People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 36 300 years, there were so many _37 in both places that now people can easily _38 an English person from an American in the _39 he or she talks.
Many old words _40 in England but were kept in America.For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they 41 either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are _42 heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still _43_ in England.Americans often make _44 new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and 45 in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has _46 thousands of new words for things that weren’t _47 before. And often, American and English people used two 48 names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America.The word “radio”is 49 all over the world, including America.But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything _50 something to do with cars, railroads, etc.has different _51 in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be _52 closer together. One thing is that 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in _54 , on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans _55 to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
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