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The History of American English




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The History of English: American English
 

This segment of The History of English deals with American English. Watch the video and do the quiz.

 
 
 
 
Choose the correct option
 
1- Having the need to name the things they found in the new land, the British...
borrowed words from other European languages.  
used the same words as the Native Americans.
invented new words.
 
2- With the arrival of immigrants... 
the language was enriched.
people had different kinds of food to eat.
people learned other languages.
 
3- "Freeway", "subway" and "parking lot" show that... 
as the world around changes, our vocabulary does too.
the world was developing quickly.
 
4- Some old forgotten British words lived on in America because... 
American English hasn't evolved whereas British English has.
English evolved differently in these two far apart lands.
American English hasn't changed since the colonization of the "New World".