Assignment to be submitted - choose a, b or
c:
A. The basic assignment: two tables with words
and then something about spelling:
You are standing in Regent's park in London when an American
couple walks up to you and asks for the subway. Since you have
spent a couple of months in London you point to what you think
is a subway. They are not amused. They want to go to Piccadilly
circus, not cross under the street. You decide that next time
you will be prepared!
British English: |
American English: |
Swedish: |
underground |
subway |
tunnelbana |
subway |
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pavement |
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mad |
arg |
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apartment |
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lift |
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rubbish |
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shop |
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railway |
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cellular phone |
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"Put him in the trunk. Hurry, the police is on the way."
"In the trunk? What do you mean in the trunk?"
The corpse is lying on the pavement (or the sidewalk?) while the
two criminals - an American and an Englishman- argue about where
to place it.
British English: |
American English: |
Swedish: |
aeroplane |
airplane |
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banknote |
bill |
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carpark |
parking lot |
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boot |
trunk |
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trunk |
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wash up |
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tap |
faucet |
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Spelling differences:
Can you think of any spelling differences between American English
and British English offhand?
Here's a list of some words, as they are spelled in the U.S. How
would you spell them if you were writing British English?
1. Favorite
2. Color
3. Center
There's no key to this exercise, send in your questions to the
newsgroup!
B. Writing: search for information and then submit
a comment.
Are you more interested in differences between other variants
of English - regional (Canadian, African etc.) or social? Write
a short text where you describe some of the differences. Submit
it to your project group.
C. Writing: something that you've experienced
Have you ever experienced any problems (pronunciaton, choice
of words etc.) yourself? Describe the situation and submit your
text either to your tutor or to the project group.
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