Sunday 29 November 2020

British and American English

So much in common, but yet so many differences!

Thanks to our ever increasing consumption of movies and series in original version, and our use of internet to read pages in English from all over the globe, most English learners have now a miscellaneous vocabulary and pronunciation which can no longer be defined as British, American or any other variety. Which English are we speaking?

Although it is not essential to keep a "pure" pronunciation, it is important to know which way we pronounce words. And it is yet more important to keep a coherent spelling,  especially if we are about to start university. 

Watch this video about British and American pronunciation: 

And this other video about British and American spelling. It is a little monotonous, but worth watching until the end:



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