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66.Importance of English in the world nowadays.British and American…

- - - - 4.2.2. In AmE, the forms “I don’t have”, “do you have?” are more usual than “I haven’t got” and “have you got?”
        
        Do you have a problem? (AmE)
      - 2.2.3. In AmE, the past participle of got is gotten:
        
        I’ve never really gotten to know him. (AmE)
      - 4.2.4. In AmE the Subjunctive is expressed using the infinitive whereas in BrE should is used:
        
        It is important that everybody write to the president. (AmE)
        
        It is important that everybody should write to the president. (BrE)
      - 4.2.5. Examples such as… If I would have known I would have come,…. are more acceptable in AmE than in BrE: If I had known, I would have come”.
      - 4.2.6. In AmE “like” is more frequently used than “as” (if):
        
        It looks like it is going to rain. (AmE)
        
        It looks as if it is going to rain. (BrE)
      - 4.2.7. In telephone conversations, in AmE “this” is used by the speaker when referring to the hearer whereas in BrE this is used by the speaker referring to himself and that referring to the hearer:
        
        Hello, is this Peter? (AmE)
        
        Hello, is that Peter? This is Susan. (BrE)
      - 4.2.8. In informal speech Americans sometimes use adverb forms without –ly:
        
        He looked at me real strange. (AmE)
        
        He looked at me really strangely. (BrE)
      - 4.2.9. There are more small differences in the use of prepositions and adverb particles:
        
        check something check something out
        
        do something again do something over
        
        fill in a form fill in/out a form
        
        meet somebody meet with somebody
        
        stay at home stay home