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between British English and American English.
First of all, they $^{(2)}$ s
different. Americans often say words together. They
may say "I dunno" instead of "I don't know". Or they may say "Whaddya think?" instead of
"What do you think?". It seems that the British are more $^{(3)}$ c
. They usually say
all the words.
Sound is not the only difference. The British and Americans often $^{(4)}$ s
the same
word differently, like "centre" and "center". They also use different $^{(5)}$ w
and phrases
to describe the same thing. For example, in the UK, people use the term "$^{(6)}$ a
" while
in America, people say "fall". In the UK, if you are going to telephone your friends, you "phone
them up". In America, you "give them a $^{(7)}$ c
". The British say they live on "the
ground floor", but Americans say they live on "the $^{(8)}$ f
floor".
Languages $^{(9)}$ c
over time, and from place to place. This is what has happened
to English. It can also happen to other $^{(10)}$ l
, such as French. Many people in Canada
speak French, but their French is very different from the French of France.