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What's the difference between spoken English, American English and English?

Although American English and British English are both English, there are still great differences between them. English people often think their language is orthodox, so they sometimes despise American English. People in the upper and middle classes in Britain are proud to speak a standard cockney accent. Let's make a brief analysis now. What is the difference between British English and American English?

From the perspective of daily use, American English pays more attention to fashion, convenience and looks more modern. British English pays attention to classics, standards and accuracy. So Americans love to invent some descriptive words, such as glasses, and Americans love to say eye-glasses. The sidewalk is paved with sidewalks. It looks more like our expression in modern China, but the British never say that. They think that every word has a fixed expression and usage, so there is no need to add so much burden, which will affect the accuracy of the language.

From the perspective of pronunciation, this is also the most common problem that English learners encounter. There is still a big difference between British pronunciation and American pronunciation. For example, in British English, the letter e is often pronounced as /e/ when it is not stressed, while in British pronunciation, it is pronounced as /i/. The common difference is that vowel letter H is often omitted in American pronunciation, such as herb, which is read by Americans and herb by British people.

There are also great differences in words. We in China often don't pay attention to this difference when learning English. In fact, British and American people sometimes mind, so IELTS and TOEFL will be different. For example, the expressions of some words in British English are different from those in American English. Autumn is called autumn in America and autumn in Britain. wait for

In a word, it is suggested that when learning English, the subject should try to distinguish American English from British English. If they are mixed together, they may become "Ch English" in China.