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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE O - Level => Languages => Topic started by: suchal on November 26, 2011, 01:50:11 pm

Title: (North)American English's accepted or not
Post by: suchal on November 26, 2011, 01:50:11 pm

i need help, i have been following american english and for me it is impossible to switch to british language. My teacher always find mistakes in my text which are wrong in british sense. Can anyone tell me whether writing in american way has any effect or not?

Title: Re: (North)American English's accepted or not
Post by: Romeesa-Chan on November 26, 2011, 02:00:23 pm

Generally, it is agreed that no one version is "correct" however, there are certainly preferences in use. The most important rule of thumb is to try to be consistent in your usage. If you decide that you want to use British English spellings/vocab then be consistent in it. :)

Check these sites:

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbintr.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

http://esl.about.com/od/toeflieltscambridge/a/dif_ambrit.htm

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/british-american-english-differences.aspx

http://us2uk.eu/

http://www.mywritertools.com/usuk.asp

Good luck! :D