Have you corrected your work yet?
or Did you correct your work yet? Americans normally use the Past Simple with ever and never, but the Present Perfect is possible.
Did you ever play baseball? Have you ever played cricket? The child never saw snow before. The child has never seen snow before. Americans do not normally use shall for the future.
I will / shall be here tomorrow. We will / We shall contact you. The British use shall to make an offer.
Shall I make the coffee? The British can use Shall we…?
For a suggestion.
Shall we go for a walk?
I will be here tomorrow. We will contact you. Americans normally use should. Should I make the coffee? Americans do not normally use shall in suggestions.
How about a walk? Would you like to take a walk?
B The British do not use gotten. He‟s made a lot of money from his business activities. Your driving has got better.
In the US, have gotten expression an action. He‟s gotten / made a lot of money from his business activities. Americans also use gotten meaning „become‟.
Your driving has gotten better.
C “The” The British use „the‟ with a musical instrument. I can play the piano. The British say in hospital. My sister is still in hospital.
Americans can leave out the. I can play piano / play the piano. Americans say in the hospital. My sister is still in the hospital.
D Numbers The British use and between hundred and the rest of the number.
Six hundred and twenty
Americans can leave out and. Six hundred twenty or six hundred and twenty.
E Dates BRITISH
23 June „the twenty-third of June‟ „June the twenty-third‟ The British write
23.6.2012
AMERICAN
June 23
“June twenty-third” Americans write
6.23.2012
F Prepositions in Bond Street at the weekend, at weekends stay at home
on Fifth Avenue on the weekend, on weekends stay home
a player in the team ten minutes past four twenty to seven write to me talk to someone meet someone
a player on the team ten minutes past / after four twenty to / of seven write me / write to me talk to / with someone meet with someone
