American English

American English and British English are two main language subgroups of contemporary English. These subgroups have diverged some three hundred years ago. Today, there are present differences in pronunciation of vowels, some grammar differences like the u sage of the verb to have in the question. However, the main difference is in the vocabulary. The main reasons that caused these differences are the fact that British English has changed since that time, while the American has not. Then, there is a tendency in British English to turn the verbs into the weak one and finally, in both subgroups originated many new words naming new objects and these words naturally differ.

The American dialects have developed according to the geographical regions and social groups. Major dialect regions are the Northern, the Midland and the Southern. The Midland region could be divided into North Midland and South Midland. Differences are again in pronunciation, grammar and in vocabulary. Within these di...