Отличия в лексике
Отличия в грамматике
1.
BRITISH
The present perfect is used for an action in the past with a result now:
□I've lost my key. Have you seen it?
□Sally isn't here. She's gone out.
The present perfect is used with just, already and yet:
□ I'm not hungry. I've just had lunch.
□ A: What time is Mark leaving?
B: He has already left.
□ Have you finished your work yet?
AMERICAN
The present perfect OR past simple can be used:
□ I've lost my key. Have you seen it?
or I lost my key. Did you see it?
She's gone out.
□ Sally isn’t here.
She went out.
The present perfect OR past simple can be used:
I've just had lunch.
□ I m not hungry
I just had lunch.
□ A: What time is Mark leaving?
He has already left.
He already left.
□ Have you finished your work yet?
or Did you finish your work yet?
2.
British speakers usually say:
have a bath have a shower
have a break have a holiday
American speakers say:
take a bath take a shower
take a break take a vacation
3.
Will or shall can be used with I/we:
□ I will/shall be late this evening.
Shall I ... ? and shall we ... ? are used to ask for advice etc. :
□ Which way shall we go?
Shall is unusual:
□ I will be late this evening.
Should I ... ? and should we ... ? are more usual to ask for advice etc. :
□ Which way should we go?
4.
British speakers use can't to say they believe something is not probable:
□ Sue hasn't contacted me. She can't have got my message.
American speakers use must not in this situation:
□ Sue hasn't contacted me. She must not have gotten my message.
5.
You can use needn't or don't need to:
□ We needn't hurry.
or We don't need to hurry.
Needn't is unusual. The usual form is don't need to:
□ We don't need to hurry.
6.
After demand, insist etc. you can use
should:
I demanded that he should apologise.
We insisted that something should be done about the problem.
The subjunctive is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc. :
□ I demanded that he apologize. *
□ We insisted that something be done about the problem.
7.
British speakers generally use Have you? / Isn't she? etc.
□ A: Liz isn't feeling well.
□ B: Isn't she? What's wrong with her?
American speakers generally use You have? / She isn't? etc. :
□ A : Liz isn't feeling well.
□ B: She isn't? What's wrong with her?
8.
Accommodation is usually uncountable:
□ There isn't enough accommodation.
Accommodation can be countable:
□ There aren't enough accommodations.
Отличия в пунктуации
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SAE |
SBE |
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Date writing, number/word order. (Never use only numbers!) |
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month/day/year |
day/month/year |
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Use of commas and periods inside/outside quotation marks. |
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He said, "I love you." |
He said, 'I love you'. |
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Business letter salutations, colons vs commas. |
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Dear Mr. Jones: |
Dear Mr Jones, |
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'Honorifics': Mr. or Mrs. or Dr. Smith (U.S.) vs Mr or Mrs or Dr Smith (GB), etc. |
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Mr. Smith |
Mr Smith |
