‘‘England and America are two countries divided by a common language - attributed to George Bernard Shaw (or Oscar Wilde or Winston Churchill)

Quiz Which is the correct form of English? British English. It is spoken by the Queen and is the only true English. American English. It is more modern and British English is an antiquated relic. Both. American and British English have changed since descending from the language as it was spoken 400 hundred years ago in England. Where will students notice the biggest differences between British English and American English? Reading / Writing Speaking / Listening Grammar Vocabulary

-British philologist Henry Sweet, in 1877 Within a century “England, America, and Australia will be speaking mutually unintelligible languages” -British philologist Henry Sweet, in 1877

“Symphony in Slang”