American And British English Differences

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gouba Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. All though the UK and the US share the same language as we know it, there are quite a few differences and variations between the two countries with regards to English. As one writer quoted, "England and America are two nations divided by a common language". Despite some of the peculiarities of the language, English is, in fact, the most widely used and influential...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhangjiahe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hanzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The British actually introduced the language to the Americas when they reached these lands by sea between the 16th and 17th centuries. At that time, spelling had not yet been standardised. It took the writing of the first dictionaries to set in stone how these words appeared. In the UK, the dictionary was compiled by London-based scholars. Meanwhile, in the...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shifo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaocheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. British English vs American English The English language was first introduced to the Americans by British colonization, beginning in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The language also spread to numerous other parts of the world.  Despite how much the USA and UK have in common, there are enough differences between their two versions of the English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caoxianwangji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Heze Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. American English and British English are two varieties which are taught in English teaching programmes. Although it is accepted that no one version is corrected, there are certainly preferences in use. Someone who can speak, read or understand one variety of English, he/she’ll also probably be able to understand most of the other varieties without problem. The...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Queershan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Datong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Form of English used in the United Kingdom is called British English, and the form of English used in the United States is called American English. The most important difference involves the use of quotation marks. Double quotation marks are used as primary quotes in American English, whereas single quotation marks are used in British English. For example : My...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Why are British and American versions of English so different? British and American English, while, broadly speaking, are mutually intelligible (each party can understand and communicate with each other), there are notable differences that make one wonder why there is a difference at all? In this essay, I’ll briefly discuss some key differences in these two dialects, and further, provide reasons and evidence explaining said differences. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Betsy W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. If you were to ask someone in America to say something in a British accent, you would likely get a response of that person saying something in Received...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongbao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. British English vs American English Author: Tim Van Steenlandt Date: 17/11/2018 English is spoken all throughout the globe and because of this there are many linguistic evolutions that happened separately throughout time and space . The English spoken in London, England, is completely different than the English spoken in Mumbai, India. The English that was spoken in...  [Read more]

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