Contents Introduction 3 1 Historical review of British and American English 5 1.1 History of English language 5 1.2 History of American English 9 1.3 American and British have changed and go on changing 11 2 Differences between modern British and modern American English 14 2.1 Lexical difference between American and British English 14 2.2 Grammatical difference between American and British English 18 2.3 Spelling differences between American and British English 24 Conclusion 27 Bibliography 29
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In the story of ¨Beowulf‚ Beowulf must defeat 3 different kind of monsters. He must fight Grendel‚ Grendel´s mother and the dragon‚ each monster represents a bigger and harder challenge to face. Every monster is bigger‚ stronger‚ and more powerful than the first. The reason this happens is because in life you face a challenge that is not so huge that can be overcome. To begin with‚ in the first battle Beowulf must kill this big angry monster that is really strong and impulsive;however‚ despite Grendel´s
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relationships or provoke deeper thought or extensive investigations. * Erickson. H. L‚ (2007) said "These questions allow students to explore different avenues and create many different variations and alternative answers or scenarios. * Example: Why is painful love so often intertwined with good literature? What is its never ending appeal to readers? 4. Evaluative Questions * In attempting to answer evaluative questions‚ students may be combining multiple logical and/or affective thinking
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Assignment #1 In the article “10 Reasons to Get a College Degree” by Kelci Lynn‚ she discusses tangible and intangible reasons on why getting a college degree is important. One tangible reason is that a person with a college degree will be able to make more money than a person without a college degree‚ and able to get a better job than a person without a college degree. Leaving the person with the college degree with a larger range of income. A second tangible reason is better job opportunities. It
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defeated‚ does one have the ability to determine their own strength of life? What makes man defeated‚ but not destroyed? The word “ destroy” is defined as extinguishing a form completely or injuring it beyond the point of possible renewal or renovation. “Defeat” is defined as being eliminated‚ vanquished‚ or overturned. These two words are major key components in Santiago’s quote‚ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" (Hemingway 103). Together‚ they create a significance for the entire book adding positivity
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8/16/10 Summer Reading English 12 Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Jay Asher grew up in California‚ and has always had a thing for books. Growing up‚ he worked in several different book stores and libraries. He attended Cuesta college right after he graduated high school‚ majoring in elementary education. He then transferred to California Polytechnic State University where
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There are many British words which are different to American words. For example: • A lorry is a slimmer truck. • A lift is an elevator. • A fortnight is two weeks. • A chemist is a person who works in a drugstore. • A dual carriageway is a freeway. Lisa and Sofia Efthymiou‚ an American mum and daughter‚ have listed below a few of the differences between British and American words. Visit also our Glossary of British Words We have arranged the words in categories to make
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Assess the reasons why British attitudes to Europe changed from 1945-1973. [50] After the war‚ Britain retained a great sense of national pride as they had not been defeated by the war in the way other European countries had such as France‚ Germany and the Benelux countries. They had their economic and political regimes upheaved and needed co-operation to ensure they could rebuild. Britain was keen for peace throughout Europe‚ especially with the Soviet’s influence spreading; however they were not keen
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reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) | The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization‚ beginning in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Similarly‚ the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British Empire‚ which‚ by 1921‚ held sway over a population of 470–570 million people‚ approximately a quarter of the world’s population at that time
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Sarah Baker January 28‚ 2012 Mr. smith Book Critique: Thirteen Reasons Why Genre: Fictional mystery‚ suspense & drama Thirteen Reasons Why is a heartrending‚ fictional story written by Jay Asher‚ his first published book. It is filled with mystery‚ drama and suspense. Hannah Baker commited suicide. Clay Jensen‚ a classmate of Hannah’s is still trying to digest the sudden and heartbreaking news. When Clay returns home from
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