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2. Comparison of American and British English - Wikipedia

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   Several pronunciation patterns contrast American and British English accents. The following lists a few common ones. Most American accents are rhotic, preserving the historical /r/ phoneme in all contexts, while most British accents of England and Wales are non-rhotic, only preserving this sound before vowels but dropping it in all other contexts; thus, farmer rhymes with llama for Brits but ...

3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   This is the List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L. For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z.

4. American and British English grammatical differences

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   [1]: 322 Conversely, British English favours fitted as the past tense of fit generally, whereas the preference of American English is more complex: AmE prefers fitted for the metaphorical sense of having made an object [adjective-]"fit" (i.e., suited) for a purpose; in spatial transitive contexts, AmE uses fitted for the sense of having made an ...

5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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   Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings quart 1/4 (UK) gallon or 2 (UK) pints. Liquid measure approximately 1.136 litres (6/5 of an American quart). 1/4 (US) gallon or 2 (US) pints. Liquid measure equal to 0.946 litres (5/6 of a British quart).

6. List of catchphrases in American and British mass media

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   Notes "I'll be back" Terminator: The Terminator: 1984 [note 6] [note 7] "Hasta la vista, baby" Terminator: Terminator 2: Judgment Day: 1991 [note 8] "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore: Apocalypse Now: 1979 [note 6] [note 7] "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" Rhett Butler: Gone with the Wind: 1939 ...

7. Comparison of General American and Received Pronunciation

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   Rhoticity – GA is rhotic while RP is non-rhotic; that is, the phoneme /r/ is only pronounced in RP when it is immediately followed by a vowel sound. [5] Where GA pronounces /r/ before a consonant and at the end of an utterance, RP either has no consonant (if the preceding vowel is /ɔː/, /ɜ:/ or /ɑː/, as in bore, burr and bar) or has a schwa instead (the resulting sequences being ...

8. American and British English pronunciation differences

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   Notes advertisement / ə d ˈ v ɜːr t ɪ s m ə n t / / ˌ æ d v ər ˈ t aɪ z m ə n t / Older Americans may use the British pronunciation, and some British dialects use the American pronunciation. agent provocateur / ˌ æ ʒ ɒ̃ p r ə ˌ v ɒ k ə ˈ t ɜːr / (1) / ˌ ɑː ʒ ɒ̃ p r oʊ ˌ v ɒ k ə ˈ t ʊər / [verification needed ...

9. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   For example, from the noun burglar, the usual verb is formed by suffixation in American English (burglarize) but back-formation in British English (burgle). [ 69 ] Conversely, the verb to prise (meaning "to force" or "to lever") is rarely used in North American English: [ 12 ] pry is instead used, a back-formation from or alteration of prise to ...