含义）as well.however, there may be advantages in using british spelling in certain situations. for instance, two forms: programme and program exist in british english. the former can be a nou

6、n referring to television programmes or programmes of events （plans, conferences, a theatre programme etc） the latter can be a noun referring to computer programs. both forms can be verbs, but there is no spelling distinction between them except in the infinitive form （as in she learned how to progr

7、am the computer to calculate the value of the pound against the euro at twelve hourly intervals） and the present tense. if you wish to make reference to both meanings in your writing, thenbritish english makes a useful reference (meaning) disrinsion baweenhe iwpwhio american english has only one for

8、m program0 refer to bohbritish eng一ish dishnguishes between practice (noun) i haveny done my ce=o practice yaand practise (verb) he practises (he cello for ten minutes every mosing however- american english tends to use pschce as both a noun and a verb, siudenrs taking cambridge examinations are adv

9、ised0 adoptthe hrssh system ashis reflects the underlying*市讦3) grammatical (part of speech) dishnchon.grammahca一 differencesthere are few grammatical differences baween american and brihsh english that are of concern in academic writing- the pas( participles got and gotten are one of the most obviou

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11、ransactions, american eng 一 ish accepts ihe use of the simple pasionse with jufalready andyet (did you see him ya2 'he just went out? 'did you go there aheadyy) while british english requires the use of (he present perfect (have you seen him yet?、he has just: gone ouuhave you beenhere a一read

12、y) in academic eng一ish-he british form is preferable as ihe american form lends to be perceived as informal (r&her than inaccurac?)particle differences i clinton met with the represenptives ofhe daughters of the revolution 一 clinton the represenpivesare no significanthough british markers may -c

13、orrecthe wih as ii seems informalamerican english can make whai british english considers0 be uncountable nouns p-ural for exampotechnologies. when this occurs wiih formal technical vocabulary in a specific cosext i the new technologies i brihsh englishover timp ends0 adop二he same formvbcabulary dif

14、ferencesthere are many vocabulary differencesflal pavementsptrousers or aparmenl sidewalk" faucet" panffor example. most cause few problems except wherehe sameword has a different meaning. pants in british english refers to underwear, for example. it may be wise to check with british friends in case meaning is different in english or in case a particular form does not exist in british english.in general, the main object in academic english is to communicate (remember clarity and reality particularly here) your message to your reader -