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Unit BRITISH AMERICAN
79C Nouns like government/team/family etc. These nouns normally take a singular verb in
can have a singular or plural verb: American English:
The team is/are playing well. The team is playing well.

121B at the weekend / at weekends on the weekend / on weekends
Will you be here at the weekend? Will you be here on the weekend?
124D at the front / at the back (of a group etc.) in the front / in the back (of a group etc.)
(in a theatre) Let’s sit at the front. (in a theater) Let’s sit in the front.
131C different from or different to different from or different than
The film was different from/to The movie was different from/
what I’d expected. than what I’d expected.
137A round or around around (not usually round)
He turned round. or He turned around.
He turned around.
137C fill in or fill out (a form etc.) fill out (a form)
Please fill in this form. or Please fill out this form.
Please fill out this form.
141B get on (with somebody) get along (with somebody)
Richard gets on well with his Richard gets along well with his
neighbours. neighbors.
142B knock down (a building) tear down a building
Some old houses were knocked Some old houses were torn down to
down to make way for a new make way for a new shopping mall.
shopping centre.
144D do up a house etc. fix up a house etc.
That old house looks great now that That old house looks great now that
it has been done up. it has been fixed up.

Appendix BRITISH AMERICAN

1.3 Burn, spell etc. can be regular or irregular Burn, spell etc. are normally regular
(burned or burnt, spelled or spelt etc.). (burned, spelled etc.).
The past participle of get is got: The past participle of get is gotten:
Your English has got much better. Your English has gotten much better.
(= has become much better)

Have got is also an alternative to have: Have got = have (as in British English):
I’ve got a car. (= I have a car) I’ve got a car.
6.6 British spelling: American spelling:
travel → travelling / travelled travel → traveling / traveled
cancel → cancelling / cancelled cancel → canceling / canceled

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