The Differences Between American and British EnglishI. IntroductionAmerican English and British English: two【T1】______of English【T1】______A. Three major differences:-【T2】______【T2】______—vocabulary—spellingB. The most important rule of thumb: be【T3】______in your usage【T3】______II. Principal differences between American and British EnglishA. Use of the present perfect—【T4】______: to express an action that has occurred in the recent past and【T4】______has influence until now—example: "I lost my key. Can you help me look for it"is【T5】______in【T5】______British English but accepted in American English. —other differences concerning the use of already, just and yetB.【T6】______【T6】______—two forms: have or have got—have got being【T7】______in British English: have being popular in【T7】______American EnglishC. The verb get—the past participle in American English: gotten: got in British EnglishD. Vocabulary: the major difference—the same word means different things, e. g.【T8】______, rubber【T8】______—solution:【T9】______【T9】______—exception: the【T10】______used for automobiles【T10】______E.【T11】______【T11】______—examples: on the weekend/at the weekend: on a team/in a team:please write me soon/please write to me soonF. Past simple/past participle—some verbs with two forms of the past simple/past participle: burn,burnt or burned, dream, dreamt or dreamed, etc. —British English:【T12】______: American English: the regular one【T12】______G.【T13】______【T13】______—words ending in -or(American)-our(British): words ending in -ize(American)-ise(British)—to use the【T14】______on your word processor【T14】______III. ConclusionA. Very few differences between British and American EnglishB. The largest difference: the choice of vocabulary and【T15】______【T15】______ 【T3】