Sunday, March 4, 2012

British vs American English

These links below complete the information that you have in your textbooks about British and American English. As you may know, it is not just a question of vocabulary, but also pronunciation, intonation, grammar and even humour, why not?

Vocabulary: 

http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario63.htm

Grammar:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises/british-english-and-american-english

Listening:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/how/how-understand-differences-between-british-and-american-english

Pronunciation:
http://www.audioenglish.net/p/british_american_english_pronunciation.htm

Humour:
http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/english-humour-vs-american-humor-is-there-a-difference

Dictionaries:
Webster (to know more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary)
OED (to know more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merriam-Webster)


After that, it may be easier for you to understand the following video about American vs. British Slang, an interview from a very well-known TV show:



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