A: Hello everyone! Have you ever tried when typing a definitely correct word in Microsoft‚ but it says your word is wrong? Do you know why? It is because of the difference between British and American English. B: To begin with‚ let’s talk about history. In the past‚ the religions of the British & American were different. Christians(that is the Puritans) were persecuted by the other people. So some of them grouped together & went to America because they wanted to leave England. C: They
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DISTINCTION BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH ON THE ASPECT OF SOUND SYSTEM Abstract In this paper‚ distincion between British English and American English on the phonetic aspect will be discussed. The whole paper is going to be devided into several parts‚ in the first part various of English accents and the outline of the differences between these two variants of English will be introduced in biref ; In the second part‚ the representative of British English – Recerved pronunciation
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in New York. If Washington was to lose this battle there would be no second chance. The Continentals Army needed a victory and all success depended on the battle of Trenton. In the midst of the American crisis‚ forces joined together hoping to achieve a surprise attack. The victory of the battle of Trenton contributed to the war and country’s history by leading the forces to victory and ultimately winning the Revolutionary War. The
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The British Empire Structure introduction British Empire Introduction to British imperialism Timeline explanations from Empire to Commonwealth Questions to class Sources 1. The British Empire The phrase‚ "the Empire on which the sun never sets"‚ has been used with variations to describe certain global empires that were so extensive that there was always at least one part of their territory in daylight. The British Empire was the largest colonial empire in history
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colonization in the 17th century. From the early 1600’s into the early 1700’s‚ many English immigrants left their homeland to explore an uncharted territory. The two geographic regions‚ one nestled in the warm muggy weather of the South and the other in the harsh climate of the North‚ lead to various different experiences and obstacles for the settlers to face‚ and to different lifestyles in the colonies. Through economy‚ religious persecution‚ and geographic location‚ the colonies became distinctly different
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The British Empire’s Impact on Globalization “It is said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” –Kofi Annan Globalization is the “growth to a global or worldwide scale.” (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn7s=globalization) In the 20th century the world as a whole went through a massive increase in terms of employment‚ communication‚ technology‚ imports and exports‚ and economy. Globalization can be traced back to specific countries of
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New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted
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Ajarn Jason Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here
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I would like to talk about the culture dictionary‚ more specifically about the Oxford Guide to British and American Culture. The importance of such dictionaries became unquestionable when the culturological approach to the study of languages appeared. This approach means the unity of the language and culture. To acquire a language‚ a person should have the knowledge of special features of communication‚ behavior‚ people’s mind‚ habits‚ values‚ traditions in the country which language he/she learns
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fact about that is that the American government was created by ideas that they got from Britain’s parliament (Nardo‚ 1994‚ p. 83). Since these governments are based off of each other‚ they do share a lot of similarities. Although Britain and the United States had comparable growth in their governments from when they started‚ in the end they had and still do have very different styles of democracy. The three main comparison points between the British parliament and American government are the branches
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