tick
tights
trainers
trolley
vest
Veterinary surgeon
wardrobe
White coffee
windscreen
Zed (letter z )
starter
State school
Trade union
Biscuits
Chips
Dust bin
rubber
get
prove
spill
Check, mark
pantyhose
sneakers
Shopping cart
undershirt
veterinarian
closet
Coffee with cream
windshield
Zee
appetizer
Public school
Labor union
cookies
French fries
Trash can
eraser
Infinitive
information, the first two tests are in BE and
the last one is in AE.
Hopefully, by knowing some of the
differences between BE and AE, we will be
more prepared in using the language. The
more consistent we are in the language, the
less misunderstanding we are going to create
in communicating with others. All the best!
***
Simple past
BE
AE
got
proved
Spilled/spilt
To answer the question about which one
of the two is more commonly used depends
on where we live. People in commonwealth
countries such as Australia, Singapore,
Malaysia, New Zealand and India, apart from
the slight difference in their accent which is
influenced by their mother tongue, tend to be
more British in their English language while
many American English usages are followed in
other countries which have been historically
influenced by the USA, such as the Philipines.
People in some countries which have not been
historically influenced by both the UK and USA
would share both BE and AE.
With the advance in its economy and
technology, America, however, has influenced
many parts of the world and accordingly its
language ( AE ) becomes familiar to people all
over the world, especially to young people.
Students who are planning to study abroad
are usually required to reach a certain score
in IGCSE, IELTS and TOEFL tests. For your
50
got
proved
spilled
BE
Past participle
AE
got
proved
Spilled/spilt
gotten
Proved/proven
spilled
Anecdote
An American named John in New York
called his business partner named Nick in
Sydney, Australia, to inform him that he
(John) would come to Sydney. Here is the
conversation:
John : Hi Nick! I’m coming to Sydney
today. Can we have the meeting at your
office at 3 pm?
Nick : Hi John! I’m very glad to hear that you
can manage to come today ( sound : tudai )
John : I beg your pardon.
Nick : I said that I’m very glad to hear that
you can manage to come today ( sound :
tudai )
John : I guess you got me wrong Nick. I
said that I ‘m coming to have a meeting
with you, not coming to die in Sydney. You
know, If I want to die, I’d better choose to
die in my own beloved country, America. **