Inglise keele variandid (Varieties of English)
· In EngEng attribute follows the name, in UsEng attribute comes in front of the name.
· Both varieties use the indefinite pronoun ,,one" in formal styles
· Both varieties use the informal ,,you"
· The nominal form can be used as locative in EngEng. In USEng the modified form is
used.
· Sometimes US Eng uses adjecitves instead of adverbs.
· The comparative adjective ,,different" is usually followed by a preposition form in
EngEng. In Us Eng it is more frquently followed by the word ,,than".
· One particular ending is more productive in UsEng than in EngEng wise.
· The adverbs ,,yet" ,,just" ,,already" and ,,still" are usually used with present perfect
tenses. They are not possible in past simple in EngEng, but are so in UsEng.
· The ordinals (firstly, secondly etc) are used in both varieties in numbering or listing.
The difference is ,,first of all" when introducing next idea. Eng Eng uses ,,Secondly",