Hoàng Hồng Thủy – LQT40A THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Those people who complain about the difficulties of learning German‚ don’t know how lucky they really are - they only have one language to master. Admittedly‚ there are regional differences of dialect in German-speaking countries‚ but the non-native speaker who has learned Hochdeutsch (high or standard German) should have no problems in making himself understood by citizens of Germany‚ Austria or Switzerland
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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 Introduction All
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religion. Many high members of the church used this for personal gain. Colonists wanted a place to start new where they can practice religion freely based on their beliefs. From what I have read and researched I believe there was unanimity of what the English Colonists wanted. They wanted to begin new lives with their families. Colonists wanted‚ prosper from trading all goods the Americas had to offer. They were able to establish their freedom of religion‚ and crops to grow. The Colonists got what they
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Spanish and English colonization efforts were very different with the English’s methods being more successful and profitable. Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus found the Americas and mistook them for India. Spanish Conquistadors came with the goals of “God‚ Gold‚ and Glory” and came seeking gold and riches. The Spanish also came with instructions to convert the natives to Catholicism. They invested in short term ventures that while initially very profitable
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Mohave County Sheriff Jim McCabe described the full unedited video as "ghastly" and added: “The guy just dropped." The girl was on holiday with her parents from New Jersey and they had stopped at Bullets and Burgers‚ which is in Arizona‚ between the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas‚ Nevada. Sheriff McCabe said no one would be charged with a crime because the gun range was fully licensed. It is illegal for children under the age of 18 to carry a gun in Arizona but the rule does not apply
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Spanish Speaking Countries Learning the Spanish language provides insight on the culture of different places around the world. By learning Spanish‚ we learn and can understand their culture. Also‚ learning Spanish provides another way for Christians to communicate and spread the gospel. WIthout learning spanish‚ we would be unable to communicate with other countries about Christianity‚ which is our main purpose on earth. In Latin America it is normal to call Spanish‚ castellano. Latin Americans
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Differences between colonies: Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military
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Portuguese and Spanish Slavery Thus when Portugal and Spain established the first American colonies‚ they first introduced Africans as a labor source in the New World. Both encountered difficulties turning the native American people into a slave labor force. The Spanish were more successful as they encountered the settled agraian societies of the Andes and central Mexico. The Spanish engaged in a debate concerning the humanity of the Native Americans. The Native Americans were in the end turned into
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when European explorers first set foot on their homelands. The Europeans that made contact with these people included the Spanish‚ the English‚ and the French. Each one of these groups had a different kind of relationship with these native people. The best and least abrasive relationship with the natives was that of the French‚ the English were a bit worse‚ and the Spanish were the most destructive. The French came as closer to treating the Amerindians as equals than any European group did. Instead
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First experience of the United States at colonization. It was never the stated intention of America to colonize the Philippines forever “the Philippines are ours not to exploit‚ but to develop and civilize‚ to educate‚ to train in the science of self – government” President McKinley US congress (1899) Objectives: To pursue a manifest destiny for America as world power; To use the Philippines as a source of raw materials for U.S industries and as the market for U.S manufactured
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