british and american english differences ppt

What are the differences between British English and American English? pptx

What are the differences between British English and American English? pptx

... When you write the date in numbers British and American English differ. To write the date 7th of September 2007 a Brit would write dd/mm/yy (07/09/07) and an American would write mm/dd/yy (09/07/07). ... lorry boot vest flannel windscreen postcode zip Notes: 1 - When used to talk about roads and motorways. Someone I know took over 4 hours to complete a 25 minute drive, because he didn't ... garbage knapsack sedan report card Scotch tape stocks free time garters panty hose can candy apple bathroom flashlight pants undershirt rubber boots windshield zipper rubber...

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Consultation on the Removal of Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language ppt

Consultation on the Removal of Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language ppt

... in English and/ or English language for award of qualifications in 2014, 2015 and 2016, paragraphs 11 and 12 of the GCSE Subject Criteria for English ( English Criteria’) and paragraphs 13 and ... review and consider further actions if necessary, to ensure fair outcomes and protect standards. Consultation on the Removal of Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English ... Removal of Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language Ofqual 2013 7 Our proposals Proposal 1: add a requirement for GCSE English and GCSE English language...

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Báo cáo y học: " Real time analysis of b2-adrenoceptor-mediated signaling kinetics in Human Primary Airway Smooth Muscle Cells reveals both ligand and dose dependent differences" ppt

Báo cáo y học: " Real time analysis of b2-adrenoceptor-mediated signaling kinetics in Human Primary Airway Smooth Muscle Cells reveals both ligand and dose dependent differences" ppt

... excited with a laser emitting at 440 nm and the emission of CFP and YFP were detected by rapid switching of 470 nm and 535 nm bandpass filters positioned in a filter wheel and the FRET ratios measured as ... b 2 -adrenoceptor activation in HEK293 and CHO cells following exposure to both endogenous (epinephr- ine and norepinephrine) and synthetic (isoproterenol, fenoterol and terbutaline) ligands [29]. This finding echoed ... containing 10% fetal calf serum and glutami ne (2 mM) and incubated a t 37°C in 5% CO 2 and 95% air. Cells isolated and cultured in this way have been exten- sively characterised and shown to retain many...

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Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_10 ppt

Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_10 ppt

... people: who and that. See WHO, THAT, and WHICH. Which has two possessive forms: of which and whose. Whose applies both to people and to things. See WHOSE, 1. WHICH and THAT. See THAT and WHICH. WHICH and ... and BEST, WORSE and WORST. WOULD and WILL. See Double negative, 1; Subjunctive, 2, 3; Tense, 4. WOULD HAVE, WOULD’VE, and “WOULD OF.” See HAVE, HAS, HAD, 2. WRACK. See RACK and WRACK. WREAK and ... winding their way. WENT. See GONE and WENT. WERE. See WAS and WERE; Sub- junctive. WHAT EVER and WHATEVER. See (-)EVER. WHEN AND IF. See UNLESS AND UNTIL. when and if 467 04-R–Z_4 10/22/02 10:33...

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The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_3 pptx

The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_3 pptx

... doesn’t. It agrees with all singular nouns and with the pronouns he, she, and it and other singular pronouns except I and you. So “that [feeling] doesn’t mean.” And there is an “idiot that doesn’t know.” ... Joseph Priestley was a scientist and the discoverer of oxy- gen. He was also a philosopher, politi- cian, and theologian, and in the 1760s he wrote The Rudiments of English Grammar. In clear prose ... of multiplicity without “in droves.” “DRUG” and DRAGGED. See DRAGGED and “DRUG.” DUAL and DUEL. See Homo- phones. DUE TO. When to use the phrase due to and when not to use it can be confus- ing,...

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The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_9 pptx

The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_9 pptx

... staff.” See also Collective nouns, 1; WHO and WHOM, 1. STAND and RUN. See RUN and STAND; Pronouns, 3. STANDARD. See CLASSIC. STANDARD-BEARER. See Joining of words. STAR and SUN. The discovery of a distant ... foods as sultry, but the bland eggplant? SUN. See STAR and SUN. SUP. See DINE. Superlative. See BETTER and BEST (etc.); Comparative and superlative de- grees; MORE and MOST; MOST with superlative; ... to explore. “Ambiguity” (not “grace”) sums it up. THOSE and THEM. See THEM and THOSE. THOSE and THESE. See THESE and THOSE. THOU, THEE, and YE. See Pro- nouns, 10A. “THUNK.” See THINK, past partici- ple. THUS....

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ASSIGNMENT ON English and American Literature

ASSIGNMENT ON English and American Literature

... our circumstance and course of thought ‘Tis heavy with him. And am I then revenged To take him in the purging of his soul, References Books: ã An introduction to English and American Literature. ... http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-hamlet.htm HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES ~~~~~~~oOo~~~~~~~ ASSIGNMENT ON English and American Literature Title: revenge in hamlet Hanoi, 2009 ... might I do it, now he is a-praying, And now I'll do ‘t. And so he goes to heaven, And so am I revenged. That would be scanned: A villain kills my father, and for that, I, his sole son, do...

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American English vs British English

American English vs British English

... hàng rào vào một cửa hàng để bán, người Anh gọi là keep and sell (an article), còn người Mỹ nói carry (an article). Khi người Anh nói We keep and sell it, người Mỹ có thể lấy làm ngạc nhiên. Tại ... dụ: She dolled up and drove to the dance (Cô ấy ăn diện thật mốt rồi phóng xe đến vũ trường) DOMESTIC Khi có nghĩa là nội địa, người Anh ít khi dùng từ này, mà thường dùng inland hoặc home để ... đương với chữ subject (thần dân, công dân của Anh).Chúng ta thường thấy trên báo chí American citizen và British subject. Ngoài ra, chữ citizen ở Mỹ còn có ý nghĩa là resident, inhabitant (cư...

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Differences in North American English

Differences in North American English

... grammar, and vocabulary in the United States and Canada. There are naturally hundred of such differences. But in spite of these differences, North Americans do not have much trouble understanding ... by geography and not by social or economic class as they are in some other countries. I want to say, in conclusion, that I have given you just a handful of examples of regional differences in ... if they come from places that are as far as, say, the northern part of Canada and the south Texas. The linguistic differences are simply not great enough to interfere with our ability to communicate...

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