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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Difference between American english and british english ?

is there any grammar difference between American english and Bristish english?
  

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I typed grammar differences between american and british english into Google and it threw up dozens of useful-looking pages.

In a nutshell, yes, there are a few grammatical differences, as well as differences in spelling, vocabulary and expressions, but the vast majority of the language is exactly the same.
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GPYI typed grammar differences between american and british english into Google and it threw up dozens of useful-looking pages. In a nutshell, yes, there are a few grammatical differences, as well as differences in spelling, vocabulary and expressions, but the vast majority of the language is exactly the same.
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Odessa DawnStart American, British and English with capital letters, please.
Even I don't bother with correct capitalisation when using search engines. They are case-insensitive.
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GPYIn a nutshell, yes, there are a few grammatical differences
Rather than making everybody who comes across this post go looking for those pages again, could you briefly summarize the grammatical differences? I can't imagine they would fill a thimble if there really are any.

(The question was not about spelling or vocabulary, so there is no n
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CalifJimRather than making everybody who comes across this post go looking for those pages again, could you briefly summarize the grammatical differences?
Erm, sorry, I didn't read actually read those pages. I was basing my comment on my own feelings about the subject. I did notice, though, a big section specifically about grammar at

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I couldn't get that link to work.

CJ
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CalifJimI couldn't get that link to work.CJ
Nor me. Something kept going wrong when I pasted it. It is the section titled "Grammar" in the article "Comparison of American and British English" in English Wikipedia.
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The differences in prepositions always catch me by suprise.
Usually after I've "corrected" something to the American way and a British speaker says "Actually, that's the way we say it."
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BarbaraPAThe differences in prepositions always catch me by suprise.
Me too. There was a woman at work who was educated in England. She always used X is different to Y.

CJ
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